Order Cases Online
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 | 1928 | E. A. Stansell v. Ellis Stull, et al. | Hardin | Debt |
Addtl dfnt: C. E. Martin. Stansell sued to recover $254 from dfnts. for a sale of timber and logs. Dfnts. had begun to remove property from the lot and county, yet had not paid anything to Stansell for said contract. |
West | Range: 77 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1968 | 122 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | H. G. Gatlin, in error v. J. O. Dixon, in error | Hardin | Other |
Dixon was the Hardin County Sherriff. Gatlin was under contract with US government to transport mail from Cornith MS to Savanah TN. Gatlin also carried passengers in a Reo bus. Hardin County issued a distress warrant stating that Gatlin had not taken out a proper license to carry passengers. Gatlin claimed that carrying passengers into Shiloh National Military Park was under the jurisdiction of the US government therefore he was not required to have a license through Hardin County. |
West | Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1941 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | L. T. McDaniel v. United States Fire Insurance Co. | Hardin | Insurance Claims and Policies |
McDaniel asserted the Ins. Co. owed him $300 for a policy that stated if more than 1/10th of an inch of rain fell on May 31, 1926 between the hours of 10a and 4p his property would be insured. It rained more than that during the timeframe, thus making the company liable for payment. |
West | Range: 77 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1931 | 99 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Reece Guthrie & Otis Jennings, in error v. State | Hardin | Murder |
Appeal case only. Supreme Court of Tennessee at Jackson in 1930. Original case was heard in 1928 in Hardin County. 2 folders. Guthrie & Jennings were accused of killing Archie May while drunk. Guthrie was given 3 years in the prison and Jennings was given 5 years in the prison. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2003 | 341 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | R. White v. Gaston Davis, et al. | Hardin | Promissory Note |
Addtl dfnts: Cordie Davis, John Davis, J. S. Dickey, and A. L. Story. White issued a deed to Dfnt. Davis on four promissory notes for $962.50/each. Davis never paid on said notes, White sold them to Dickey, who also had not paid on them. In 2 folders. |
West | Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1942 | 350 | Order A Copy |