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].
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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 | James Callahan v. Sarah A. Murrah | Shelby | Petition to Compel Payment for Goods | West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 222 | 153 | 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 | N. R. Parmelee v. Tennessee & Sequatchie Valley Railroad | Cumberland | Debt for Wages |
Plaintiff entered into a contract to construct a trestle or bridge on the defendant's line about 1900 feet long at $1.19 per foot. The plaintiff claimed they completed most of the work but were prevented from finishing it by an injunction. The defendant took possession, completed it, and claimed that the plaintiff failed to do the contracted work. Plaintiff sought accounting of the work he completed and repayment of such. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1080 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | Sallie Reese v. S. H. Bell et al | Davidson | Debt for Wages |
Approximately 300 receipts spanning the years 1881-1882, mostly to J.L. Reese. Additional defendants Stanley Bell, William Duncan, Russell Duncan. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 705 | 350 | Order A Copy |