Tennessee Supreme Court Cases relating to Stewart County

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Year	Case Name	County	Cause/Crime	Case Description	Division	Location
1822	Thomas Buckingham v. John Boyd	Stewart	Land	Dispute over a property in Stewart County	Middle	Range:32 Section:E Shelf:6 Box Number:334
1823	James Caldwell et al. v. James Miller, Trustee	Stewart	Debt	Additional plaintiffs: James Mallory, Eldridge Green, Priscott Crisp	Middle	Range:32 Section:F Shelf:6 Box Number:365
1824	James H. Russell v. Burnell & Isaac Lanier	Stewart	Fraud		Middle	Range:20 Section:D Shelf:2 Box Number:3
1828	Jacob Brown and Henry McRay v. Administrators of Cullen Cotton	Stewart	Bill of Sale	The defendants in this case were James P. Wall and Henry L. Wall, adminstrators of Cullen Cotton, deceased.	Middle	Range:32 Section:A Shelf:1 Box Number:187
1828	Brown and McGray v. James P. Wall and Henry L. Wall	Stewart	Unknown	Not sure if this location is correct	Middle	Range:20 Section:D Shelf:6 Box Number:37
1828	State v. George Taylor	Stewart	Murder	Victim: Benjamin Griffin.	Middle	Range:33 Section:A Shelf:1 Box Number:371
1830	John P. Rushing, et al. v. Patsey Leroy Gibson	Stewart	Slaves, Selling of	Docs list defendant as: "Patsey Leroy Gibson by her next friend James Hogan." Other plaintiffs: William Rushing.	Middle	Range:32 Section:A Shelf:1 Box Number:191
1830	Luke Roby v. James Rutherford	Stewart	Recovery		Middle	Range:33 Section:A Shelf:1 Box Number:373
1831	Joshua Elder v. Henry L. Atkins	Stewart	Debt		Middle	Range:33 Section:A Shelf:1 Box Number:373
1832	William M. Downs v. John H. Petty	Stewart	Rent Dispute		Middle	Range:32 Section:A Shelf:2 Box Number:192
1833	Joshua Elder v. Henry L. Atkins	Stewart	Debt		Middle	Range:32 Section:A Shelf:2 Box Number:192
1841	George Patterson v. Oliver G. Waggoner, et al.	Stewart	Debt Dispute	Other defendants: William A. Cook; John Steele, admin of John Steele, dec.; Peter C. Buck; Stephen Cantrell; Cullen Bayless	Middle	Range:33 Section:A Shelf:3 Box Number:380
1843	State v. Henry, a slave	Stewart	Assault with Intent to Commit Rape	Henry was a slave who was the property of William Brigham and the woman was Margaret Buchannan who was White	Middle	Range:32 Section:A Shelf:5 Box Number:211
1843	Jesse Goodman v. John L. McMillan et al.	Stewart	Failure to Return Execution	Additional Defendant: Hugh McMillan, Allen McCaskell, A. Wallace, James Lowery, A. Lowery. Listed as "Recorded in Book No. 2, 695-8."	Middle	Range:21 Section:J Shelf:4 Box Number:176
1844	William B. Young v. Thomas T. Watson et al.	Stewart	Damages	Additional defendants - John Kizer, Charlotte Dunlap, Willis Morgan, William K. Turner Amount of damages $200.00	Middle	Range:32 Section:B Shelf:1 Box Number:217
1845	C. C. Clements v. Stewart Coounty TN.	Stewart	Land, Sale of		Middle	Range:32 Section:B Shelf:1 Box Number:217
1848	John Frasier v. John Boyd	Stewart	Breaking and Entering		Middle	Range:32 Section:B Shelf:3 Box Number:228
1849	State v. Joseph B. Neville	Stewart	Other	Cause of Action: Murder of Slave named Maria	Middle	Range:32 Section:B Shelf:3 Box Number:229
1854	Nathan Brandon v. Alexander Walker	Stewart	Slander		Middle	Range:32 Section:A Shelf:6 Box Number:212
1854	Bob Reynolds and Jacob v. James Chambers et al.	Stewart	Slaves, Ownership of	A group of slaves who belonged to a William Crouse were deeded over to a William Chambers with the understanding that Crouse wished his slaves to be freed upon his death. After his death, however, Chambers sold the slaves to a William Bowling Some slaves involved in the case were named Bob, Jacob, Lizzy, Lucky and Violet	Middle	Range:32 Section:C Shelf:1 Box Number:246
1854	Samuel Stacker v. William Cook et al.	Stewart	Sale of Land/Property	There is a dispute between the two parties as the whether or not a tract of land was actually sold	Middle	Range:32 Section:C Shelf:1 Box Number:248
