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 | 1895 | John J. Wolfe v. Sam P. Miller, et al. | Hawkins | Taxation Disputes |
Incomplete case file: plaintiff's brief only. Brief argued that inheritance tax was simply a privilege tax. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 11a | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | Joseph Mays, Jr., et al. v. East Tennessee, Virginia& Georgia Railway Company | Hawkins | Injury and Damages |
Additional Plaintiff: Joseph Mays, Sr. as next friend. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 702 | 83 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | J. L. LeRoy v. C. M. Leonard | Hawkins | Land |
Case involved dispute over land owned by Leonard in which he allowed part of land to be used by others as a right of way but after he became upset with Leroy he moved his fence to block right of way. See Also: ET, Box 1716 for rest of case. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1089 | 16 | Order A Copy |