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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 | 1858 | Daniel S. Lavender, Jr. v. Phillip White | Morgan | Trespass with Force of Arms |
And ejectment of the plaintiff from his home with damages of $500. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1160 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | J. S. Anderson v. State | Coffee | Assault with Force and Arms |
Defendant is accused with assaulting Wyatt Sayve. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | Joseph P. Eaton v. John & Arthur Harlep | Anderson | Trespass with Force of Arms |
And willfully and maliciously shooting and killing one of the plaintiff's steers with damages of $50. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1160 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | John Mitchell v. Elijah A. Kimbrough | Giles | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Case also includes a suit for damages. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | John Dennis v. Robert Large | Cocke | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Trespass with force of arms and ditching the plaintiff's land, making water overflow, damaging the land. sued for damages of $50. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1161 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | Rachel A. Sawyers, By Guardian J. C. N. Sawyers v. John Zachry | Knox | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Plaintiff sued for $1,000 damages, alleging that on 10 March 1854 Zachry illegally took possession of a close and lot belonging to her, keeping her from it for a "long time". He also reduced the property's value by cutting timber valued at about $100. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1188 | 14 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | State v. Samuel Scott | Cannon | Assault with Force and Arms |
Defendant is accused with the malicious stabbing John Stureall. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 269 | 0 | Order A Copy |