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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 | 1855 | A. L. Taylor v. Hiram Bogle | Blount | Failure to Pay |
Hiram, his wife Martha Ann, & his child, & "a young black woman" in their household became ill. They called Dr. A. L. Taylor to take care of him. Each family member repaired at a different rate of time, the total time of the Dr.'s attention was about two months. The bill mounted & Bogle could not pay it back right away. Suit was to recover payment. However, witness testimony shows the bill was far too high to be fair. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 9a | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | Brown & Appleton v. John Yancey | Washington | Failure to Pay |
William Stuart began a retailing business with Dr. John Yancey in Warrensburg, purchasing their initial stock from Brown & Appleton. Their store burned to the ground in 1849. Although they still had their books, & turned them over to an official for record, when the debts came due, they were unable to pay. They hardly made a profit by the time of the fire. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 9a | 95 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | Bank of Tennessee v. E. B. Bigley et al. | Davidson | Failure to Return Execution |
Additional Defendants: C. W. Nance, J. Beaty, J. W. Dabbs, James Hamilton, R. W. Perles, James Mallock, A. Dunn, R. H. Wallace, J. H. Gowers. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 255 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | East Tennessee Iron Manufacturing Co. v. John G. Bynum | Hamilton | Failure to Pay |
John Bynum purchased machinery from East TN Iron Manufacturing Co. for a large scale steam tannery operation. He still owed about $2000 for the equipment. The iron company sued to recover this amount, suggesting a lien on five acres where the tannery stood. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 10a | 35 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | Edwin H. Childress v. E. B. Bigley et al. | Davidson | Failure to Return Execution |
Additional Defendants: C. W. Nance, J. Beaty, J. W. Dabbs, James Hamilton, R. W. Perles, James Mallock, A. Dunn, R. H. Wallace, J. H. Gowers. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 255 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | Minos T. Cannon, et al. v. William Word | Bedford | Failure to Return Execution |
Appeal only. Cannon appealed the judgment rendered in favor of Word for $295. Additional plaintiffs: Robert J. Cannon and James M. Elliot. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 254 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | Samuel Crosland v. Mary McDaniel & Eli M. Cleveland | Hamilton | Failure to Pay |
Crosland sued Hugh L. McDaniel who then died intestate. Crosland was awarded $456 in damages. McDaniel had only $200 worth of property, eighty acres set aside for a dower. Crosland accused McDaniel of purposely refusing to register land so that it may not have a lien placed upon it. Crosland sued to settle the debt owed him by the McDaniel estate. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 10a | 88 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | State v. John Howard, et al. | Sevier | Failure to Pay |
Other defendants: Joseph Snapp; John A. Poindexter; Allen S. Bryan; Wilson Duggan; A. Smith. W. S. J. Ford, county clerk of Sevier County, died without paying the state $144.92 for fees collected between September 1849-April 1850. Defendants were Ford's securities, so state was trying to collect the money from them. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1162 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | State v. Wilson Duggan, et al. | Sevier | Failure to Pay |
Plaintiffs: John Howard, Joseph Snapp, John A. Poindexter, Allen S. Bryan, Wilson Duggan, and A. Smith- those who owned securities of W. S. G. Ford, dec., former clerk of the County Court of Sevier Co., for the sum of $114.92 due the State of Tennessee on account of revenue collected by said Ford as clerk of the County Court from 1 Sept. 1849 to 1 April 1850, and failed to pay over as directed by law. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1165 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | State v. Levi H. Knight | Meigs | Assault with Intent to Kill |
"on the 6th day of December 1854 in the county aforesaid did unlawfully make an assault upon Michael Fooshee by drawing an axe on him and swearing he would kill him." |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1165 | 23 | Order A Copy |