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26 Tenn. 573 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1847
This note Hamilton Bussey, on the 11th day of May, 1839, endorsed to Andrew Brown, and guarantied the payment. … Brown sued Bussey upon the guaranty and obtained a verdict against him, upon which the judgment was arrested by the Circuit Judge, and a writ of error is therefor prosecuted to this court.
Cited 0 timesPublished39 Tenn. 180 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1858
Brown was a grocery keeper in the town of Mur-freesboro’, and being suspected of selling liquor to slaves, a plan was concerted for his detection. … The slave proceeded to the back door of the grocery, knocked, and was admitted by Brown, and immediately came out with the flask full of spirituous liquor.
Cited 0 timesPublished39 Tenn. 270 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1858
The two notes above-mentioned, executed by complainant to Thompson, were assigned to the defendant, Brown, before due, and without actual notice of any existing equity against ■ them, as between the original parties. … Upon the smaller note of the two, which was assigned to defendant, Brown, on the 23d of November, 1856, the latter had obtained judgment before a justice, to enjoin which this bill was filed.
Cited 0 timesPublished22 Tenn. 135 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 15, 1842
Brown, and a desire that her wants should be supplied, and that she should have a comfortable support, was read to the jury.
Cited 0 timesPublished40 Tenn. 354 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1859
Brown, levied the same upon the slaves, Joe and Peter, as his property. … Brown’s children, and his wife, for their separate support and my son’s.”
Cited 0 timesPublished40 Tenn. 429 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1859
Evans v. Barnes, 2 Swan, 294 . … Evans v. Barnes, 2 Swan, 294 .
Cited 0 timesPublished41 Tenn. 456 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1860
In 1842, Allman was declared a bankrupt, and said house and lot were sold by the assignee in bankruptcy, and purchased by Walker & Edwards, who, in 1846, sold and conveyed the same by deed of quit claim, to the defendant Brown … Dill, proves expressly, that at a time subsequent to the purchase of the property by Brown, Allman told her, that he had paid for the property with money belonging to his wards.
Cited 0 timesPublished41 Tenn. 456 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1860
In 1842, Allman was declared a bankrupt, and said house and lot were sold by the assignee in bankruptcy, and purchased by Walker & Edwards, who, in 1846, sold and conveyed the same by deed of quit claim, to the defendant Brown … Dill, proves expressly, that at a time subsequent to the purchase of the property by Brown, Allman told her, that he had paid for the property with money belonging to his wards.
Cited 0 timesPublished5 Tenn. 287 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 6, 1818
Bell now states that this land, though sold by execution as Brown’s, did not belong to him, but to a third person, and, besides, was purchased in .for a small sum by Vance as agent for Brown. … And as to the purchase by an agent of Brown’s for a small sum, that can be ascertained in taking the account, both by interrogatories to be put to Brown, and the oath of Vance, who may be examined as a witness.
Cited 0 timesPublished3 Shan. Cas. 64 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1879
JL Brown, who has since become the personal representative of said Reed. Reed was a colored man, very old and infirm, and .wholly illiterate. … ’s name signed to- it, directing Brown to enter the credits, which Brown did. lie charges, however, upon information and belief since obtained, that *67 this credit was fraudulent, and that the complainant had no valid claim
Cited 0 timesPublished3 Shan. Cas. 465 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1875
“The amount of taxes which Milton Brown failed to pay,” etc., and constituting a part of the default for which plaintiffs became liable, and have since paid, was $312.61, for which the suit is brought. … be that of exclusive remedy for tbe benefit and security of tbe sureties or their principal, nor is there any thing, as we conceive, abolishing tbe common law remedy. *468 In tbe case of Mayor & Council of Jonesborough v.
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