Order Cases Online
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].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1940 | Jess Todd v. State | Blount | Other |
Cause of Action: Violating regulatory law by overloading truck. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1940 | L. E. Cole& W. T. Butler v. State | Blount | Robbery |
Incomplete file. Judgment only. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1100 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1940 | Margaret E. Litterer v. Blount County et al. | Blount | Right of Way |
Litterer sued the county when they tried to finalize highway rights of way by use of condemnation procedures on her property. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 7 | 61 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1940 | Paul A. Appleby, Trustee v. Roy C. Norton & D. M. Norton | Blount | Failure to Pay |
Norton traded in one car for another, financing it with Southern Finance. He was given a credit for the car, & the contract reflected the credit. However, the total installments he was asked to pay over an 18 month period added up to the total before the credit. Norton stopped paying; the car was repossessed. After repossession he was billed for further amounts, but claims he is no longer liable as he turned the car over to the finance company. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 7 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1940 | William Horace Kidd v. W. M. Condry | Blount | Recovery |
In 1937 Kidd bought a Plymouth from Condry on credit. Kidd traded in a Chevrolet sedan for the new car as down payment. Condry repossessed the Plymouth, but did not refund any money to Kidd. Condry was ordered to pay Kidd $600 but Condry appealed. 2 folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 10 | 234 | Order A Copy |