Dillsey Smith v. William West
Order:
Supreme Court Case Name:
Dillsey Smith v. William West
Case Date:
1879
Court Origin:
Chancery
Cause/Crime:
Breach of Trust
Database - TN Research:
County:
- Maury
Division:
Middle
Number of Pages:
0
Notes / Description:
Dillsey Smith's husband, Green Smith, was a "free man of color," previously a slave- property of Jimmie Crofton of Maury County. Green Smith had purchased Dillsey (col.) as a slave and wife. Green Smith had a verbal agreement with William West to care and maintain Dillsey Smith after his death; West failed to carry out that agreement.