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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 | 1896 | James Hugh Brown, by next friend D. M. Brown v. D. F. Watkins, et al | Maury | Land and Title Dispute |
Add defendants: D. F. Watkins, R. W. Watkins, H. G. Evans and wife, Sallie Evans. Case involves a dispute between the grandson of F. H. Watkins and the executors of his will, who both claim ownership of a 360 acre farm in Maury County. The grandson and his father moved away after the death of their mother, however they claim the did not abandon their claim to the farm. The defendants claim the farm was never given to the daughter or the grandson. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1086 | 113 | Order A Copy |