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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 | 1817 | Abraham M. DeGroffenreid v. John Kimbro | Rutherford | Trespass |
There is another case between DeGroffenreid & Kimbro over a track of land in 1820. See MT Box 321. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 3 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1837 | Alfred M. Osbourne v. John M. Williams | Rutherford | Trespass with Force of Arms | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 209 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1921 | Dewy Coffey v. State | Rutherford | Trespass | Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 412 | 26 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Elizabeth Hall v. William C. Fletcher | Rutherford | Trespass | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 245 | 75 | Order A Copy | ||
View Entry | 1849 | Edwin H. Childress v. [?] Benjamin Ferguson | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages |
Amount of damages $700.00 |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 382 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | James A. Moore et al. v. William Higgins& Robert Rauson | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: William Moore, Sarah Moore, and John Moore. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1860 | Joshua P. Miller v. Murfreesboro Lascassas Milton& Liberty Turnpike Co. | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he trespassed on the Defendants' premises. Included is an Act of the Tenn. Dept. of Agriculture. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 297 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1850 | John Doe, lessee of Theodore Schultz& Thomas Hord v. John Elliott | Rutherford | Trespass with Force of Arms | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 388 | 62 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1837 | James Smith v. Lanier Watson | Rutherford | Trespass with Force of Arms | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 209 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1839 | James Yourie v. John W. Childress | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1853 | James Tompkins v. Donelson McGregor | Rutherford | Trespass | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 245 | 24 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1840 | James M. Weatherly v. Hillery Allman, et al. | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages |
Additional defendants: Hayse B. Snell, Richard Allman |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 382 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1850 | James, a person of color v. Enoch H. Jones | Rutherford | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Plaintiff's last name not given. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 388 | 46 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1818 | Nicholas & James M. Tilford v. Beverly Randolph | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages |
The Tilfords were assignees of John W. Tilford, assignee of John Gill, Jr. and John P Little, who were formerly partners in a mercantile. Beverly made a promissory note to for repayment of $121.17 in six months. The debt was not paid on time and this case was filed to recover the debt. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 5 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | Nathan Hall v. Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad Company | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1828 | Randal McGavock & James Gordon v. Henry Trott | Rutherford | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Case involved a dispute over a tract of land farmed by John Den in which Den was ejected. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 187 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1837 | Reuben Bennett v. Cadance B. Read | Rutherford | Trespass with Force of Arms | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 200 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1848 | Stephen M. Owen v. Richard Hallyburton | Rutherford | Trespass with Force of Arms | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 229 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1848 | Samuel D. Morgan et al. v. Augustus H. White & Burrel G. White | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: Robert H. Gardner and Foster G. Crutcher. Plaintiffs partners in trade in the firm Morgan Gardner and Co. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 228 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1848 | Thomas W. Evans, et al. v. Burrel G. White& Stokely White | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: Pleasant Smith and William H. Evans in firm Evans and Smith. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 225 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1821 | Thomas Rucker, et al. v. Drury Vaughan, et al. | Rutherford | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Other plaintiffs: Isaac Shelby. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 360 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | Thomas Herd v. J. M. Avent | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy |