Petition #21485064
- Sumner County, Tennessee. cicra August 7, 1850. - February 5, 1853.
- Court: Chancery
- Salutation: To the Honorable Bromfield L Ridley Chancellor for the Fourth Division of the State of Tennessee
Abstract
John and Walter Lockwood and William A. Odell, New York merchants, seek to collect money owed to them. In 1842, they recovered a judgment in Mississippi for $4615.99 against two of the defendants, Nathaniel G. and Daniel W. Nye, but the sheriff found no property to seize. Shadrack Nye, father of Nathaniel and Daniel, died in the spring of 1850 in Sumner County, Tennessee, leaving his entire estate to his widow Elizabeth during her life or widowhood and to his four children after her death or remarriage. Nye's estate contains about 550 acres of land and eight or nine slaves. Claiming that Nathaniel's and Daniel's interest in the personal estate is "the only means" available to pay the debt (now $6915), the plaintiffs ask the court to order their interest sold. To accomplish this goal, they ask Elizabeth Nye, widow and executrix, to disclose the contents and value of the estate. They also ask for an injunction to prevent the Nyes from selling or removing the slaves until the case is decided.
Result: Partially granted; dismissed; appealed; reversed and remanded.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: Attorney's Affidavit, William M. Blackmore, 7 August 1850; Copy of Will, Shadrick [Shadrack] Nye, 28 June 1848; Answer, Elizabeth Nye, 28 November 1850; List of Property Remaining at Death, Estate of Shadrick Nye, ca. 5 October 1850; Answer, Daniel W. Nye, 28 November 1850; Receipt, Daniel W. Nye, 2 October 1852; Bond, S. E. Nye and J. W. Barnett to John and Walter Lockwood & Co., 9 February 1852; Docket Page of Notice, 23 August 1852; Sheriff's Return, 1 September 1852; Commissioner's Report, 20 September 1852; Bond, John and Walter Lockwood, E. A. Odell, and William M. Blackmore to Nathaniel G. Nye, 25 November 1852; Copy of Decree and Opinion, Supreme Court, 4 February 1853; Clerk and Master's Certification of Copy, Supreme Court, 5 February 1853
- Pages of related documents: 19
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Citation information
Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee
- Records of the Chancery Court, Loose Record Lawsuits
- Microfilm: Reel #320
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