Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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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 | 1821 | Elizabeth Gilliland, widow, & heirs of John Gilliland, dec. v. Augustus Jenkins | Cocke | Unknown |
Exhibit only. Case file unknown. Exhibit includes oversize flyer of Rules of the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals regarding the taking of depositions. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: Oversize Box 10 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1821 | James Terdale, et al. v. Sterling Wheaton, et al. | Haywood | Unknown |
Although discovered in the Eastern Division, this case names a county from Middle Tennessee. Case file is incomplete; power of attorney only. Sterling Wheaton resided in Haywood Co., TN. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1821 | John Hankins v. William Mitchell | Knox | Unknown |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 54 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1821 | Robert Weakley & George Smith v. Clement McDaniel | Davidson | Unknown |
This case pertains to the running of a lottery. It states that McDaniel "refuses to tell to whom he sold said tickets or for what he sold them, or what he has done with the proceeds of the sale." |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 180 | 13 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1821 | State v. William Hayter | Overton | Unknown |
This is one page of a case and no cause of action is listed. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 180 | 0 | Order A Copy |