Superior Court of Law and Equity of the Territory South of the River Ohio

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court of law and equity territorial court

The Superior Court of Law and Equity of the Territory South of the River Ohio was the chief territorial court that exercised both legal and equitable jurisdiction in what later became the state of Tennessee during the late 18th century.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of law and equity ⓘ territorial court ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
establishedFor	administration of justice in the Territory South of the River Ohio ⓘ
followedBy	early state courts of Tennessee ⓘ
function	court of original jurisdiction in important cases ⓘ highest appellate tribunal of the territory ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ equitable matters ⓘ
historicalRegion	American frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ
isChiefCourtOf	Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdictionType	equity ⓘ law ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
locatedIn	Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
namedAfter	its combined law and equity jurisdiction ⓘ
operatedInAreaThatBecame	Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	judicial system of the Territory South of the River Ohio ⓘ
precededBy	state courts of North Carolina in the same region ⓘ
replacedBy	Tennessee state judiciary after statehood NERFINISHED ⓘ
subordinateTo	federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	late 18th century ⓘ

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Territory South of the River Ohio → highestCourt → Superior Court of Law and Equity of the Territory South of the River Ohio ⓘ