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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 | 1865 | State v. William A. Robertson | Marion | Assault and Battery |
Incomplete case file. Assault was against W. Goodman. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1200 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1865 | State v. Amos L. Griffith & M. W. Sherry | Marion | Forgery |
Case relates to execution issued on judgment in case of M.W. Sherry v. Robert Dunkin [Duncan]. After Dunkin paid the judgment, Defs allegedly marked out the endorsement evidencing such payment on the judgment itself, with intent to defraud Dunkin. Def. indicted for forgery but indictment dismissed as being legally insufficient. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1203 | 8 | Order A Copy |