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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 | Buckner& Ferrell v. A. G. Horton, et al. | Obion | Land, Sale of |
Defendants: S. T. Hughlett, W. C. Burnett |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 204 | 213 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | C. G. Bond Guardian v. Francis D. Theus | Madison | Petition to Sale Land |
C. G. Bond, regular guardian of F. D. Theus, a lunatic in the asylum at Nashville |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 222 | 86 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | E. L. Jordan et al. v. Horace P. Keeble & wife, C. C. keeble | Rutherford | Estate Sale |
Additional Plaintiffs: James F. Fletcher, Mary H. Masely and Archerd Masely. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 661 | 116 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | F. G. Connell et al.v. Anna McKenna et al. | Shelby | Estate Sale |
Estate that of Eppy White. Named in Case: Maud B. McKenna, heir at law of her mother Anna McKenna; Louise E. Connell, daughter of Eppy White; Fred G. Connell; William Connell, dec. 1874; Fannie R. Connell, husband T. P. Dawson; Susan Connell, dec., husband W. W. Mannigault; Josie E. Connell, husband J. D. Randall, and King P. Connell. King & Fred G. Connell, Mrs. Fannie R. Dawson & Mrs. Josie E. Randall heirs of Louise E. Connell. Mrs. Susan Mannigault had no surviving children. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 223 | 96 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | George Gilham v. Francis Sylva P. D'Arusmont | Shelby | Land, Sale of | West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 230 | 392 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1883 | Isaac Hunt, et al.v. W. W. Melton, et al | McNairy | Land, Sale of |
Plaintiffs: Martha Ann Hunt. Defendants: J. R. Burkew |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 197 | 106 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | Joseph P. Macheca v. J. W. Tighe & Son | Shelby | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods | West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 15 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1883 | John H. Prater et al. v. William Staples et al. | Knox | Petition to Halt Sale |
Additional Plaintiff: J. O. Sanderson Additional Defendant: Joseph D. Foute. William Staples won a judgement against Benjamin Prater for a debt. The court ordered the collection of said judgement and the sale of a tract of land that supposedly belonged to Benjamin to repay the debt. John H. filed suit to prevent the sale, claiming the land was his, and not in any way subject to the debts of Benjamin. |
East | Range: 18 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1988 | 298 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | James M. Heath v. T. G. Jarrett | Dickson | Land, Sale of | Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 173 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1883 | Nora B. Hart et al. v. Bianca Czapski et al. | Shelby | Petition for the Sale of Goods and Chattels |
Co-complainant: A. W. Hart. Co-defendants: Benny Czapski, Annie Czapski, Louis Czapski. Nora Hart is the guardian of Bianca Czapski and her sibling and asks that a guardian ad litem be appointed to sell some of the railroad bonds left them by their late father, the annual income from the bonds being insufficient for their education and support. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 237 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | State v. William M. Hatcher | Wilson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Additonal defendant: Tom King. Charges were brought against Hatcher and King for selling liquor within four miles of an institution of learning. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1126 | 35 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | State v. Tom Warren | Wilson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Warren was tried for unlawfully selling liquor within four miles of an educational institution. This case is similar to or possibly a duplicate of another case found in MT 1124. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1124 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | State v. W. E. Butler, et al. | Shelby | Land, Sale of |
Additional defendants listed as Tammy McCarty, John McCarty, unknown heirs of E. McCarty, J. A. Everett and wife, and W. W. McDowell. |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 282 | 77 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | State v. W. M. Hatcher | Wilson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Hatcher was charged with selling and tippling liquor within four miles of an incorporated institution of learning. This file contains two cases with two different docket numbers. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 39 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | State v. Wilson Larkins | Humphreys | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Larkins was accused of selling liquor within four miles of an incorporated institution of learning, Waverly High School. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | State v. J. S. Dunlop and John Windham | DeKalb | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Defendants were charged with selling liquor within four miles on an institution of learning. Windham was accused of using a false prescription for brandy to get liquor from Dunlop’s pharmacy which is within one half mile of Pure Fountain College. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 46 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | State v. Tom Warren | Wilson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Warren was tried for unlawfully selling liquor within four miles of an educational institution. This case is similar to or possibly a duplicate of another case found in MT 1124. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1124 | 26 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | State v. Albert McClellan | DeKalb | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
The case includes four charges against McClellan for selling liquor to J. W. Campbell without a license. The four charges are divided into four separate cases but there is only one docket number and each charge occurred on the same date. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | Thomas Lancaster v. State | Smith | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 158 | 0 | Order A Copy |