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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1908 | F. L. Aiken v. Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. | Lauderdale | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiff was under contract to sell logs to the defendant company. He says he delivered the logs as contracted and is sued for payment. |
West | Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1171 | 66 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | F. M. Freeman& William D. Alexander v. P. N. Conner, admr. of J. L. Alston | Lauderdale | Contract Dispute and Damages | West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 92 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1896 | H. A. Puryear v. John G. Thompson Sr., et al. | Lauderdale | Breach of Contract |
Folder includes only briefs: two from the case of H. A. Puryear (or R. A. Puryear) v. John G., Thompson et al., and one from the case of Bernard M. Pattison v. William and Joseph Wallace. The three briefs were fastened together with paper fasteners. The specific contract involved the feeding of a mare, which was then supposed to be taken to a livery stable. The defendants (any others are not named here) kept the mare overnight in his own barn, and she perished there in a fire the next morning. |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 455 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1906 | Wallace H. Carter v. Lauderdale County | Lauderdale | Contract for Labor and Materials |
Case involved contract work on a county road. |
West | Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1020 | 43 | Order A Copy |