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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 | 1936 | State of Virginia, Ex Rel, J. F. Engoldsby v. Ovie McClure | Cocke | Petition for Habeas Corpus |
Defendant McClure wanted for felonious assault & robbery in VA; had petitioned court in TN for writ of habeas corpus on grounds that he was being unlawfully detained in jail. The petition was denied. The Governor of TN issued a warrant authorizing J. R. Engoldsby, Agent, to take McClure into custody & return him to VA. |
East | Range: 8 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 985 | 58 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1840 | Samuel Clark v. John Faubion& Philip Isenhoun, admr. of William Faubion | Cocke | Debt, Balance on |
Faubion indebted to plaintiff for goods delivered. Faubion died leaving defs as admr. of his estate. Add. Plaintiff Francis McFur, db with Clark as Clark McFur & Co. (original pla.). McFur died during litigation & suit continued in name of Clark (later died). Two mistrials, many continuances.Case asks if pl. not really prosecuting suit but others (including George W. Carter) doing so per secret arrangement with plaintiff. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1133 | 90 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1867 | State v. Thomas Sawyers | Cocke | Disturbing the Peace |
The State claims that the defendant did unlawfully run a horse race on a public road against the peace and dignity of the State. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1222 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | Shadrack & Charles Inman v. Carter Talley | Cocke | Damages |
Origin of damages: Plaintiff was ejected from land he was leasing by Defendant. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 670 | 70 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | State v. William Robinson et al | Cocke | Counterfeiting |
Add. Defendants: William Wright, John Stuart, Joseph A. Marshall, L. B. Young, John Womble, Lorenzo D. Porter, John A. Waddell, Marcus Hall, James C. Taylor, Royale Hall, Joseph Anuit, Sam Parrott, William Gann, Richard Umsted, Lloyd B. Young. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 672 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1834 | Samuel Lotspuch, et al. v. Daniel C. Chamberlain | Cocke | Other |
Additional Plaintiff: John Lotspuch. Cause of Action: a plea wherefore with force and arms the defendant broke and entered the close of plaintiffs and ejected them to their damage $500.00. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 706 | 21 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1846 | Stephen Huff & George W. Carter v. William Faubien | Cocke | Estate Dispute |
Plaintiffs acting as administrators of estate of Samuel Clark, deceased. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 755 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1937 | State of TN ex rel Interstate Life & Accident Co. v. W.P. Monroe, Judge of the Second Judicial Court of TN | Cocke | Mandamus |
The cause of action in this case is listed as a "writ of mandamus to compel circuit judge to sign correct bill of exceptions" |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1030 | 31 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1857 | State v. Henry G. Kilzon | Cocke | Other |
The defendant cut down a corner tree that was unauthorized. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1848 | State v. William Sneed | Cocke | Unlawful Voting |
Voted at multiple locations to try and elect a certain official to the Second Brigade of Tennessee Militia. The defendant was a county laborer and not a qualified voter. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1167 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1896 | The Southern Railway Co. v. Harriett Click | Cocke | Injury and Damages |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 90 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1857 | Thomas Gorman v. James Swaggerty | Cocke | Debt |
Thomas Gorman is the admin. of the estate of John Gorman, deceased. He was summoned to answer C.D. Fairfield who sues for the use of James Swaggerty in a plea of debt. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1156 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Thomas Caton v. William McLeveen et al | Cocke | Trespass and Damages |
Add. defendants: James Sevagrty, Rusell McNobb, Russell Baker, Nathaniel Giles, Abraham Denton, Sr., Abraham Denton, Jr., Martin Acton, James Wilson, John Wilson, William Clevingn, J.R. Allen, Alexander E. Smith, John Murrell, William R. Smith, Anderson Min, Anderson Harrison, Henry Gouchmoun, Anderson Fox, Benjamin P. Hopkins, Thomas Jackson, and others. The defendants unlawfully and falsely imprisoned the plaintiff for two years, causing injury in the process. Suing for damages in the sum of $50,000. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1227 | 195 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1839 | Thomas Rodgers v. William Evans | Cocke | Covenant Broken |
Thomas Rodgers made a promisary note to Shadrach Inman, but failed to pay. Inman endorsed the note, signing it over to William Evans. Evans attempted to recover payment from Rodgers, resorting to a law suit to enforce the debt. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1841 | Thomas Rodgers, et al. v. Executives of Hugh Martin, dec. | Cocke | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Hugh Martin died, and this suit was filed to recover debts owed to his estate, and in turn debts owed by the estate to Thomas Rogers. Mentioned: Alexander E. Smith, George Stuart. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 17a | 16 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1841 | Thomas Rodgers& Isaac Rodgers v. Seth Rodgers, admr. of Shelton Clark, dec. | Cocke | Covenant Broken |
Cause of action in this case is listed as "covenant broken." Seth Rodgers seeks five hundred dollars in damages. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1169 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | Thomas Smith v. Joel Rem & Daniel Ragan | Cocke | Petitions for Certiorari |
The plaintiff owned property in 1868 and 1869 and made taxes payable by the clerk of the county court and were collected by J. Rem, who was at the time the revenue/tax collector for the county. The constable, James Arrington, then said the plaintiff was liable for the said taxes he had already paid to the county. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1235 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1944 | William Templin& Francis Templin v. Arlie Templin, et al. | Cocke | Wills, Contested |
Additional Defendants: Maude Templin and Zella Templin Norris. Dispute involves a tract of land. 3 folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 127 | 564 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | William Brooks, admr. of estate of Joel Brooks, dec. v. East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad Co. | Cocke | Debt on Account |
