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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 | 1878 | James Bull v. Spencer Harvey, et al. | Grainger | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Additional defendants: Emily, David, and Elizabeth Bull, John and Catherine Evans, and Mary Leger, all heirs of Claiborne Bull dec. Harvey purchased the various interests in a tract of land from several of the defendants and then sold the entirety of the land to the plaintiff. Before conveyance was made, a fire destroyed the title bonds to said land. Plaintiff prays that the title and interest in the land be divested from the heirs and placed with him. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 467 | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1847 | William P. Jones & Thomas Jones v. Frances Lyon | Grainger | Slaves, Ownership of |
Case file is incomplete; brief and decree only. Also deposition of Epaphroditus Hightower and Benjamin Looney regarding a slave named Martha. Exhibits include "Rules of the Court of Chancery" poster. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 75 | 16 | Order A Copy |