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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].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1878 | H. L. Elam v. John McClain | Cannon | Sale of Goods |
Witnesses: M.C. Neeley, Joseph Knose, Alice Wilson, William Moss, James Guy, William Peeler, and Jonathan Craft. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 31 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1872 | J. L. Fann v. Samuel Bryson | Cannon | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Sale of an unsound gray horse. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 341 | 15 | 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 |
View Entry | 1884 | State v. Abe McBroom | Cannon | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Additional defendant: J. J. Brents. McBroom and Brents were charged with selling and tippling alcohol within four miles of a school (Woodbury College). Brents filed a severance. Bill of exceptions also included. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1146 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Sam Bryant v. State | Cannon | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Plaintiff in error, the owner of a Saloon in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is accused of unlawfully selling and delivering liquor to Hop Grooms. Grooms is a witness for the state in the case. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 874 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1916 | State v. Ed Coldwell | Cannon | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Selling liquor without a license within four miles of a schoolhouse. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 77 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | State v. M. J. Finley | Cannon | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 671 | 5 | Order A Copy |