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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1845 | Alexander H. Montgomery v. Joel Foster, et al. | DeKalb | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
To wit, a horse. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1852 | Alexander C. Robertson v. Alice Robertson | Davidson | Land, Sale of | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 234 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1868 | Alvin Brown et al. v. J. R. Freeman et al. | Marshall | Estate Sale |
Additional plaintiffs: B. A. Brown, John R. Smith, Narcissus Smith; additional defendants: Fanie R. Freeman |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1834 | Anthony Hogan, exe. of Edward Hogan, dec., et al. v. William Carland, et al. | White | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Other plaintiffs: Rebekah Hogan, exec. of Edward Hogan, dec. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 375 | 35 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | Alvis Williams v. J. D. Wortham | Maury | Land, Sale of |
Incomplete case. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 612 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | B. F. Parkes et al v. J. Milton Parkes | Maury | Land, Sale of |
Defendant recovered a judgment against the plaintiff in March 1876 for $785 and he has not paid and therefore the Constable was going to sell his property to be the debt unless restrained by the court. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 23 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | B. F. Hildebrand et al. v. S. B. Myers | Shelby | Sale of Land/Property |
Additional Plaintiffs: B. A. Hildebrand, D. H. Hildebrand, and A. Keck. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 135 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | B. F. Butler& wife D. P. Butler v. R. N. Karnes, admr. | Gibson | Land, Sale of |
Defendant is the administrator of the estate of his father W. F. Karnes (dec.), who is also the father of D. P. Butler. In 1909, the plaintiff purchased from W. F. Karnes a tract of land for $600, paying $100 in cash and the balance in five deferred pay- ments. Prior to his death, the plaintiffs paid $500 and also bought the homestead from the other heirs. The defendant as administrator told the plaintiffs they owed more money for the land and therefore owed the heirs more than they were paid. |
West | Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1580 | 356 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | B. D. Shofner v. E. J. Hutchins | Carroll | Land, Sale of | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | Banks M. Burrow v. Ferrell & Hamilton | Gibson | Sale of Goods |
Ferrel & Hamilton was a trading firm under the joint ownership of C.H. Ferrell and James Hamilton |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1914 | Bransford Realty Company v. J. B. Deeds et al | Davidson | Bill of Sale |
additional defendant - Frances F. Deeds |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 79 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | C. C. Clements v. Stewart County, Tennessee | Stewart | Land, Sale of | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 217 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1872 | C. H. Brackett v. L. Rives | Shelby | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Sale of misrepresented horse to a blind man. |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 12 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1827 | Commissioners of the Town of Lawrenceburg v. Aaron P. Cunningham, et al. | Lawrence | Sale of Land/Property |
Plaintiffs: Josephus Irvine, Henry Phoenix, Martin Prewit, Daniel Peeler, Commissioners, et al. Defendants: Aaron P. Cunningham, Bradley Halford, George Gresham. Petitioner: Joshua Bowdry of Lawrence Co. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 366 | 49 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1842 | Charles Bailey et al. v. Thomas S. Booth et al. | Montgomery | Land, Sale of |
Additional plaintiffs - George Pegram and his wife Mary Pegram formerly Mary C. Andrews heir of Baker Andrews - additional defendants - Mary C. Booth wife of Thomas S. Booth formerly Mary P. Andrews widow of Baker Andrews Amount in dispute - $1115.55 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 210 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | Claude Collins v. State | Marshall | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 90 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1876 | C. C. Clay v. A. J. Montgomery | Shelby | Land, Sale of | West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1885 | Chester County v. J. M. Truett | Chester | Land, Sale of |
alternate defendant name: Truntt |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 99 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | Dr. N. J. Irwin v. Jason L. Gains | Davidson | Bill of Sale |
Additional parties: E. R. Pennebaker. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 50 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1836 | Danny Hadley, et al. v. George L. Latimer, et al. | Sumner | Bill of Sale |
Additional plaintiffs - John L. Hadley Jr., and James Hadley - additional defendants - Hannah Hadley, William Hadley, John L. Hadley and his wife Amelia Additional defendants - James A. Black and his wife Evelina |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1882 | Dortch v. Jason Nolan, Comptroller | Davidson | Land, Sale of | Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 663 | 6 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | E. R. Willoughby& wife v. John Deloach, et al | Madison | Land, Sale of |
Additional parties: Turner Deloach |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 9 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | Elizabeth T. Shannon v. Jesse B. Erwin & Samuel E. Edwards | Washington | Land, Sale of |
Advertisement for Supreme Court sale of a tract of 200 acres in Washington County. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1224 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | E. J. Hopkins, et al. v. N. B. Pullen | Humphreys | Land, Sale of |
Additional party to the case: William Clark |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 42 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | F. H. Saltsman et al. v. Godfrey S. Newsom | Davidson | Bill of Sale |
additional plaintiff - C. W. Nance |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 56 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1882 | Francis White v. James Hughes et al | Dyer | Land, Sale of |
