Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1896 Aaron Lester v. Illinois Central Railroad Company Lauderdale Damages

Victim and also Plaintiff's "daughter and servant": Sweeder Lester Race issues.

 West Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 482 42 Order A Copy
View Entry 1896 G. W. Sapps v. Inman Brothers Lauderdale Recovery of Money/ Wages West Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 532 159 Order A Copy
View Entry 1896 H. A. Puryear v. John G. Thompson Sr., et al. Lauderdale Breach of Contract

Folder includes only briefs: two from the case of H. A. Puryear (or R. A. Puryear) v. John G., Thompson et al., and one from the case of Bernard M. Pattison v. William and Joseph Wallace. The three briefs were fastened together with paper fasteners. The specific contract involved the feeding of a mare, which was then supposed to be taken to a livery stable. The defendants (any others are not named here) kept the mare overnight in his own barn, and she perished there in a fire the next morning.

 West Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 455 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1896 John Ella Goens v. John C. Goens Lauderdale Divorce

Despite the first name of "John," John Ella Goens was a woman married to John C. Goens. Her maiden name was Bivens.

 West Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 76 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1896 State v. Charles D. Flowers Lauderdale Debt West Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 465 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1896 William Glass v. William Ray& B. W. Barfield Lauderdale Damages West Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 453 13 Order A Copy