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].
Use quotes for an exact search. ex. "J. W."
View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
View Entry | 1883 | James H. Vaughan, et al. v. John H. Foust, et al. | Smith | Partnership Settlement |
Additional plaintiff: John C. Bridgewater. Additional defendants: Dixon Fergusson, William Keanley, Joseph E. Foust. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 660 | 332 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | J. C. & J. W. Hubbard v. James M. Fravell et al. | Smith | Fraud |
Additional defendants: J. H. Nixon, J. H. Smith Wright, Harris and Company; Graighead, Gibson, Evans, Fike, Porter and Comapany; Berry Demoville and Company; Dismukes and Woolwine, B. H. Cooke and Company, R. P. Jenkins |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 666 | 236 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | Lucy A. Roberts by next friend H. M. Hale v. M. D. Mason et al. | Smith | Fraud |
Additional Defendants: O. W. Roberts. Plaintiff Robert filed suit against her former guardian who she claimed owed her $441.01 in the final settlement of his charge in 1859 and also for her interest in the estate of her grandmother, Temperance Whitley, which she sold to Mason for $500, not realizing the greater value of the estate. She charged Mason with fraud and forgery and her husband, O. W. Roberts, with purchasing certain property of the estate without her consent or knowledge. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1145 | 300 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | William Turner, exe. v. Thomas Durham, et al. | Smith | Estate Dispute |
Contested last will & testament of Starling Hale, d. 1862, of Smith Co.; Widow, Rosannah H. Grandchildren: Samantha, Louisa, and Josephine; extended family: Melissa Jane Durham (niece). Defendants: Rosannah H. Hale, Thomas Durham and wife, Melissa Jane; William Williams and wife, Samantha; Josephine Hale; Lewis Manning and wife, Louisa. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 665 | 286 | Order A Copy |