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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 | 1848 | Daniel Glenn v. Stephen H. Coleman | Wilson | Trespass with Force of Arms | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 225 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1848 | David Setters [Selters] v. John Jobe & C. H. Fitzsimmores | Carter | Trespass and Damages |
Motion on bond of industry. Trespass in the form of debt for $78 plus $100 in damages. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1172 | 21 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1848 | James Kirkpatrick v. Banister Dowell | Anderson | Trespass |
Dowell was accused of stealing one of Kirkpatrick's hogs. Dowell then slaughtered the hog, oddly, during the cover of night, further incriminating him. The suit was filed to recover the value of the hog. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 22 | 25 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1848 | John Den, lessee of John F. Gillespie & Nicholas S. Peck v. David Cunningham, et al. | Monroe | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Defendants: Clement Moore; Peter, Francis, and John Cain; James Smith; Michael & William Ghormly. Plaintiffs sued for $500 damages, alleging that on 16 April 1838 defendants entered Den's home & ejected him although his lease had not yet expired. Case may be related to John Den, Lessee v. Nicholas S. Peck, et al, ET Box 1122 & Nicholas S. Peck v. Richard Fen, ET Box 1123. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1169 | 40 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1848 | John Den, lessee of Thomas Dyre v. Joseph Bates et al | Jefferson | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Add. defendants; Stirling Bates & John Bates. And ejectment with damages of $500. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1170 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1848 | John A. Blakemore v. Robert Cannon | Bedford | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 225 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1848 | Nicholas S. Peck v. Richard Fen | Monroe | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Additional defendants notified: James Smith, David Cunningham, Ranson I. Poore, Peter Cain, Francis Cain, & Isaac Hirzen. They were charged with breaking and entering with damages of $500. This case was changed from Monroe County to McMinn County by court action. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1123 | 83 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1848 | Russell Miller v. Isaac Koger [Coger] | Campbell | Trespass |
Plaintiff (also spelled Cogar) complains of Russell Miller & Samuel Carroll keeping his two valuable "horse beasts." Miller & Carroll know full well that horses are Koger's property. Informative witness testimony. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1123 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1848 | Samuel D. Morgan et al. v. Augustus H. White & Burrel G. White | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: Robert H. Gardner and Foster G. Crutcher. Plaintiffs partners in trade in the firm Morgan Gardner and Co. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 228 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1848 | Stephen M. Owen v. Richard Hallyburton | Rutherford | Trespass with Force of Arms | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 229 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1848 | Thomas Wright v. Peter Wright | Davidson | Trespass with Force of Arms | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 228 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1848 | Thomas W. Evans, et al. v. Burrel G. White& Stokely White | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: Pleasant Smith and William H. Evans in firm Evans and Smith. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 225 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1848 | William McIntire v. J.T. Patton | Wilson | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 225 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1848 | William H. Evans v. Thomas Mann | Davidson | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 228 | 0 | Order A Copy |