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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 | 1919 | A. J. Pharris v. Grisham & Draper | Jackson | Breach of Contract |
James Grisham and Elden Draper were partners in the firm of Grisham & Draper. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 130 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1921 | A. M. McCoin v. Lou McCoin | Jackson | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 154 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1869 | A.J. Clark et al. v. Albert Stanton | Jackson | Debt |
Additional Plaintiffs: Ephraim Elrod, Henry Sadler. Issue on appeal is whether the note can be paid in Confederate money. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 325 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | A. C. Lee et al. v. Rufus W. Allen | Jackson | Recovery of Land/Property |
Plaintiffs seeks to recover land that was purchased by Defendant using confederate money, but whose value was not set until after said currency ceased to be of any value. Deceased: John Lee. Add. Plaintiffs: Adaline Lee Curry, Lee M. Allen, David Allen, Polly Allen, Columbus Allen, John W. Lee, Hessie Lee, W. R. Lee, Asa T. Lee. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 512 | 215 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1920 | A. M. McCown v. Lou McCown et al | Jackson | Unknown |
Exhibit only. Case file unknown. Ledger book only, 1910-1912. Exhibit # 1 to cross examination of A. M. McCown, filed September 4, 1920 from Jackson County Equity. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: Oversize 7 | 375 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | Allen W. Dewitt v. Thomas H. Butler, et al | Jackson | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: John Gray, Richard Gray, James Gray, David Myers, Elizabeth Myers, Benjamin Chapman, Angeline Chapman, Joshua Young, Polly Young, James B. Gray, George W. Gray, William J. Gray, Sydney S. Gray, Martha S. Gray, James A. White, W. J. Gray, Martha Lee, Jeremiah Maxwell. Allen W. Dewitt is admr. of estate of William Gray. Thomas H. Butler is admr. of estate of S. S. Gray. Estate of William Gray is being disputed. The case is large and has been placed in three folders. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 658 | 685 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | Absalum Pharris as next friend of Amos J. Pharris v. M. L. Gore, et al | Jackson | Replevin |
Additional defendants: R. V. Brooks, S. G. Gore, Eliza Gore, Elvira Patteet, J. B. Pickett, William Pickett, J. M. Morgan, Paulina Morgan, G. H. Morgan, Mary Morgan, M. G. Butler. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 665 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1887 | Aletha Anderson & Ridley Anderson v. J. K. Richmond | Jackson | Breach of Contract |
Andersons (mom & son) sued Richmond, whose land adjoined theirs, for breach of contract & allowing his stock to trespass on their field, thereby damaging the corn. Andersons said they had contract with Richmond that each would take care of their own stock since no fence between their respective farms. Justice of the Peace ruled for Plaintiffs, Circuit Court reversed & ruled for Defendants, & Plaintiffs appealed to SC. Witnesses: James Murray, U.R. Upchurch, W.G. Sowell, Wm Lawson, Henry Carter, others. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 754 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | A. J. Vantrease v. J. D. McKinley et al. | Jackson | Debt |
Additional Defendants: S. McKinley wife of J. D., M. G. Butler, W. H. Ragland, Thos. McKinley, and C. F. Burton. Plaintiff is seeking the payment of two debts due by previous judgments. Plaintiff believes Def. J. D. McKinley has fraudulently conveyed his property to other parties in order to appear insolvent and avoid creditors. Case file notes that G. B. Thompson, a brother-in-law of J. D. McKinley and a Stayor on a judgment, was declared insane by his wife. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 848 | 131 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1841 | Avery M. Hicklin v. Adams C. Hamilton | Jackson | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 206 | 50 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1856 | Achiley Hare, et al. v. Elijah Kirkpatrick, et al. | Jackson | Debt |
Additional plaintiff: Samuel York. Additional defendant: Robert Nevins. amount of debt $250.00 |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 179 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | A. R. Gore v. State | Jackson | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1859 | Absolom Johnson & Milton Draper v. Charles G. Price | Jackson | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1859 | Absolom Pharis et al. v. Bank of Tennessee | Jackson | Debt, Execution on |
Additional Plaintiffs: Elizabeth Pharis. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1856 | A. Duncan v. George McClelland | Jackson | Property Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 257 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1860 | Alvin C. Rughin et al. v. John Keith et al. | Jackson | Wills, Contested |
Additional Plaintiffs: Additional Defendants: John Rughin and William Rughin. Additional Defendant: E. A. Craig. Dispute involves a tracts of land and slaves. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 295 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | Amos K. Williamson et al. v. James Draper et al. | Jackson | Breach of Trust |
