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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 | 1879 | Byrd Shelton v. Luke Sellars | Perry | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 327 | 18 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1912 | Dr. J. A. Fergusen v. Mayer & Aldermen of Dyersburg | Perry | Injury and Damages |
Exhibits include photograph of bridge. Request for damages in the amount of one thousand dollars |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1286 | 197 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1906 | E. P. Hayes & wife D. C. Hayes v. H. B. Stubblefield et al. & H. B. Stubblefield v. E. P. Hayes& wife | Perry | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1032 | 11 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1912 | John L. Westbrooks, et al. v. William Starbuck | Perry | Land and Title Dispute |
Case in three folders. Other plaintiffs: L. J. Westbrooks; Alma Wade; Wilma Wade; Kunkel Wade; J. D. Southerland. |
West | Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1082 | 548 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | R. C. Cotham v. Mary Larance | Perry | Contract Dispute and Damages |
$10,000 in damages for breach of contract. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 565 | 80 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | State v. Susie Odle | Perry | Assault and Battery |
Alternative defendant name: was Susie Jackson before marriage. Case in West Tennessee box despite being from Perry County. Defendant is referred to as "colored" in the trial. |
West | Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 655 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1829 | Stanley Johnson v. Jacob Johnson | Perry | Land and Title Dispute |
Dispute over lots that the Johnson's purchased in the town of Perryville. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 186 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1870 | W. N. Baker & wife v. A. C. Dansbee | Perry | Trespass and Damages |
Wife of Baker not mentioned by name. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 320 | 18 | Order A Copy |