Additional defendants: W. F. Hughes, Daniel Hughes. Additional parties: Thomas Marshall, John C. McLamor, Henry Dixon |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 78 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | F. W. Brown, in error v. State | Grainger | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Original case: State charged Brown with selling intoxicating liquors within 4 miles of a school house and for failing to appear before the county court before selling said liquor. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1783 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1828 | George Gillapsie v. Schyler Barnett et al. | Franklin | Land, Sale of |
Defendants: James Worthington |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 187 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1885 | Gaar Scott & Co. v. C. A. & R. B. McLean | Davidson | Sale of Goods | Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 693 | 20 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1887 | G. M. Branson v. Lorenthal Brothers | Davidson | Sale of Land/Property | Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 699 | 38 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1933 | Garfield Thomas v. W. S. McCravy | Hamblen | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Defendant in error complains that he purchased a mule from the plaintiff in error and within 4 days the mule began exhibiting symptoms of rabies. Def. believes the mule had rabies at the time of the sale and brought the original suit seeking compensation. |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1545 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1837 | Glennos Blankenship v. Elihu Jewell et al. | Wilson | Sale of Goods |
Additional defendant - Daniel McKee Sale was of mares valued at $400.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 209 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1843 | George Gray v. James Brown | Dickson | Land, Sale of |
Acres of land 57 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 211 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1854 | George W. Eastham v. William Robinson& John M. Whitley | Dickson | Land, Sale of | Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 250 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | Harvey Hodge v. Anderson G. Youngblood | Maury | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Plaintiff's name also spelled Hoge in documents. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1843 | Henry H. Sugg v. David T. Scott et al. | Sumner | Land, Sale of |
Sugg was from Logan County, KY - additional defendant - Dandridge S. Tisdale value of land $10,000.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 211 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | H. L. Elam v. John McClain | Cannon | Sale of Goods |
Witnesses: M.C. Neeley, Joseph Knose, Alice Wilson, William Moss, James Guy, William Peeler, and Jonathan Craft. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 31 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1912 | Henry M. Oppenheimer v. L. M. Woowine | Shelby | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Included is a statement of the case assignments of error and brief and argument for the plaintiff in error. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1262 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | H. L. Shafer v. Hallum Brothers | Sumner | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Plaintiff brings suit against Defendant for selling him a diseased horse. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 796 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1901 | Ira King, Agent v. Harris & Fuqua | Carroll | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
For a boiler the defendants claim was too rusted to be of use or repaired. Also see WT 784. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 772 | 14 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1857 | Isaac Johnson v. Richard Fair et al. | Hawkins | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Additional defendant: William Miller. The defendants were accused of misrepresenting a horse which they sold to the plaintiff and failing to uphold a warranty. William Miller died & his admr (Henry Wax) added as def't. Alt spelling: Richard Fain. Def. formerly partners dba Fain & Miller. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1182 | 55 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Isaac Hayes & Co. v. B. J. Semmes & Co. | Shelby | Sale of Goods | West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 283 | 80 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1828 | Jacob Brown & Henry McRay v. Admrs. Of Cullen Cotton | Stewart | Bill of Sale |
The defendants in this case were James P. Wall and Henry L. Wall, adminstrators of Cullen Cotton, deceased. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 187 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | John J. Hayter v. Thomas McCreary, et al. | Madison | Sale, Petition to Halt |
Sale of slaves. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1853 | Jacob McGavock et al. v. Samuel Barrel | Davidson | Land, Sale of |
Heirs of the business partner of Samuel Barrel, insists they are owed one third profits in the sale of land owned by both partners Several contracts between Samuel Barrel and Felix Grundy are entered into evidence |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 243 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | John W. Roberts et al. v. J. W. Maxwell | Overton | Land, Sale of |
A dispute about the sale and price of a piece of land |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 256 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1867 | James Thompson v. Wolfe Heirs | Davidson | Petition to Set Aside the Sale of Land |
Heirs of Phillip Wolfe are petitioning to set aside the sale of several lots of land owned by Philip Wolfe. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 268 | 152 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | Joseph P. Macheca v. J. W. Tighe & Son | Shelby | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods | West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 15 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | John Bell v. George W. Moss | Haywood | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Witnesses included J.H. Tatum and Thomas F. Evans. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1920 | Jake Silverman v. Isadore K. Abrahams | Davidson | Land, Sale of | Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 154 | 0 | Order A Copy |