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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 | 1835 | Adam Waterford v. James W. Wyly | Sullivan | Injunction |
Order to stop collection of two judgments recovered against plaintiff in the case of James W. Wyly v. Adam Waterford, Sullivan County. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 696 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Allen Yowell v. Thomas Hopkins | Warren | Land, Contract Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | Andrew& Robert Crockett's lessee v. John Stephens, et al. | Claiborne | Ejectment |
Additional Defendants: Joseph Fielder, William P. Campbell, John Campbell, Arthur Campbell, Margaret P. Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Jane Campbell, Arthur L. Campbell. Exhibits: deeds, plat maps. Additional Cause of Action: Trespass. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 696 | 125 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Beverly Randolph v. Henry White et al. | Rutherford | Slaves, Selling of |
Additional Defendants: Lacy White, wife of Henry White. Selling of negro slaves who belonged to Lacy White's father, Lacy Anderson, deceased. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Charles Goodall v. Daniel McAuley | Sumner | Debt |
Amount of debt $125.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Charles McGee v. Archibald Gilchrist | Maury | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | Charles Reed v. Joseph Noe Sr. | Grainger | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 51 | 173 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | Daniel Puryear v. Archibald C. White | Giles | Failure to Pay | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 200 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | David Bell, et al. v. Caleb Putnam | Knox | Debt |
Additional Plaintiff: Samuel Bell. Additional Defendant: John Rutherford. Origin of Debt: writing obligatory. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 694 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Denny Hadley, et al. v. George L. Latimer, et al. | Wilson | Estate Dispute |
Plaintiffs: John L. Hadley, Jr., James H. Hadley |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Elisha Stockstill& Robert Kerby et al. | Warren | Debt |
Additional defendants - William McMahan, Jonathan McMahan & William Neal Amount of debt $248.56 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Elijah Barnes v. Henry Randolph et al. | Warren | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: George Frazer; Labon Southern; John Cain |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Elijah Wilson v. John Hudson | Smith | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Possession of a tract of land in Smith County is debated. Land Grant #11336 and Land Grant #1593 are mentioned in this case |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 376 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | F. A. Ross v. Elijah Pile, et al | Fentress | Forcible Entry and Detainer |
Additional Defendant: Elizabeth Simpson |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 192 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Francis L. Kincannon et al. v. John Cain et al. | Warren | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Laudon A. Kincannon |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | George Petrey v. Joseph Ferrell | Campbell | Debt |
Origin of debt: promissory note. Plaintiff alias: George Petree. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 674 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Harden P. Oglesby v. John M. Turner | Overton | Debt |
Amount of debt $12.86 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John L. Smoney& Lucius Winchester, exe. of Henry Betoti, dec. v. A. R. Wynne& Thomas Roberts | Sumner | Debt Settlement | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | James Irwin v. George A. Irian | Williamson | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | Jesse Mitchell v. State | White | Unknown |
Only consists of the court cost page. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John Den, lesee of Thomas Whiteside v. Thomas Gill & Etheldred Williams | Grainger | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
Gill & Williams were accused of attempting to remove Den from his land leased from Thomas Whiteside. Survey contradictions on land grants added to the disagreements of the parties. Names mentioned: Jacythinia Copeland Mary Copeland, Jacob F. Fort , & Jesse Bean. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 12 | 237 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John Kincaid, assignee of Thomas Chambers v. John Smith | Claiborne | Debt |
Debt due by note of hand. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 688 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John Lowry v. John McGhee, et al. | McMinn | Promissory Note |
Additional Defendants: Alexander McGhee, Matthew W. McGhee, William S. Blair, William Upton. This case involved land sold by a Cherokee named Cabin Smith that he received out of the Treaty of 1819 and conveyed to Gideon Morgan who conveyed to John Lowry Lowry claims to have rented land called Blair's Ferry to Blair and McGhee who signed a note. This action was instituted to collect on the note. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 688 | 137 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John Den, lessee of William P. Wright, et al. v. James Simpson | Knox | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Plaintiff: Isabella Wright. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 696 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John Anderson for the use of Leonard Coker v. William Tipton | Knox | Debt on Account |
Debt under $20.00. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 696 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John Kincaid v. Ali Smith | Campbell | Other |
