Order Cases Online
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 | 1932 | State, ex rel Ida Marney v. T. F. Ingram | Roane | Petition for Mandamus |
Defendant is a county judge. I. Marney was married to one Cleve Marney, who was found guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment of the plaintiff and eventually deserted her. She filed for divorce and alimony in a case heard in 1930. C. Marney failed to provide the ordered child support, but the defendant, who presided over the case, failed in his duty to bind C. Marney to an action of the Grand Jury and held the case over with no discretion for the law. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1419 | 26 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | State on Relation of J. H. Adams, et al. v. County Court of Roane County | Roane | Petition for Mandamus |
Incomplete file; brief & argument only. Brief questions the validity of naming the State in this case without expressed permission by the legislature. Details concerning case overall are left out, in lieu of precedential cases supporting arguments. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4a | 14 | Order A Copy |