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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 | 1884 | Alexander Frank, et al.v. William Black, et al | Shelby | Estate Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs: Julia Frank, D. F. Goodyear. Additional defendants: Black & Baymiller, George Baymiller, W. P. Hunter. Additional parties: W. B. Dritt, dec. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 239 | 435 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Asa Selby et al.. v. H. J. Hollingsworth et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Harriet Laning, Charlotte Chambers, Joseph Chambers, Elizabeth Sweet, A. S. Sweet, Thursey Keck, John Selby, Emma Compton, John B. Compton, Sarah Smith, Sylvester Smith, George Ambrose, Louisa Wagley, and others. Additional Defendants: Lucinda Hollingsworth, Govey Hood, C. E. Barbour, and H. F. Dix. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 240 | 116 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | A.M. Boyd & Sons v. H. Y. Marley | Shelby | Default on Promissory Note |
A. M. Boyd & Sons comprised of A. M., Alston & Irby Boyd. Plaintiffs sued to collect about $914.10 from defendant. Pages 1 & 2 missing from first brief. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 253 | 105 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | A. B. Polk v. W. P. Mitchell, et al | Shelby | Injunction |
Additional defendants: E. B. Carroll. Additional parties: Thomas Polk, J. J. Polk, Annie E. McNeil, John C. McNeil, Virginia G. Boners, P. H. Boners, F. J. Polk, |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 264 | 866 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Anna K. Blount v. Edmund W. Williams | Shelby | Deed Dispute |
The defendant was the executor of the last will of Joseph R. Williams. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267 | 472 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | A. Connell et al. v. Samuel P. Walker, et al. | Shelby | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Co-defendants: John W. Walker, exor. For S. P. Walker. Co-complainants: J. W. Woodward, Jesse W. Page, John T. Page. Case involves money owed to Connell et al. by S. P. Walker for some property he purchased before his death and for related legal bills. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 111 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Anna M. Carpenter v. Marie E. Strange, exe. et al | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Ayres P. Strange; Alice M. & Fanny Mitchell; Jane Sarah "Sazie" Strange; Lydia E. Creighton; Ayres P. Merrill of Pittsfield, MA & William N. M. Merrill of Stratford, CT. Marie E. Strange exe. Of Ayres P. Merrill Ayres P. Merrill resident of NYC; dec. there Nov. 1873. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 252 | 47 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | A. S. Williams v. Taxing District of Shelby County | Shelby | Damages |
Williams sued the Taxing District of Shelby County for $1000, maintaining that a defective bridge on a public street caused serious injury to a horse and wagon belonging to him. Injury took place in 1883. Printed brief included. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 269 | 56 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Butler P. Anderson v. Gertrude A. Leftwich et al. | Shelby | Lien |
Additional Defendants: Eugene Leftwich, Blanche Leftwich, Charles Leftwich, and Willie Leftwich. Defendant was the widow of John Leftwich. Anderson was Commissioner of Revenue for Shelby County. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267 | 125 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | B. R. G. Warner v. State | Shelby | Petition for Habeas Corpus | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 251 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | Calvin Smith v. Memphis & Arkansas City Packet Company | Shelby | Assault and Battery |
The folder includes three briefs, two hand-written and one printed. Smith worked as a "rouster" on the steamboat Rene Macready, loading cotton. He claims he was attacked by the first mate, beaten on the head and buttocks with a hickory stick, and then threatened with a pistol and shot at. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 253 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Charles B. James, et al.v. E. L. McGowan | Shelby | Estate Settlement |
Plaintiffs: Ellen James, Lula Albert, Charles Brown, W. A. Wheatly, James Jones, Georgia C. Jones |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 256 | 333 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Cash Mosby et al. v. Thomas H. Bass et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: Nannie Mosby. Additional Defendant: Henrietta Bass |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267 | 140 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Catherine M. Fowell v. John T. Page et al. | Shelby | Wills, Contested |
Additional Defendants: Jesse W. Page, E. A. Graham, William Folwell, Mattie Folwell, Nannie Folwell, and S. W. Wills. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 268 | 394 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Chesapeake, Ohio & South Western Railroad Company v. Samuel Rembert | Shelby | Damages | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 270 | 38 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | Charlotte Barbour v. Charles Curtis et al. | Shelby | Conveyance, Illegal |