Cause of action was listed as "debt due by account under $100" William Brooks, administrator of Joel Brooks, deceased claimed that the railroad company owed the estate $80. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1824 | 46 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | W. J. Douglas, et al. v. East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railway Company | Cocke | Unlawful Detainer |
Additional plaintiff: J. A. Rallins. The railway company accused Douglas and Rallins of taking 200 sacks of cement and detaining it from them. O. S. Bradford was listed as the agent for the railway company. |
East | Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1774 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1944 | William Templin, et ex v. Arlie Templin, et al | Cocke | Deed Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: Frances Templin. Additional defendants: William Templin, Zella Templin-Norris, Maude Templin-Lane |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 796 | 39 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1937 | Will Wilkins v. Interstate Life& Accident Company | Cocke | Insurance Disputes |
This file appears to be the exhibits only from the case of Will Wilkins v. Interstate Life and Accident Co. The case files were not found in the box. The exhibits include life insurance policies and physician's reports. See ET Box 1001 for additional part of case. |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1012 | 84 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1843 | William C. Story v. Charles Smith | Cocke | Wrongful Writ of Attachment |
Story sued Smith for wrongful attachment, claiming Smith's attachment of Story's property under previous lawsuit filed in Chancery Court was wrongful because Story was not a resident of Tennessee but was, instead, a resident of Georgia. Oversized pages. Previous Chancery court case between the parties (in which Smith was plaintiff & Story was defendant) found in ET Box 680. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: Oversize Box 16 | 16 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1853 | William Worth v. Amos Dawson & William Fowler | Cocke | Damages |
Worth sued defs. for digging through part of Worth's field, which digging was done after harvest. There was a path from Worth's house to the field & a pale fence surrounded the field. One of defs. heard to say he did the digging to make a safe mill road. Testimony that there were other roads leading to the mill, both public highways & wagon roads. Lots of testimony re: how the path / road through Worth's field had been used over the years. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1153 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | Welcher Sladen & Wife & George H. Bird & Wife V. John Stokely, et al | Cocke | Land and Title Dispute |
Records pertaining to the case were destroyed in Cocke Co. courthouse fire. Nature of case unclear. Frances J. Carter bought the disputed land from Joseph Frances & his wife, Elizabeth (King) Frances. J. Frances executed a title bond. Land originally belonged to Elizabeth's father, James King. While a feme covert, Elizabeth refused to execute a deed to the land after the title bond was executed. She left ca. 1833. Female plntffs. were her only children & the male plntffs. were their husbands. |
East | Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1692 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | Walker Slaydon & George L. Bird et al.v. John Stokeley & George W. Susong et al | Cocke | Ejectment |
Add. plaintiffs: Penelope Slaydon (Sladen) & Margaret Bird. Add. defendants: Stephen Brooks & Nat Watkins. Plaintiffs are sued for an action of trespass in ejectment to their damages in the sum of $500. The plaintiffs were tenants on a tract of land in a dwelling and the defendants forcibly trespassed in their dwelling and ejected them from the same, unlawfully seizing the property as their own and refusing to return it. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1238 | 89 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1924 | W. Lloyd Hunt, admr. v. Emma J. Curry et al. | Cocke | Unknown |
Denial of Motion only. Additional Defendants: Unknown. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 97 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | W.W. Bibee v. Jennie O'Neil et als. | Cocke | Other |
Cause of action was not entirely clear but William O' Neil died intestate and W.W. Bibee claimed that Wm. O'Neil was indebted to him by promissory note and case was brought against his survivors in order to try and claim right to any money to satisfy debt Others listed in case: Joseph O'Neil, Andrew O'Neil, Maurice O'Neil, Oscon O'Neil, Tassie O'Neal, and Walter O'Neil. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1802 | 71 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | W. V. Jones v. Southern Railway Co. | Cocke | Unknown |
Final Decree only. Date: Unknown. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 85 | 1 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1840 | William Vinson v. John W. Hall | Cocke | Covenant Broken |
In 1828, Hall entered into a contract with plaintiff to complete extensive carpentry work on his house, to include roof, ceilings, walls, windows, doors, staircase and mantle pieces for the fee of $450. Plaintiff stated he boarded Hall during construction When the house was not completed, not covered and finished as agreed, the plaintiff sued for $400 he had paid. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1143 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1841 | William Cox v. William Robinson | Cocke | Debt |
Dispute over a $25 note. Other persons involved include: Parry Talbot (deputy sheriff of Jefferson County), William C. Story, Isaac W. Rogers, Joseph A. Marshall (lawyer). |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: Oversize Box 16 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1871 | W. C. Bailey v. W.B. Brooks | Cocke | Debt Settlement |
Issue of a debt by note executed for the amount of $363. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1209 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Yorkshire Insurance Company v. B. W. Costner | Cocke | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Costner had insurance policy on his 1929 Chrysler 75 Coupe. Car was being driven by Bob Shorter when it hit a patch of ice & skidded off road, hitting a tree. Insurance company refused to pay claim. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1346 | 118 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1820 | Zachariah Harley v. Thomas Palmer | Cocke | Debt |
Cause of Action: Trespass on the Case. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 63 | 18 | Order A Copy |