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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 | 1917 | Continental Insurance Co. of New York et al.v. R. W. Perry | Knox | Insurance Disputes |
Add. Plaintiff: Fidelity Phoenix Fire Insurance Co. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 741 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | Eva Easley v. East Tennessee National Bank | Knox | Equity |
Incomplete case file; opinion only. Mrs Easley was the administrator of her husband's estate. Before he died he had deposited $4950 at the East TN National Bank, & had misplaced the certificate, but was in the habit of collecting the interest twice a year. The bank refused to acknowledge the estate's investment & Mrs. Easley sued to recover the money. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 16a | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | Gorda Johnson v. T. L. Brown | Knox | Right of Way |
Brown fenced in an existing roadway that Johnson insisted was for public use. Johnson sued to gain partial ownership & liability for the fence. Brown then insisted he was owed $907 for damages of not being able to use the fence during the litigation. Incomplete case file; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 14 | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | George L. Ault v. W. F. Drummond et al. | Knox | Other |
Cause of Action: Something having to do with a writ of error. Final Decree only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | Grey Eagle Marble Company v. Richard Perry | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 94 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | J. G. Harrill & A. P. Harrill | Knox | Other |
Case file involves a petition to adopt Louise Knott, an infant. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 34 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | Memphis Steel Construction Company v. W. A. Lister | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | Minnie V. McIrvin v. Lincoln Memorial University | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Opinion only. Issue: When the married women's emancipation act went into effect, was the exemption of married women from the operation of the general statute of limitations abrogated? |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | Nancy Snyder v. J. C. Jett et al. | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Opinion only. Additional Defendants: Peters, Daily, Underwood and McCampbell. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 68 | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | Southern Railway Company v. Thomas Hensley | Knox | Injury |
Opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 68 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | State v. Horace Shelton | Knox | Nuisance |
The state filed it's bill under the Nuisance Law, alleging that defendant maintained a house for the sale of intoxicating liquors. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 742 | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | The Fulton Co. v. Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co. | Knox | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Case involves legalities and definitions of child labor. Worker Kendrick was employed either age 15 or 17, age is disputed, while injured on the job. Insurance company claims it is not responsible since Fulton Co. illegally employed Kendrick. Incomplete case file. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | The Pastime, et al. v. State, Ex Rel., J. Pike Powers | Knox | Public Nuisance |
Suit sought to have The Pastime, a Knoxville gathering place, declared a nuisance, due to its reputation for selling liquor. Its proprietor, Lester Rogers was named as well as Mr. Patterson whom owned the building. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 8 | 4 | Order A Copy |