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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 | 1827 | Daniel Brown v. Jeremiah Hobson | Maury | Estate Dispute |
James Hobson is under guardianship of James Black. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 186 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1827 | John O. Cooke v. Benjamin B. Smith | Maury | Debt |
Plaintiff won a judgment against the defendant in the sum of $42.36 and court costs. Judgment being appealed. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 186 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1827 | Perry Cohen v. William Bradshaw | Maury | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 187 | 22 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1827 | Patrick Maguire v. Edward W. Dale | Maury | Debt Settlement |
Other names in the case, not directly involved in the suit: Thomas D. Clark and William R. Hill. Book I page 463 |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 184 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1827 | State v. James R. Bennett | Maury | Murder |
Murder of Thomas Callahan by gunshot to chest. Sentence: Death by hanging; sentence carried out April 1827. Lymon D. Brewster, witness for defendant. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 184 | 31 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1827 | State v. Calvin M. Smith | Maury | Bearing Challenge to Duel |
Calvin Smith, a practicing attorney, bearing challenge to a duel. Dueled and killed Robert Brank. Charged with murder in Kentucky. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 186 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1827 | William Carr v. Nathaniel Smith | Maury | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiff not satisfied with a negro sold to him by defendant. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 186 | 14 | Order A Copy |