Additional Plaintiffs: July E. Williamson, Eliza A. Draper, Rufus Goodall, Martha W. Goodall, Lucy Goodall, Caroline E. Goodall, Louisa Goodall, Allyanna Goodall. Additional. defendants: James E. Wheeler, David L. Goodall. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 358 | 94 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | Amanda G. Hufhines v. John G. Howell et al. | Jackson | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: W.H. Botts and James Howell. Both Amanda Hufhines and her husband, Adam Hufhines, had conveyed the land to Botts and Howell who threaten to disposes Amanda from the land. However, Adam Hufhines has since passed away. Conveyance divests her of her right as a widow to the land. Amanda Hufhines sues Howell for right to the land. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 763 | 156 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1847 | Benjamin W. Richmond v. Tandy K. Witcher | Jackson | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 331 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1858 | Belridge Sadler v. Nelson Sadler | Jackson | Divorce |
Defendant is also sued for alimony. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Bank of Middle Tennessee v. Joshua Hale et al. | Jackson | Other |
Cause of Action: Trespass on the Case. Additional Defendants: Jamison Brown, W. R. Kenner, P. H. Leslie. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 287 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | B. G. Moreland, et ux v. A. M. Furgusson, et al | Jackson | Estate Dispute |
Offspring have a dispute regarding the settlement of their parents estate. Additional Plaintiff: Zada Mooreland. Additional Defendants: Dou D. Rate, Morgarath Rate, Rlraserut Gromes, John B. Rallins, Martha Rallins |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 648 | 134 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1848 | Benjamin D. Richmond v. Tandy K. Witcher | Jackson | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 225 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1885 | B. J. Farrar, et al. v. Thomas C. McKinley, et al.& J. D. McKinley v. Thomas C. McKinley, et al,& James McClarin& wife v. Thomas C. McKinley, et al | Jackson | Estate Dispute |
Additional names: Martha Jane McClarin. Estate of Matthew C. McKinley. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 644 | 110 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1838 | Caffrey Martin v. Lanson Clark | Jackson | Petitions for Certiorari | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 209 | 11 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1855 | Curtis W.& John J. York v. James Merrit | Jackson | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 256 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1867 | C. M. Bonner et al. v. Peter Townsend et al | Jackson | Wills, Contested | Middle | Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 525 | 84 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1833 | Catherine Pharris v. Enock Carter | Jackson | Possession, Unlawful |
Enock Carter unlawfully possessed a 40 year-old Slave named Hannah, who belonged to Catherine Pharris |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 190 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1816 | Clement Hencock v. Polly Cook, admr. of James Cook | Jackson | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 176 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1882 | Charles Hopkins et al. v. T. B. Upchurch et. al. | Jackson | Property Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs Sally Hopkins, William Young & Nancy Young. Additional defendants William Ragland, Penelope Ragland, Thomas B. Upchurch, Rhoda Upchurch, Thomas Young, B. J. Young, Rhoda Young, Harriet Ragland, John Young, & James Roland. Defendants are the children of Thomas Upchurch, deceased. Complainants charged that Thomas Upchurch did not own the 200 acres so they are claiming they are the rightful owners of the land. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 615 | 220 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1837 | Carter Tally & wife v. James H. Jones & William P. Jones, admr. of James Harrison, dec. | Jackson | Estate Dispute |
Case file is oversize. James Harrison's will is included. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: Oversize 10 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | Charles A. Still v. W. A. Still, admr. of William F. Still, dec. | Jackson | Wills, Construction of | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 58 | 0 | Order A Copy | ||
View Entry | 1902 | D. B. Johnson v. B. L. Quarles, et al. | Jackson | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional defendants: Clay Reeves. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 164 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1897 | D. W. Herring v. Lawrence Elison & wife et al | Jackson | Debt |
Additional defendants: R. P. Morgan, Hubbard Cole and wife, and the five minor children of Cole and wife. |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 755 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | D. K. Fink v. James Hall, et al. | Jackson | Debt |
Defendants were the heirs of Eliza F. Gipson. Too many to note. Eliza died in 1881 after a prolonged battle with a "female disease." Plaintiff was Eliza's physician during her illness and sued to collect payment for his services. Plaintiff complained that the nature of Eliza's illness forced him to tend to her for days and weeks at a time at the exclusion of his other practice. This petition was originally filed in the case of W. T. Hall, et al. v. L. M. Gipson, et al. 4 folders. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1026 | 517 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | D. H. Baldwin and Co. v. J. T. Anderson et al | Jackson | Debt |
