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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 | 1883 | Charles. S. Douglass et al. v. John N. McKoin et al | Sumner | Land, Contract Dispute |
2 folders. Add. Plaintiffs: H.H. Sugg. Add. Defendants: Emma S. McKoin. Douglass's and Sugg sold McKoin a tract of land, for which a deed was made. McKoins wrote two notes for land along with probate, but payments were past due and plaintiffs state they are in the rights of the deed to sell the land for payment. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 801 | 238 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | F. G. & J. W. Harris v. E. P Tyree et al | Sumner | Contract Dispute and Damages |
2 folders. Add. Defendants:J.A. Wemyss, W.M. Stewart, Joseph Miller, and J.K. Miller. Defendants created an unofficial group named the Grangers and went into contract with plaintiffs to deliver 580 spring lambs on a certain day. The defendants failed to deliver the livestock and under the contract were supposed to pay $1 per head in damages plus a deposit put into a local bank. The defendants refused to pay either sum. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 809 | 369 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | James & Robert McKinney v. R. Brown | Putnam | Land, Contract Dispute | Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 664 | 68 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1883 | Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company v. W. P. McGill | Benton | Contract for Labor and Materials | West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 218 | 33 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1883 | William Taylor v. Steam Boat Robert Campbell | Breach of Contract |
Opinion of the court. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 187 | 0 | Order A Copy |