1855	Newell Gentry and Co. v. James A. Wilson	Stewart	Debt on Account	Amount of debt $500	Middle	Range:32 Section:C Shelf:2 Box Number:252
1855	Stewart County v. Woods Payne and Co.	Stewart	Debt	Defendants: James Woods, A. G. Payne, Jane Bell.	Middle	Range:32 Section:C Shelf:2 Box Number:254
1856	John May v. Stanfill and Kimble et al.	Stewart	Debt, Execution on	Additional Defedants: J. S. Weaks. $760 debt. Involves three slaves: Peggy and her children Henry and George. Plaintiff claims that the sale of the three slaves to a J. M. Was fake and served the sole purpose of hiding property so Def. would not have to turn the slaves over to Plaintiff as payment of the debt. Judgment against Def. but no property found upon which to execute.	Middle	Range:32 Section:C Shelf:3 Box Number:257
1856	W. J. Bogard, et al. v. William Stone	Stewart	Slaves, Ownership of	Additional Plaintiffs: J. C. Bogard. Slave named Cherry and her children - John Henry, Mary, Martha, and William.	Middle	Range:32 Section:C Shelf:2 Box Number:255
1858	John Hinson v. James Taylor and H.L. Cathy	Stewart	Ejectment	Case also involves charges of breaking and entering.	Middle	Range:32 Section:C Shelf:5 Box Number:269
1860	J. F. Nolen v. Jessee Parchment	Stewart	Covenant Broken		Middle	Range:32 Section:D Shelf:4 Box Number:293
1860	Thomas W. Freeland et al. v. Brien Rice and Co.	Stewart	Covenant Broken	Additional Plaintiffs: William L. Freeland, Thomas Freeland.	Middle	Range:32 Section:D Shelf:4 Box Number:291
1861	G. W. Bufford v. John Hinson	Stewart	Other	Cause of Action: Failure to maintain road.	Middle	Range:32 Section:E Shelf:2 Box Number:311
1866	M. E. T. Barker v. Robert Jackson and Henry Jackson	Stewart	Debt Dispute	Dispute involves payment for the hiring of a "negro man."	Middle	Range:32 Section:D Shelf:1 Box Number:280
1866	William King v. James Breeden	Stewart	Debt Dispute		Middle	Range:32 Section:D Shelf:1 Box Number:280
1867	Henderson Parker v. George W. Outlaw	Stewart	Debt Dispute		Middle	Range:32 Section:C Shelf:6 Box Number:274
1867	Hardy Valentine v. M. M. Vickers	Stewart	Debt Dispute		Middle	Range:32 Section:D Shelf:1 Box Number:280
1869	W. B. H. Jones v. N. Brandon	Stewart	Debt		Middle	Range:32 Section:E Shelf:6 Box Number:333
1869	John Hinson v. George Gausner	Stewart	Attachment		Middle	Range:32 Section:D Shelf:1 Box Number:278
1870	Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. v. A. G. Halliday	Stewart	Trespass and Damages	Addirional Cause of Action: kiling of cow.	Middle	Range:32 Section:D Shelf:6 Box Number:303
1871	Rubin Mathis et al. v. State	Stewart	Breaking and Entering	Additional Defendants: John Campbell, Cap Campbell, John Mathis, Eli Stakely, Barratt Boswell. Additional Cause of Action: Intent to Commit Larceny.	Middle	Range:32 Section:E Shelf:3 Box Number:319
1871	A. G. Cobb et al. v. H. C. Roberts et al.	Stewart	Estate Settlement	Additional Plaintiffs: Rebecca Cobb, J. E. Thomas and wife Frannie, W. L. Vuison and wife Martha, B. L. Curtis, and J. D. Shaw. Additional Defendants: James Roberts, John Henson, N. Brandon, and A. J. Shamwell, W. W. Roberts, and Stanley Rolls. Case involves the settlement of the estate of Thomas Shaw.	Middle	Range:32 Section:D Shelf:4 Box Number:294
1871	Elizabeth Kirkman v. George Phillips et al.	Stewart	Estate Settlement	Estate settlement of Thomas Kirkman, deceased. Mentions destruction of iron furnaces.	Middle	Range:32 Section:D Shelf:6 Box Number:303
1872	John Stone v. Eliza A. McGregor	Stewart	Land and Title Dispute		Middle	Range:21 Section:A Shelf:2 Box Number:76
1874	State v. Lewis Malone	Stewart	Larceny		Middle	Range:32 Section:A Shelf:3 Box Number:200
1874	State v. Adaline Stone	Stewart	Manslaughter	Verdict and sentence only.	Middle	Range:32 Section:F Shelf:6 Box Number:368
1875	William Howell v. Thomas Allen, et al.	Stewart	Land and Title Dispute		Middle	Range:21 Section:I Shelf:2 Box Number:227
1875	State v. William H. Travis	Stewart	Assault with Intent to Kill	Assault on Franklin Harris	Middle	Range:20 Section:D Shelf:4 Box Number:8
