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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 | 1891 | C. G. Giles admr., of A. G. Love v. A. L. Gardner et al. | Carroll | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: R. L. Gardner, Lillian Love, Mattie Love, A. G. Love Jr., J. C. Sweeney, J. M. Hudson. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 329 | 162 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | Harriett A. Dill, admr. v. J. B. Dill, J. C. Laycock | Carroll | Estate Dispute |
C. B. Dill died intestate (1 Mar 1888), remarried four months prior to death with complainant, Harriett, who bore two children; suit for her rights to homestead & dower in real estate. "No, the truth of the matter is, that this old, ignorant, unlettered woman, in her hours of grief over the death of her husband and when he was scarcely cold in his grave, signed this paper with no conception of its meaning and none of her legal rights."- |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 523 | 188 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | J. A. Johnson v. The Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company | Carroll | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock | West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 329 | 56 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1891 | John Spellings v. W. H. Kilbreth | Carroll | Replevin | West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 335 | 55 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1891 | John B. Powers & wife v. George W. McKenzie, et al. | Carroll | Estate Dispute |
Case incomplete: first 250 pages missing. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 315 | 274 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | John J. Fuqua, et al.v. W. M. Jones, et al | Carroll | Land, Sale of |
Additional plaintiffs: James P. Fuqua, Thomas H. Harris. Fuqua Harris and Co. Additional Defendants: R. D. Landsden, R. H. Canon. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 328 | 94 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | M. J. Hart, et al. v. State | Carroll | Debt |
Additional plaintiffs: Mrs. R. L. Hart, Cora Hast, Emma Hart, Herman Hast, W. B. Sherrill and wife, Mollie Sherrill. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 323 | 72 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | Matthew G. Holland v. E. G. Flowers | Carroll | Habeas Corpus |
Writ of habeas corpus alleging that Holland is illegally restrained. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 335 | 49 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | State v. William Widdis | Carroll | Murder | West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 315 | 224 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1891 | State v. David Smothers | Carroll | Possession of Illegal Weapons | West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 324 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1891 | State v. Nathan Hillsman& Andy Hillsman | Carroll | Larceny | West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 328 | 45 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1891 | State v. Ruf Hill | Carroll | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
The defendant's name may be Rufus, but in the trial record it is written "Ruf." without exception. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 332 | 31 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | W. H. Kilbreth v. John Spelling | Carroll | Replevin |
Case stemmed from the sale of a mule and failure to pay for the mule. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 364 | 12 | Order A Copy |