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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 | 1877 | John W. Walker v. C. B. Young et al. | Decatur | Land, Sale of |
Defendants: Mrs. C. B. Young. Additional parties: Martha C. Walker. Defendants: Martha C. Young. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 119A | 83 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | J. T. Pearcy v. J. A. Tate, admr. | Decatur | Deed of Trust |
Additional parties: John H. Pearcy, Lavenia Pearcy J. H. Tate, |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 352 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | J. L. Lamping v. Bartee Tie Company | Decatur | Breach of Contract |
The defendant, a manufacturer of railroad ties based in Paducah (KY), made a verbal contract with the plaintiff for the purchase and delivery of cross ties. The defendant claimed there was still payment due from this transaction. |
West | Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1472 | 250 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Julia M. Johnson v. A. J. Johnson | Decatur | Marriage, Breach of Promise | West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 325 | 127 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1896 | J. H. McMillan v. J. W. Alley | Decatur | Breach of Contract |
Complainant sold his lease to a quarry operation, including buildings and machinery, to defendant, under a contract stating that no changes may be made until all payments have been made. Defendant has added buildings to the property and has not paid either of the notes due on the property. |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 443 | 329 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1923 | J. K. Martin et al. v. T. M. Hoskins et al. | Decatur | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
First 91 pages missing. Additional parties unknown. Defendants owned land which had a road running through it and they closed it in order to plant crops claiming that it was a private road not a public road as the plaintiffs claimed. |
West | Range: 78 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1804 | 149 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1903 | Samuel B. Stephens & John F. Stephens by next friend E. J. Houston v. Albert Fisher & Ernest Fisher | Decatur | Wills, Construction of |
Concerns the will of Harriett Wall. |
West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 714 | 30 | Order A Copy |