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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 | 1937 | Bertie Epperson v. B. C. Ogle, et al | Grainger | Damages |
Epperson held a trust deed on some land against the defendants. They had agreement stating that if the defendants wished to sell their property, they had to give public notice. They then attempted to sell without giving notice. Additional Defendants: J. B. Bullock, Roy Alexander |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1041 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1937 | Grainger County Electric Co. v. A. M. Nance, et al | Grainger | Debt |
Additional Defendants: H. J. Nance & H. A. Smith. Defendants partners in firm of Clinchdale Lumber Co. in Morristown, TN. Plaintiff sued to recover $856.18 in unpaid electricity bills. Two Folders |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1049 | 425 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1937 | Mary Anna Morgan Coffey v. John Morgan Biddle, et al | Grainger | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendant: I. W. Morgan. Tract of land being disputed belonged to N. L. Morgan, deceased, grandfather of the plaintiff. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1108 | 156 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1937 | State v. Carr McGinnis | Grainger | Murder |
Defendant indicted & found guilty of murdering J. R. or Rankin Acuff on 5 Feb. 1937. Acuff was married to defendant's sister. |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1032 | 195 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1937 | S. J. Sumner v. Corrina Brown, et al | Grainger | Injunction |
Additional defendants: Garrett Brown. Land boundary dispute. |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1011 | 168 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1937 | Sam H. Roach v. The Employer's Fire Insurance Co. et al. | Grainger | Insurance Disputes |
The original suit in this case was brought by Sam H. Roach against the Employer's Fire Insurance Co. seeking to collect the sum of $2100.00 alleged to be due to him on a certain fire insurance policy. This is a large case. It is divided into three separate folders in ET Box 1043. |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1043 | 498 | Order A Copy |