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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 | J. P. Kefauver v. Thomas D. Taylor, et al. | Monroe | Contract Dispute and Damages |
File contains three briefs from this case first tried in Monroe County, East Tennessee. Other defendant is Zachary Taylor, part owner of Taylor Bros., a foundry. Plaintiff had invented a type of press and contracted with the Taylors to construct it so it could be displayed at the Rhea County Fair. He says the press they constructed was of inferior quality, as was a second attempt. Additonal pages found in box ET 1690 and in 2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 647 | 385 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | T. G. Boyd v. Alexander Lee, et al. | Monroe | Estate Dispute |
Thomas G. Boyd alleged that in 1866, he, Alex Lee, Larkin Carden, A. T. Morgan's widow and heirs, and William Lee (Morgan's son-in-law), became the sureties of G. P. Carmichael on a replevin bond involving a large tract of Morgan's land. The court fined Lee, who had attempted to collect Morgan's debts and cash in on them. Carden claimed title to the land. The transcript is challenging, as it confuses A. T. Boyd and A. W. Boyd. Also involved is Isham Hammonds found in ET 1659. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1192 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | William M. Hicks v. M. M. Hicks, C. W. Hicks, M. A. Hicks | Monroe | Debt |
Debt due on notes for two tracts of land, sale made 5 Feb. 1879, Mark M. Hicks to his son, William M. Hicks. Case is split between two boxes. 158 pages in ET1916. Legal briefs only in ET1050. Legal briefs only. |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1050 | 180 | Order A Copy |