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View Entry | Jere McClusky v. L. L. & M. J. Farmer | Lawrence | Petitions for Certiorari | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State, ex. rel. Jonathan M. Barrett v. Wm. P. Renick, Mayor of the city of Saint Joseph | Lawrence | Petition for Mandamus |
Elections where a proposition to issue bonds was submitted to a two-thirds vote of the qualified voters of a city, it is sufficient if two-thirds of the qualified voters who voted in the special election, voted in favor of the petition. |
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View Entry | William A. Pierce, admr. of Laura Blakemore v. "Babe" Blakemore | Lawrence | Petition for Alimony |
Laura McLaren & Harry Blakemore married and had one child. He later abandoned them and then Laura died in October 1872. After they were abandoned, Pierce took them and provided for them. Laura had 1/4 interest in a tract of land formerly own by her deceased father, Reuben McLaren. The infant had no given name or guardian. Therefore Pierce was petitioning on behalf of the child to receive Lauren's interest. |
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