1875	William Howell v. Thomas Allen	Stewart	Land and Title Dispute		Middle	Range:32 Section:F Shelf:4 Box Number:358
1876	George Brandon v. J. W. Frazier, et al.	Stewart	Debt Dispute	Defendants: Thomas B. Brigham	Middle	Range:20 Section:G Shelf:3 Box Number:42
1877	Delphy Ann Small v. William Allen, exe. of William Travis, dec, et al.	Stewart	Wills, Contested	Additional Defendants: Coleman Travis, J. M. Travis, William Allen, Mary Allen, E. T. Bogart, William Man, Frances Man.	Middle	Range:34 Section:A Shelf:5 Box Number:565
1878	State v. Nathan Bachalor	Stewart	Murder		Middle	Range:20 Section:G Shelf:1 Box Number:38
1878	State v. Thomas Martin	Stewart	Larceny, Grand		Middle	Range:20 Section:H Shelf:1 Box Number:49
1879	State v. Robert Mockbee	Stewart	Murder	Defendant is listed as "a man of color."	Middle	Range:20 Section:H Shelf:1 Box Number:50
1879	State v. Thomas Martin	Stewart	Larceny	Cause of Action: "Horse Stealing".	Middle	Range:32 Section:F Shelf:6 Box Number:367
1880	State v. James Dycus	Stewart	Carrying an Illegal Weapon	The official charge is "going armed."	Middle	Range:20 Section:J Shelf:2 Box Number:64
1884	Steamer Nashville & Co. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.	Stewart	Damages	Steamer Nashville is also refered to as Steamboat Nashville, owned and operated by James Koger, W. S. Bowman.	Middle	Range:34 Section:B Shelf:3 Box Number:589
1885	Wiley B. H. Jones v. David C. Jones	Stewart	Ejectment		Middle	Range:34 Section:A Shelf:4 Box Number:564
1885	S. M. Wilson v. Lagrange Iron Works	Stewart	Damages	Damages for wrongful and malicious suing out of injunctions and attachments.	Middle	Range:34 Section:B Shelf:3 Box Number:589
1885	George Stacker v. Parchman & Thomas	Stewart	Debt on Account	The account was for goods.	Middle	Range:34 Section:B Shelf:3 Box Number:589
1885	E. J. Bogard v. W. C. Biggs, Sheriff, et al.	Stewart	Other	Additional Defendant: H. C. Davis. Cause of Action: Petition for supersedias.	Middle	Range:34 Section:B Shelf:3 Box Number:589
1885	Elisha W. Williams,e t al. v. Henry Jackson, admr. of W. H. Williams, dec.	Stewart	Debt		Middle	Range:34 Section:B Shelf:4 Box Number:590
1886	State v. John Collins (col.), et al.	Stewart	Larceny	Additional defendants: W. H. Collins, col., Tom Shemwell, col., Mack Shemwell, col. Victim: Jeff Weaver. Items taken: 5,000 pounds of tobacco.	Middle	Range:34 Section:A Shelf:4 Box Number:560
1887	A. M. Cobb v. H. F. Bogard	Stewart	Land, Promissory Note		Middle	Range:34 Section:A Shelf:4 Box Number:561
1888	E. C. Outlaw v. J. B. Cherry	Stewart	Debt	Debt under $500.00.	Middle	Range:34 Section:A Shelf:4 Box Number:561
1909	E. G. Causey v. Sid Gorham	Stewart	Damages	Damages for the shooting and wounding of plaintiff's dog.	Middle	Range:33 Section:F Shelf:2 Box Number:528
1915	Plummer Vaughn v. State	Stewart	Murder		Middle	Range:21 Section:E Shelf:2 Box Number:124
1915	Gus Wallace v. State	Stewart	Rape		Middle	Range:21 Section:E Shelf:5 Box Number:130
1917	Ned Casey v. State	Stewart	Murder	Additional parties: Robert Brewer, Lonnie Stewart, Charles Mathis , General Dinkins, Bailey Brewer, Oce Brewer, Tom Broody, Ed Williams	Middle	Range:21 Section:B Shelf:2 Box Number:87
1918	Marvin Nolin v. State	Stewart	Larceny	This case involves the theft of seven hogs.	Middle	Range:21 Section:D Shelf:1 Box Number:109
1919	Myrtle Samsil Chewning et al. v. Schuyler Ross et al.	Stewart	Deed Dispute	Additional parties: Calvin Chewning, Bernice Ross, William Henry Samsil, Ida May Ross, Arthur Chewning, Gladys Chewning, Mary J. Ross, Bettie Ross	Middle	Range:21 Section:F Shelf:3 Box Number:138
1921	L. A. Sykes v. B. F. Dunlap	Stewart	Debt for Wages	Claims to be owed commissions for the sale of land.	Middle	Range:33 Section:B Shelf:3 Box Number:415
1923	State v. Ed Outlaw	Stewart	Murder	Murder in first degree. Assault upon Sam Morris, 8 October 1921, near T. P. Vaughn's store in Indian Mound, TN.	Middle	Range:33 Section:D Shelf:1 Box Number:461