Sarah A. Williams, admr. v. Martha D. Whitmore et al.

Order: 

Order A Copy

Supreme Court Case Name: 
Sarah A. Williams, admr. v. Martha D. Whitmore et al.
Case Date: 
1882
Court Origin: 
Chancery
Cause/Crime: 
Promissory Note

Database - TN Research:

County:

  • Shelby
Division: 
West
Number of Pages: 
0
Notes / Description: 

The law partners involved are Harris & Pillow, being Isham G. Harris (Governor of Tennessee, 1857-1862, and later a Senator) and Gideon J. Pillow (a general in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War). The case involves whether a debt involving promissory notes was valid, and whether land given by Whitmore to her children before the issuance of the notes should be returned.