Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1876 Charles D. McLean, Jr. v. Schoolfield, Hanner & Co, et al Fayette Application for Writ of Mandamus

Additional defendants: W. T. Stone and N. H. Isbell Also named in case: James D. McLean and William L. McLean

 West Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 75 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 James E. Mickley v. P. V. Rogers Humphreys Wrongful Writ of Attachment Middle Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 73 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company v. Charles Berton Shelby Wrongful Writ of Attachment West Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 251 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1887 J. F. P. Miller v. Isaac Shoffner et al. Union Application for Writ of Mandamus

Additional Defendants: John Baker and Andrew Keck. Miller and Shoffner were acting school directors for the 10th Common School District for the school year ending August 1881. When elections were held to determine the directors, the plaintiff, elected to remain in the position, alleged that Keck illegally appointed Baker as a school director. Miller petitioned for a writ of mandamus and an injunction to prevent Keck and Baker from using the powers/privileges of the office.

 East Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1850 15 Order A Copy
View Entry 1889 J. A. McCabe v. Orr, Jackson & Company Davidson Wrongful Writ of Attachment

McCabe filed suit for wrongful sued out and levy of an attachment against plaintiff's property (stock of groceries contained in storehouse) for a debt of one W.C. Boyd. McCabe's business stopped for a week due to said attachment, which drove away his customers and broke up his business to his damage $15,000.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 827 141 Order A Copy
View Entry 1887 Karl Limburg & Gus Limburg v. Frank Schuman, et al. Shelby Wrongful Writ of Attachment

Additional defendants listed as Josephine Schuman and Mrs. M. L. Schuman. Plaintiffs operated a business known as A. J. Vienna & Co. and sued for wrongful attachment claiming defendants had property seized from their store in excess of debt they owed. Debt owed was approx. $10,000. Value of items "attached" is listed as $25,000.

 West Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 586 271 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company v. Mrs. Sam Marlin Davidson Wrongful Writ of Attachment

2 folders.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 79 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1860 Moses Smith v. Charles B. Baker Jefferson Wrongful Writ of Attachment

In his capacity as constable, Def Charles B. Baker executed judgment that John Baker recovered against pla. Smith by levying against 200 bushels of corn & a rifle belonging to Smith. Believing the levy to be wrongful, Smith sued Baker claiming $250 dmgs. Smith rented land on John Baker's plantation & cultivated crops on said land. John Baker sued Smith for not cultivating said crops in accordance with a contract between them & obtained a judgment, which resulted in the levy at issue in this case.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1204 44 Order A Copy
View Entry 1860 Peter Mulholland v. A. Ellitson et al Jefferson Wrongful Writ of Attachment

Add. defs: S.C. Perriman (later dropped), John McGlaughlin [McLaughlin], David Noe Jr, John F. Noe [Noah], Wm Hipsher [Hipshire], John H. Miller, John W. Shelton. Dispute re piano forte belonging to Mulholland, purchased from his brother Michael in 1854 in Virginia. One year after buying the piano, Peter loaned it to Michael's wife Teresa for her to use in teaching piano. Def. then levied on the piano to satisfy Michael's debt, which led to this suit wherein pla. claimed such levy was wrongful.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1204 35 Order A Copy
View Entry 1940 State ex rel Tige Seals & Charles Smith v. Hon. Shelbourne Ferguson, Judge Sullivan Application for Writ of Mandamus

Additional Defendants: A. N. Hawk.

 East Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 304 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1908 State, ex rel., L. S. Parks, et al. v. The Town of Obion, et al. Obion Application for Writ of Mandamus

Additional Plaintiffs: on the relation of W.W. Parker, Pearl Parker, and her husband, W.W. Parker, for the use of Pierce & Son Additional Defendants: A. Wilson, Mayor, Ellier Trout, J.W. Buchanan, T.C. Wilson, Thomas Finney, N.N. Tucker, and T.J. Lovell, Aldermen// Obion was ruled against in prior cases & refused to follow judgment (paying plaintiffs)

 West Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1169 92 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 Thomas Arnold v. S. W. Cooley, W. R. Cooley, & V. R. Harris Houston Wrongful Writ of Attachment

Suit for damages for wrongfully & maliciously sued out ancillary attachment. Arnold bought goods, including whiskey, from S.W. Cooley, who falsely represented to Arnold the cost of the whiskey, thereby procuring note from Arnold to pay same. Cooley obtained judgment against Arnold & sued out ancillary attachment to enforce it, levying same on Arnold's property, causing Arnold $5,000 for damage to his business & reputation. W.R. Cooley & Harris were securities for S.W. Cooley.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 796 101 Order A Copy
View Entry 1843 William C. Story v. Charles Smith Cocke Wrongful Writ of Attachment

Story sued Smith for wrongful attachment, claiming Smith's attachment of Story's property under previous lawsuit filed in Chancery Court was wrongful because Story was not a resident of Tennessee but was, instead, a resident of Georgia. Oversized pages. Previous Chancery court case between the parties (in which Smith was plaintiff & Story was defendant) found in ET Box 680.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: Oversize Box 16 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 W. B. Griffith v. Dyersburg Wholesale Grocery Company Lauderdale Wrongful Writ of Attachment

Only contains 2 briefs on the case.

 West Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 812 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 Zellner & Co. v. C. P. Meister, admr. Shelby Wrongful Writ of Attachment West Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 251 41 Order A Copy