Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1879 C. A. H. McKinney v. W. J. Wiley Lincoln Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer Middle Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 50 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 Harden Wardin, Samuel & Mary Walker v. James M. Bell, Margaret Robinson, Hiram Armstrong, William Wright, C. N. Crawford, & William Ingle Lincoln Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer

Wardin sued to recover a tract of land in Lincoln County unlawfully occupied by the defendants. The land was previously owned by Henry Moore, dec. He also owned 12 enslaved people named: Mary, Solomon, Emaline, Rachel, Leah, Anderson, Green, Eliza, Hannah , Lucy, Amanda, Eglatine. Not all of the bequests were paid from the estate, and the suit suggests selling some of the widow's life estate to fulfill the bequests.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 6 92 Order A Copy
View Entry 1873 Joseph Scott, et al. v. J. R. Branson, et al. Lincoln Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer

Additional plaintiffs: W. W. Thompson and Joselia Thompson. Additional defendants: Ada Farquharson, Robert Farquharson, and Frank Farquharson.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 336 163 Order A Copy
View Entry 1828 John Den, leasee of Ezekiel Norris v. Nancy Bugg Lincoln Ejectment-Unlawful Detainer

The charge reads: "With force and arms she broke and entered the close of the said John Den and ejected him therefrom, to his damage of five hundred dollars." (Note: this case is mentioned in Robert J. Nelson v. William Griffin et al.) Additional Defendants: Richard Fen, who apparently did the actual removing of Den. Bugg then moved into the property, so the landlord, Ezekiel Norris, is also a principal figure in the case.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 188 0 Order A Copy