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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 | 1830 | (unknown) | Unknown |
Exhibit only. Possibly a turnpike ledger for Cumberland Gate, dating 1830-1833. Slaves, livestock, crops, and other items are listed. Original case is unknown. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: Oversize Box 3 | 130 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | Alsey England v. Joseph Kerr, et al. | White | Damages |
Joseph Kerr, William Kerr, and J. C. Davis owe Alsey England $100 for damages. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Albert Newell v. Petey N. Marr | Montgomery | Debt |
Newell was assignee of Samuel Wade. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 193 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Adam Bell v. William Brown & James Brown | Giles | Debt |
Amount of Debt $245.70. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Augustin Robinson v. Stewart Doss | Smith | Fraud | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 15 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | Arkey Y. Partee v. Jeremiah Alderson | Maury | Detainer |
Concerns slaves: Judy, age 40, Mary, age 4, Sampson, aged 2. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 379 | 58 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Alexander Creager v. The Western & Atlantic Railroad Company | Hamilton | Damages |
Plaintiff alleged that defendant failed to deliver 15 barrels of cabbage by the agreed upon time. Defendant delivered cabbage damaged and decayed due to delay in delivery. Plaintiff filed suit for damages. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1630 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Barton Richmond v. Leopard Cheatham et al. | Davidson | Debt |
Additional defendants - William Thompson and John C. McLemore - amount of debt $150.00. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 212 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Cain Coffee & William Edmondson v Edward Kersey & William McMahon | Warren | Covenant Broken |
Covenant broken and the damages requested was $150.00 |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 33 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Christopher DeGraffenreid v. Daniel Murray | Williamson | Estate Dispute | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 8 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | Conrad Sherratts v. Matthias Firestone | Roane | Debt |
Origin of debt: interest overpaid on a promissory note. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 670 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Callaway Hodges & William Morris v. John McMillan | Knox | Damages |
Origin of damages: Covenant Broken. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 672 | 16 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Dyer Pearl, et al. v. Corporation of Nashville | Davidson | Debt |
There is a filed opinion with this case. Something to do with the cost of erecting a water works building that is attached to other damaged buildings that were destroyed. Some debt was owed. Other names in the case were Mayor and Aldermen. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 212 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Daquin, et al. v. Coiron,et al. | Debt |
Incomplete case. Supreme Court of Louisiana. Louisiana Reports, Vol. VIII. Easter District. |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1139 | 13 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | Elizabeth & Lennard Huff v. John Allen et al | Cocke | Wills, Contested |
Deceased: Joseph Huff. Add. Defendants: Margaret Huff Allen, John & Charity Huff Smith, James & Linda Huff Ellington, Joseph Padget, William & Polly Huff Gilliland, Joseph Huff. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 670 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Edward McKain v. Archilaus Vaughn | Roane | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 672 | 43 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | Francis Curtis & John Harrison v. Thomas H. Price | Davidson | Unknown |
Witness Joel Wilmoth, case only one page. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 189 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Frank N. W. Burton & Lavinia, his wife v. David Dickinson, et al | Rutherford | Estate Settlement |
Additional defendants: James Maney and wife, William Maney and wife, Isaac Lillard and wife, and Mathias Billingfree. David Dickinson administrator of William H. Murfrees, deceased. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 124 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | George Nixon v. Gabriel Bumpass | Hardin | Petitions for Certiorari | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 18 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | Henry Belote v. John Key | Franklin | Debt |
John Key owes Henry Belote $339.51. This is also a debt appeal. Included in the case is a promissory note. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Harvey Hodge v. Anderson G. Youngblood | Maury | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Plaintiff's name also spelled Hoge in documents. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Hamilton Montgomery v. Thomas Scanland | Jackson | Other |
Cause of action: Trespass on the Case. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 370 | 40 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Joseph Hinkle, et al. v. Charles McKinney, et al. | Lincoln | Debt |
Miller Martin is for the use of Joseph Hinkle. They are owed $397.77 from William Husbands, Charles McKinney, and Samuel E. Gilliland. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | John H. Smith v. Perry W. Humphreys | Montgomery | Debt |
Perry Humphreys owes John Smith $230 for debt and damages. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 212 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | James Craig v Nathaniel H. Thomas | Williamson | Debt |
