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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].
Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1895 | Frank L. Jacobs v. Nashville & Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Co. | Rutherford | Damages |
Plaintiff, Frank Jacobs, sued the defendant for $1500 in damages for the killing and injury of his livestock. Jacobs claimed the defendant failed to build a fence and gate of sufficient strength to prevent livestock from wandering onto the tracks. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1049 | 261 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1895 | Lethe Minor alias Lethe Carney v. J. T. Jackson and R. Dorman & Co. | Rutherford | Damages |
Plaintiff, Lethe Minor, sued the defendants for damages for unlawfully selling her piano valued at $500. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1079 | 57 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1895 | Reuben Smithey v. St. Louis Railway Company | Rutherford | Injury and Damages |
Smithey was seeking money from the Railroad company for injuring him. Smiethy was trying to get off the train and Smithey claimed the train moved causing him to fall. Additional pages found in box MT1005 and in two folders. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 488 | 267 | Order A Copy |