Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1814 Asa Shute et al. v. Richard Hightower et al. Lincoln Land and Title Dispute

Additional parties: James Vaulx, Armstead Stubblefield, Stephen Alexander, Gideon Pillow, David McGavock, Thomas Boaz, John Swaine, Green Woods. This case involves a dispute of ownership for a piece of land on the Elk River in Lincoln County.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 81 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 Andrew Jackson v. Norton Pryor, et al. Bedford Unknown

Incomplete case file; subpoenas only. These documents probably relate to the Allison Land Deal of the late 18th century. Pryor was a Philadelphia merchant. Additional defendants: James Patton, Andrew Erwin, and John Ewell.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 2a 67 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 Allen Groves, et al. v. Isham Uzzell Sumner Slaves, Ownership of

Additional Plaintiffs: Nathaniel & Anne Rue, formerly Anne Uzzell, Ann& Nathaniel Reese. See additional information in ET box 11a: Allen Groves & wife v. Isham Uzzell.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 2 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 Charles Morgan v. Maryellen Morgan Sumner Land and Title Dispute

Incomplete case file. Only consists of one page. Maryellen Morgan- executrix of Morgan, Armistead & Susannah.

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View Entry 1814 Joel Dyer v. Edmund Jennings Davidson Debt

Joel Dyer agreed to make a cotton machine for James Roberts. To pay for the machine, Roberts transferred a debt to Dyer owed to him by John Young. Young, in turn transferred a debt to Dyer owed him by Edmund Jennings. Dyer sued Jennings to finally be paid for his work making the cotton machine.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 2 76 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 John Bond v. Samuel Jackson Williamson Land, Sale of

This case involves deficiency in the sale of a 900 acre tract of land in Williamson County.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 81 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 Jones Kendrick v. Frances Gholson Macon Debt Dispute Middle Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 81 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 Lee Oldham v. William Anderson Davidson Land and Title Dispute

Additional parties: Washington Oldham, Polly Oldham, John R. Doherty, Nancy Lewis Doherty, James Doherty, Thomas Talbot. This case involves the sale of land with partial payment being a negro valued at $500. Additional parties: George Bell

 Middle Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 81 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 Lilburn L. Henderson v. Alexander Richardson Davidson Estate Settlement

Additional parties: William Trigg, William King, George Simpson, Guy S. Trigg. This estate settlement involves a partnership of King, Carson & King and the firm of Trigg, King, & Richardson.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 81 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 Matthew McGance v. Washington C Davidson Other

Incomplete case file; bill of costs only.

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View Entry 1814 Redmond D. Barry v. James Barry et al. Sumner Slaves, Selling of

Additional parties: James Ball, William Hall. This case involves the sale of a slave named Joe to Dr. James Barry.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 81 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 Roger B. Sappington v. Peter Edwards, et al. Williamson Land and Title Dispute

Additional parties: James Dabney, John Witherspoon, William Smith, Oliver Williams,Daniel Wilburn, David Gee. This case involves a dispute of ownership of land granted from a Military Land Warrant.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 81 154 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 Thomas Molloy v. Sterling Brewer Williamson Deed Dispute

Dispute over land warrants.

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View Entry 1814 Wilson Cage v. James Turney, et als. Smith Land and Title Dispute

Additional defendants: Elizabeth Turney, Samuel Turney, Hopkins Turney & Patty Dixon Turney. Case only one page.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 2 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 Wallis Estill v. William Slade, James T. Worthington, Schyler Barnett Franklin Land and Title Dispute

Suit filed after multiple land sales between the plaintiffs and defendants. The land sold was located in Franklin and consisted of over two thousand acres. The land was surveyed, then resurveyed in a hopes to accurately record its boundaries. However, the boundaries were still in dispute.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 2a 28 Order A Copy