Additional defendants Cox and Anderson , Z. M. Young and Geo. H. Morgan. Plaintiff was seeking money that was owed to them. Reason for debt not given. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1014 | 56 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | David G. Shepherd v. Sallie Cannon et al. | Jackson | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Additional Defendants: Stanton Carter, Jane Carter, Alisha Cannon, Martin V. Cannon, Henry H. Cannon, Garrett Sadler. Case concerns a trade made in 1838, which exchanged a slave named Thompson for a parcel of land, the ownership of which is disputed. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 65 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1824 | David Finn v. State | Jackson | Rape |
Rape, assault of Sally Davison (aka Davidson). |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 365 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | D. W. Hawes, et al. v. S. H. York, et al | Jackson | Debt |
Additional plaintiff: Joel H. Storie. Additional defendants: Newton Moore, William Gore, Richard P. Brooks, David Rawley. Debt of $134.24 plus interest. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 664 | 167 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1836 | Elijah Barnes v. Nathaniel Dick et al. | Jackson | Debt |
Additional defendant James Dick - Amount of debt $100.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1857 | Edmund S. Kirby v. Frances M. Goolsby admr. of Henry Kirby, et al | Jackson | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Jane Kirby, David Griffith, Hartwell Stratton, Mary Stratton, Patrick Kirby, and Martha Kirby. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 253 | 219 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | Ensley Willmore & Allen Dewitt v. James Carnahan & M. G. B. Stubblefield | Jackson | Other |
Cause of Action: Judgment Collection. Plaintiff is collecting his judgment. Defendant Carnahan claims that the tobacco levied against was the property of Defendant Stubbklefield and should not have been taken as satisfaction of the judgment against Carnahan. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 275 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1818 | Ebenezer Best v. Sampson Williams, et al | Jackson | Debt |
Additional defendants: Matthew Moss, Edward Hogan, George White, and Phillip Myers. Add. dfnts. Matthew Moss, Edward Hogan, James Cook, Anthony Hogan, Edward Hogan, S. Williams, Lest John Faulkner, William Whyte. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 335 | 109 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1904 | Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. R. L. Burks, et al. | Jackson | Estate Dispute |
Dispute over estate of W. A. Roberts who was murdered in 1901. His wife, Henrietta (who is named as plaintiff in original bill) was declared incompetent by court in 1901. R. L. Burks was admin. of W. A. Roberts's estate. Case in 4 volumes filling entire box. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 475 | 1267 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1882 | Elizabeth Brown v. James G. Kirby, et al. | Jackson | Petition for Land |
Additional defendants: A. H. Mauear and his wife Elizabeth Mauear, Eliza Kirby (wife of J. G. Kirby), Isaac Flatt and his wife Sallie, W. F. Brown, J. F. Brown, Bascrum Brown, A. C. Ragland, Andrew Moberry and wife Martha, and James Keith. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 617 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Eliza H. Lyon by Next Friend v. William Woodfolk & Wife | Jackson | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Jennie H. Lyon and Mai Lyon. Plaintiffs are minor children of W. W. Lyon. Plaintiffs believe they are entitled to 600 acres of land willed to their father by William Woodfolk Sr. their great grandfather. After William Woodfolk Sr. died, Wade Woodfolk was appointed the admr. of his estate. The plaintiffs are represented by their Next Friend William Anderson. Documents housed in 2 boxes. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 784 | 295 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1853 | Eliza Roberts Burchet v. William Gearhart, et al. | Jackson | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: Sarah Gearhart, Jonathan Roberts, B. F. Caldwell, Susan Caldwell, Osburn Stone, Sarah Stone, Joseph Roberts, James Roberts, Bennet Stone, Hardeman Caldwell, Nancy Caldwell |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 421 | 138 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | E. L. Gardenhire v. Joshua Haile | Jackson | Debt Dispute |
1876, one A. Boles was arrested for stealing 40 gallons of brandy, worth $1.50/gal. At trial, the defendants were found not guilty and prosecutor Haile (defendant in this case) was taxed with costs of case, citing prosecution as frivolous & malicious. Gardenhire was the Justice of the Peace that rendered said decision. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 734 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Elias Davidson v. John H. Dennis | Jackson | Other |
Davidson sued Dennis for "seducing and debauching" his daughter Delia L. Davidson, then a minor, causing her to become pregnant & give birth at age 17 to an illegitimate child. Bill describes Delia as Davidson's "daughter and servant" & he as her "father and master." Cause of Action: Seduction. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 816 | 16 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1821 | Francis Adams v. Edmund Jennings, et al. | Jackson | Land and Title Dispute |
Edmund Jennings and others was indicted on owing Francis Adams $881.88. Other defendants are Joseph Woodfolk and William Woodfolk. Supreme court of errors and appeals |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 180 | 0 | Order A Copy |