Thomas evidently owed Craig the sum of $250.00 and would not pay him. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | James Stewart v. Andrew Donnelly | Davidson | Debt | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 28 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | Joseph W. Horton v. Matthew Barrow | Davidson | Debt | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 10 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | John Howel et al. v. John C. Nunally | Cocke | Debt |
Origin of debt: previous judgment. Add. Plaintiffs: James Jennings, Joseph H. Greene. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 670 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | John C. Guinn & Theodore Boyd v. Wilkins J. & H. Tannehill | Knox | Debt |
Origin of debt: Previous judgment based on promissory note. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 670 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | James L Norvell v. Eli McCaleb | Claiborne | Debt |
Origin of debt: previous judgment. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 672 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | John Dew, lessee of Colonuskee& Saunetee v. Nancy Kennedy | McMinn | Ejectment |
Dew sued Kennedy for ejectment to plaintiffs' damage $50. Discusses the treaties of 1817 and 1819 between the Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Land under dispute called Wally's Reservation which contained 640 acres. The land was ceded to the U.S. in 1819. Colonuskee[?] and Saunetee had rented and later sold the land to Dew. Colonuskee and Saunetee were Wally[alt. Wallie]'s daughter and granddaughter. Kennedy purchased the land from the state. Court ruled in favor of defendant. |
East | Range: 9 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1281 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | John P. McConnell v. Joseph Hinkle, et al. | Lincoln | Debt |
Joseph Hinkle and John Green are held firmly and bound to John P. McConnell for $4,020. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | John Hutchinson, et al. v. Joseph Johnson | Robertson | Debt |
Joseph Johnson and Isaac Madden owe $2,000 to John Hutchinson and others. Other names Moses Roberts and William Roberts. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 212 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Jacob Shall v. Robert Oliver | Giles | Debt |
Robert Oliver owes Jacob Shall $750 and another bond worth $250. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 212 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Joseph Scott v. John C. McLemore | Davidson | Debt |
Amount of debt $350.00. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 212 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | John P. Rushing, et al. v. Patsey Leroy Gibson | Stewart | Slaves, Selling of |
Docs list defendant as: "Patsey Leroy Gibson by her next friend James Hogan." Other plaintiffs: William Rushing. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | James Woods v. John C. Hale et al. | Giles | Damages |
Additional defendant Joseph L. Hale Amount of damages $1000.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 193 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | John W. Jones & wife, et al.v. William Woodfolk & wife | Davidson | Debt |
Additional plaintiffs: John Wright and wife. Debt includes money for a slave hire. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 143 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | John Jett v. Jesse Canaway | White | Debt | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 58 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | John Boyd v. John Newman, et al. | Davidson | Breach of Contract |
Also includes suit for debt and fraud. Additional defendants: John Maclin and S. Maclin's heirs. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 189 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | James Kincaid v. Jake Chavis | Campbell | Debt |
Origin of debt: promissory note. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 729 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | John Lowery v. Benjamin & Thomas Isabel | Monroe | Debt |
Origin of debt: Promissory note stemming from previous judgment. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 670 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | James Williams v. Henry House & Luke Perdue | Sumner | Unknown |
Case pages out of order. Unsure about date, county, cause of action and case style name. Benjamin Williams is also named in the case. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 618 | 113 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Looney Riley v. Nancy Allison | Knox | Unknown |
Court correspondences and briefs only, no case summary included. Defendant acting as executrix of estate of Uriah Allison, deceased. John Brown acting as Add. executor and Defendant. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 672 | 17 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Luke Roby v. James Rutherford | Stewart | Recovery | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | Montgomery Bell v. Farmers& Mechanics Bank of Nashville | Dickson | Land and Title Dispute |
Montegomery Bell has paid the F & M Bank of Nashville $4,000 which was owed on their 1,114 acres, but Bell filed an appeal on having to pay the rest. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Madison Fisk v. Samuel Vanlier | White | Debt |
Amount of debt $666.75. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Polly Nance v. Jobe Thurman and William Givens | Unknown |
Folder contains an appeal document by the defendant. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 21 | 2 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | Peter Donnelly v .Thomas P. Whitney | Bedford | Debt |
Whitney may be insolvent. He had been trading in goods but using sources provided by his brother Jamers G. Whitney and |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 25 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Peter Donnelly v. Thomas P. Whitney | Bedford | Debt | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 25 | Order A Copy |