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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 | 1875 | A. J. Smith v. R. N. Uselton | Rutherford | Debt Settlement | Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 73 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | Enoch Steadman v. Horace Pinckney Keeble & Alfred Moeller | Rutherford | Deed, Fraudulent |
See MT1134, Enoch Steadman v. H. P. Keeble and Alfred Miller |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 31 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | F. J. Harris v. Abner Marlin | Rutherford | Debt |
Incomplete case file; pleas only. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 7a | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Henderson Anderson v. J. S. Lithgow, et al. | Rutherford | Petitions for Certiorari |
Additional defendants: J. H. Major, Deputy Sheriff |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 17a | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | John W. Hill& Co. v. Nat Gooch, et al. | Rutherford | Debt Settlement |
Additional defendants: S. G. Matthews, Lee S. Tucker; additional plaintiffs: firm of John W. Hill also includes J. W. Hill and Oscar P. Hill |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 32 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Laura M. Betty v. W. F. M. Betty, W. A. & J. S. Dejarnett, T. B. & Barkley Jackson Todd, W. B. Lillard, J. W. Peyton, John Jones, Matthew Pitts, William Sharp, E. D. Hancock, admr. of Alfred Miller, dec. | Rutherford | Estate Dispute |
Laura Betty was married to W. F. M. Betty, but they divorced. Although he was violent with her, Laura remarried her ex-husband. He was made to sign a pre-nuptial agreement that he could not dispose of her property without expressed permission. He became abusive once more, asking her to leave during their first week of reconciliation. He took control of her estate, leaving Laura nothing. She sued to recover control of her assets and investments. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 10 | 176 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Margery W. Settle, exe. of Leroy B. Settle, dec. v. William Wendell, exe. of D. D. Wendell, dec.& George Batey | Rutherford | Deed Dispute |
Additional parties: John Hill, W. B. Lillard, S. B. Settle, A. Blackman, etc. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 32 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Ransford McGregor, et al. v. B. M. Hord | Rutherford | Debt |
Incomplete case file; appeal only. Judgement was ruled in favor of the plaintiff for $173. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 6 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | State v. Moses Perry (col.) | Rutherford | Murder |
Alf Davis, colored, George Hoskins, colored were also accused of shooting and killing Henry Gooch, colored. See related case State v. Moses Perry in same box, but different docket numbers, years, and cause of actions. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 31a | 213 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | State v. Sandy Kee | Rutherford | Assault | Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 30 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | State v. Jacob Gray | Rutherford | Murder |
Jacob Gray was accused of shooting George Gray with apistol, killing him. George was seen walking toward his house at sundown, then discovered later lying in a field 100 yards from his house. Jacob, or Jake, was in the house with his mother when his father came into the dark house. They went out and George was discovered dead. Jacob confessed, but had no explaination for why he shot his father. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 13a | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | The First National Bank of Murfreesboro for the use of Thomas Spain v. W. N. Doughty | Rutherford | Fraud |
See MT1134, First National Bank of Murfreesboro for the use of Thomas Spain v. W. N. Doughty, 1879 |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 31 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | William A. Ransom et al. v. Melissa McLean | Rutherford | Debt Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs: W. B. Lillard, John W. Nance. Defendant also referred to as McClain. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 73 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | White & Howland v. Abner Summers, et al. | Rutherford | Execution on Debt/ Mortgage |
B. G. White, John F. Howland; T. D. White, Archibald Fulks; |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 71 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | W. W. Ross, admr. of F. G. Ross, dec. v. Henry Gregory, admr. of James Buchanan, dec. | Rutherford | Deed Dispute |
W. W. Ross, admr. of F. G. Ross, dec. for the use of Alfred Ross. Additional parties: Alfred Ross. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 32 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | William A. Ransom v. L. H. Carney, et al. | Rutherford | Bankruptcy |
Complete case style: William A. Ransom v. L.H. Carney, B.G. White, James F. Fletcher of Rutherford County and A.R. Wood of Coffee County. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 31 | 0 | Order A Copy |