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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 | 1811 | Alexander McMullin v. George Michie | Wilson | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
George Michie was accused of trespassing on Alexander McMullin's land and ejecting his lessee. McMullin sued for $500 damages. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1a | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1811 | Abel Morgan& Mary Morgan v. Adam Meek | Jefferson | Slaves, Ownership of |
Case involves a dispute over a slave named Sam. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 14 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1811 | David Stewart v. William Cocke et al. | Cocke | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: John Hall and John Cocke. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 47 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1811 | Edward Gray & William Garrett v. Andrew Russell & Alexander Hamilton | Cocke | Debt Dispute |
Additional defendant: John McKim. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 41 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1811 | James Wilson v. Alexander Outlaw | Jefferson | Covenant Broken | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1811 | John Wilkinson & Samuel McGahy v. Nancy Scott | Blount | Property Dispute |
Case involves a dispute over the sale of a horse. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 26 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1811 | Josiah Gamble v. Silas George | Blount | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1811 | John Smith, lessee of John Den v. Samuel Martin | Roane | Ejectment | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1811 | John Timble v. John Rankin | Blount | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 29 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1811 | John Lowry, et al. v. James Houston& Robert Gant | Blount | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: John Waugh, David Craig, William Davidson, John Craig, Hugh Kelso, James Martin, George Colville, and Joseph Colville. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1811 | John Henderson v. Henry Stephens | Cocke | Debt |
Plea of debt due by note for under $100.00 |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1102 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1811 | Richard Waterhouse v. James Walker & John McElwee | Knox | Deed Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 20 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1811 | Robert Marcy v. William Hogshead | Anderson | Covenant Broken | East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 2 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1811 | Stephen Winchester v. William Ring | Sumner | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 610 | 28 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1811 | Thomas Swann v. John Black and Edward Gwinn | Jackson | Debt, Balance on |
A dispute over the full payment for the sale of a tract of land. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 332 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1811 | William Luty v. Robert Purdy & George Sevier | Roane | Assault and Battery |
Plaintiff claims that he was wrongly imprisoned and beaten by the Defendants, who are soldiers, for selling liquor. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 26 | Order A Copy |