Order Cases Online
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 | Samers & Magee v. Francis Albest | Polk | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Missing first 4 pages. The plaintiff company has requested but not been paid the sum of $391 for services rendered. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163 | 54 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | Thomas Boyd v. James A. Mabry | Knox | Non-payment of Bank Note |
Defendant executed a written note to the plaintiff for $1,000 due one year after the date it was created. He failed to pay the plaintiff the sum of the note. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1161 | 7 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | William Barnett v. Isaac Guthman et al | Roane | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Add. defendants: Lewis S. Guthman & Harmon Haas. The additional defendants were partners in trade under the name Haas, Guthman, & Company, but I. Guthman was never a full member of the company. The plaintiff as supplier sold to I. Guthman 74 pieces of bacon, totaling $187. The plaintiff took a note signed by I. Guthman under the company name, but he did not hold the power to issue a note for the company. Afterwards, I. Guthman left the area with the bacon and never paid the note, as did the company. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1176 | 35 | Order A Copy |