Cause of Action: Petition for New Trial. Includes list of court costs. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 739 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John Den, Lessee of Thomas King et al.v. Absalom Stonecypher, Jr. et al | Greene | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Add. plaintiffs: George W. King, Hampton Hyder & wife Martha. Add. defendants: John McCurry, Joseph McCurry, Jesse Harrison, & Micajah Darrison. Defendants forcefully entered the residence of John Den and ejected him from the premises. sued for $500 in damages. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1146 | 74 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | James Kennedy v. Benjamin B. Smith | Maury | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | John Doe, et al. v. John Nichols | Williamson | Breaking and Entering |
Additional Plaintiffs: John Doe, Leasee of Nancy Dupree and Keziah Woolridge Cause of Action: Case listed it as Breaking and Entering with force and arms. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John Den, Leasee of LeRoy B. Settle& Andrew Whitley v. John Burris | Jackson | Ejectment | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 23 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | John M. Turner v. Pleasant Armstrong& Thomas P. Oglesby | Overton | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | Jesse Savage v. Benjamin Hill et al. | Warren | Debt |
Additional defendant - John May Amount of debt $450.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Joseph A. Mabry v. State | Davidson | Other |
Cause of Action: Petition to pay fines and court costs with land. Mabry found not guilty of maliciously and unlawfully shooting John R. Wilson, but was found guilty for shooting Wilson. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John Fennel et al. v. Thomas Finch | Franklin | Slaves, Ownership of |
The ownership and/or possession of a slave named George (often called Little George) is disputed between the two parties in this case |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 377 | 106 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John Lowry, et al. v. William Tipton, et al. | Monroe | Other |
Cause of Action: Petition for Writ of Supersedeas. Additional Plaintiffs: Nathan Harris, Robert Harris. Additional Defendant: Matthew McGhee. Also mentioned are William S. Blair, dec. and William Nelson[?]. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 688 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | James Denman v. Isaac A. Miller | Sevier | Trespass and Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 694 | 52 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | John Williams v. Thomas McClain | Claiborne | Trespass and Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 696 | 15 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | John Burger v. State | Hamblen | Violation of Age of Consent |
Victim: Bertha Mullendore. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 844 | 67 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John Lyon, for the use of George C. Graves et al.v. David Russell | Monroe | Debt |
Add. Plaintiffs: William Bird & Julias W. Blackwell. Russell is in debt to the plaintiffs in the sum of $300, but they are also sued for an additional $150 in damages and mental distress due to the unpaid debt. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1140 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | John Patton v. John H. Kain | Knox | Debt |
Patton contracted with Kain to buy a tract of land from him. Patton advanced Kain $4,000 for the land, but Kain later rescinded the contract, stating he would repay all of the money Patton had already paid but never did so.Filed for $8,000 for compensate- ion of the money owed and damages for Kain's neglectful nature towards the debt. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1146 | 17 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Larkin Stewart v. State | White | Other |
Cause of Action: Bastardy |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Lemi Evans, et al. v. John Dew, Lessee of James Jones | Marion | Breaking and Entering |
Additional Defendants: William Price, Samuel James, and Abner Stokes. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Louisa Boswell v. Anthony N. Montgomery | Campbell | Other |
Cause of Action: Account due, sum under $20 dollars for work and labor. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 688 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Lewis Chrisman v. Samuel Chunn | Cocke | Trespass and Damages |
F. S. Hunt became the administrator for the estate of Lewis Chrisman who died during the course of proceedings. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 696 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Michael Myers v. George Neel | Greene | Damages |
Damages under $50.00. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 694 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Matthew W. McGhee v. Samuel Wear | Monroe | Covenant Broken | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 696 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | Moses Swann, leasee v. William Parker & Robert P. Collier | Rutherford | Ejectment |
Cause of Action: Ejectment. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Meredith Hawkins v. State | Smith | Larceny | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | Nicholas Anthony, et al. v. Virginia A. Walker, et al. | Bedford | Debt Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: Ezekiel W. Brown; John Landers; Peter Graves. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 375 | 81 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Pleasant Miller v. Jacob Robinson, Esq, et al. | White | Petitions for Appeal |
An appeal of a prior judgment between the two parties. The original case deals with the settlement of the estate of Jabob Robinson |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 377 | 68 | Order A Copy |