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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 | 1915 | C. T. Cheek v. Joe B. Tinnon et al. | Giles | Promissory Note |
Additional Defendants: Delia Tinnon, J.F. Tinnon, W.L. Abernathy, E.E. Fslick?, M.B. Moore, J.F. Perry and wife (Rosa), B.P. Perry, Everett Philpot, and Frederick Frelinghuysen. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 159 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | E. S. Simmons v. W. P. Hart | Giles | Mortgage Dispute | Middle | Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 135 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1915 | Giles County v. Marshall County | Giles | County Issues |
In 1915, General Assembly passed act that gave a portion of Giles County to Marshall County. Giles County claimed it was unconstitutional because it was passed without the required consent of 2/3 of the qualified voters in the fraction of Giles County given to Marshall County. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 131 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | Mattie I. Silliman v. International Life Insurance Company | Giles | Insurance Disputes |
Case involves how much should be paid to the widow of a suicide who had just transferred his insurance policy to this company. 4 folders. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | Mrs. Gentry Hancock, et al.v. Oscar Horne | Giles | Estate Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: E. D. Wood and Stella Wood This case takes up a whole box and is in 4 folders. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 476 | 1061 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | Solon W. Allen v. State | Giles | Murder |
Murder of J. B. Tate |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 99 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | State v. Robert Gordon | Giles | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 118 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1915 | State v. Will Ferguson | Giles | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 118 | 0 | Order A Copy |