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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 | 1893 | E. L. Gillette v. N. S. Brooks | Lincoln | Debt |
The Defendant in error entered into an agreement with S. Montgomery Smith (acting as the agent of the plaintiff in error) to clear land at the rate of $6.49 per acre. Defendant claims he cleared a fraction of 27 acres and is still owed payment for his work. Casefile notes that the defendant cannot read or write. The plaintiff died during the course of the trial and the suit was revived in the name of Mrs. Josephine M. Gillette exe. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 953 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | E. L. Gillette v. E. B. Stegall | Lincoln | Debt |
The defendant in error claims that he was hired by the plaintiff in error to build several houses on the plaintiff's land in Elora, Tennessee. Defendant was seeking payment for the completed work. Plaintiff died during the course of the trial and the suit was revived in the name of Mrs. Josephine M. Gillette exe. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 956 | 39 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | Geo. T. Curtis, et al. v. S. Montgomery Smith | Lincoln | Replevin |
Additional plaintiffs: Elizabeth Curtis, and Jas T. Simmons and wife Sarah Simmons. Plaintiffs were the heirs of John A. Curtis dec. Plaintiffs brought suit against the defendant for unlawfully taking out of their possession and detaining from them 7,000 ft. of lumber harvested from the property of John A. Curtis. Casefile notes said property had been owned by the Curtis family for 30 years at the time of the suit. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 984 | 50 | Order A Copy |