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 | 1889 | Ella Isbell v. William Davenport, et al. | Cannon | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: F.M. Jones and Grady Jones. Isbell sued defendants for rights to land, which were sold to P.C. Isbell by decree against Edmund Monroe, dec. for debt. However, defendants refused to give up land they were tenant to and threatened to shoot anyone who tried to eject them. Isbell also wanted receiver to take charge of corn crop on land to prevent defendants from using, selling, or destroying the crop. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 773 | 177 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | J. B. Ready v. C. Dougherty | Cannon | Sale of Land/Property |
Suit is over the unapproved sale of a horse to Dougherty by Ready's brother in the amount of $150 |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 876 | 48 | Order A Copy |