Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1825 Brannum Hill, et al. v. James Pilant Grainger Other

Additional Plaintiffs: Thomas Whiteside, Ethel Williams, Sterling Cocke, William Pilant, William Ray. Cause of Action: Venditioni exponas.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 666 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1821 James Robertson & heirs v. George W. Campbell Sumner Other

John Armstrong gave Robertson a military land grant in 1784 for 5,756 acres. Armstrong died intestate with no heirs other than his brothers Martin in Tennessee, & Thomas in Ulster, Ireland. Matthew Brooks was named admr. of the estate. At his death, Armstrong owed William Lewis money, and Lewis sued the estate to recover. The land was sold to multiple parties including Campbell for the debt. Robertson sued to recover his land. Cause of Action; scire facias, fi fa, Venditioni exponas.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 4 152 Order A Copy
View Entry 1911 Law Reporting Company v. Webb& Maury Shelby Other

Incomplete files. Includes Petition for Certiorari, Reply Brief for Appellee, Statement of Case, Assignments of Error and Brief of Appellants. The Law Reporting Co. was the official stenographer and reporter to the Interstate Commerce Commission, employed in "grain investigation prosecution of that body."

 West Range: 80 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1208 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 Matthew McGance v. Washington C Davidson Other

Incomplete case file; bill of costs only.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 3 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. Robert Pierce Overton Other

Cause of action: Malicious Shooting. Sentenced to three years of hard labor.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 367 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 Tennessee Public Service Company v. Katherine E. Price Knox Other

In 1912, the company obtained a right of way to build a line of electric poles on what became Price's property. Company occasionally maintained the 60,000-volt wires, but in 1930 it wanted to move the poles nearer to defendant's house. Case concerns a dispute over property lines.

 East Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1381 89 Order A Copy