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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 | 1874 | Sarah E. Bell v. James M. Bell, & Lela, Francis, William Alton Bell & F. M. McDonough, admr of F. J. Bell | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Frederick J. Bell died in 1869, leaving his wife Sarah Elizabeth Thaxton Bell and his children, all minors. Bell died with a large plot of land & his wife sued for a dower. However in 1865 Bell deeded the land to J. M. Bell, who registered the deed at the court house, this was meant to be conveyed as a mortgage of trust rather than land sale. Bell was insolvent at the time of his death, having recently filed bankruptcy. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 10a | 349 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | W. W. Bierce v. William W. Leland et al. & F. M. Copeland& N. H. Fish v. W. W. Bierce& William W. Leland et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants 2nd case: George W. Chadwick, Elizabeth A. Bierce, Richard Clark, Robert Sanders, John M. Bass, Thomas Chadwell, James McLaughlin, J. C. Nicholson, John M. Bass, Jr. Land fraud. Beersheba Springs. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 354 | 807 | Order A Copy |