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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1819 | Heirs of William White v. Commissioner of McMinnville | Warren | Land, Sale of |
Dispute over the sale of a plot of land in Warren County |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 366 | 60 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | State v. William Duncan | Warren | Destruction of Property/ Petition to Halt Construction | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 447 | 32 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1895 | State v. W. D. Hughes | Warren | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Hughes was charged with "unlawfully retail spirituous liquors on Sunday" and "keeping open a saloon on Sunday." |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1083 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1832 | State v. Black et al. | Warren | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Additional defendants: William Blake, Robert Black, and Henry Pennington. Black also charged with recognizance. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 196 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1827 | State v. Henry Hull | Warren | Slaves, Selling of |
Henry Hull brought slaves from Virginia to Tennessee and began selling them. The state found that he did not have the authority to sale these slaves. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 371 | 16 | Order A Copy |