Additional Defendant: Thomas S. Barbour. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 241 | 94 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Cumberland Telegraph& Telephone Company v E. P.& B. B. Barnes | Shelby | Damages | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 263 | 59 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | Carver Gin& Machine Co. v. F. J. Bannon, et al. | Shelby | Debt |
Albert Paine is the co-respondent. Condition is poor with water-damaged edges which are frayed. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 109 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | D. W. Lake et al. v. James H. McDavitt, admr. et al | Shelby | Guardianship of Minors |
Additional Plaintiff: Willie Louise Lake, wife D. W. Lake. Additional Defendants: Union & Planters Bank of Memphis; Hallie Bessie, Howell, Carrie & Ellie Turner, minor heirs of Thomas B. Turner, dec. McDavitt his admr. Thomas B. Turner died intestate 16 April 1883. Willie Louis Lake is daughter, age 20 at the time. W. D. Lake & wife wish to be made guardians of the minor heirs. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 245 | 76 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | D. T. Porter et al. v. R. H. Welch et al. | Shelby | Debt |
Co-complainants: W. F. Taylor, G. W. Macrae. Co-defendant: M. E. Welch, wife. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Daniel J. Partin et al.v. William E. Butler et al | Shelby | Rent Dispute |
Other parties: Sodwick or Godwick Partin, W. J. Davie, Bridget Stub, Anton Isele, John Gilder, Caroline Hotter, F. Heidelberg, joseph Barth, Mary Boyce, G. F. Maender, W. J. Smith and A. M. Stoddard or Goddard |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 243 | 266 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | E. M. Apperson v. E. C. Pattison | Shelby | Damages |
Damages claimed of $20,000. Complainant was executor of the estate of Wade H. Bolton, dec. and was originally sued for the value services performed for Bolton. Includes Letters of Administration on E.C. Pattison, dec.. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 236 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Eliza Stillman v. H. L. Guion et al. | Shelby | Estate Settlement |
Additional Defendant: Sam Mosley. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 232 | 118 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Elizabeth A. French, admr. v. George W. Swink, admr. et al | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: R. H. French & Rebecca (Taylor) French. George W. Swink admr. for wife Olivia (Taylor) Swink, dec., born 17 July 1850. Elizabeth A. French admr. for James H. French, dec. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 252 | 235 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | E. A. Clark v. J. S. Nickius et al | Shelby | Attachment |
Missing first 22 pages |
West | Range: 81 Section: 3 Shelf: Box Number: 976 | 388 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | E. A. Clarke, exe., for J. S. Clarke. v. J. S. Nickins, et al. | Shelby | Debt |
Alternate names: J. S. Nickenson, J. S. Wickin, N. S. Clarke, W. S. Clarke. Additional defendants: Natter Gregory and the Union and Planters Bank of Memphis Tennessee. Missing cover |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 286 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | E. L. McGowan, guardian, v. J. H. McDavitt, admr. | Shelby | Guardianship of Minors |
There are two parts to this case: the first involves the appointment of McGowan as guardian of minor children Maggie, William, and Henry C. Houck; the second involves a suit against admr. J. H. McDavitt concerning the ownership of certain assets. Folder includes several legal briefs and a summary of the case of Lake v. McDavitt, which was referenced in this case. |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 286 | 62 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Eliza Brinson v. T. A. Grigsby | Shelby | Debt | West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 753 | 305 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | Francis White v. Lucinda Motley et al | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Joshua C., Lizzie S. & Florence Alice Motley; Geneva Hunt. Lizzie & Florence Motley children of Jeanette & Antony Motley dec; Geneva Hunt child of a deceased daughter of Jeanette Motley. Francis White resident of Baltimore, MD. Jeanette Motley dec. 3 March 1877; Antony Motley dec. 3 Aug. 1877. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 252 | 284 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | F. W.& George A. Smith, exe. of H. G. Smith v. A. L. Duvall, et al. | Shelby | Debt |
Additional defendants (best guesses): Mand Duvall, Demetria Q. Arminans, A. L. Duvall, Am Otis and Amietta M., J. B. Millard, Jilly Millard, Brown and Julia Brown, John G. Lonsdale Jr. and Anne Lonsdale, Marie Lonsdale, Louise Lonsdale, and Ida Lonsdale, |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 252 | 107 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | George C. Richardson, et al.v. Lewis Walker et al | Shelby | Attachment |
Names of additional plaintiffs undetermined due to condition of record. Additional Defendants: Lewis, Benjamin, & William Walker of PA, & Judah Myers & other persons with Myers surname. Named in File: Lewis Walker, wife Eliza; Benjamin Walker, wife Sarah; William Walker, wife Rosa of Philadelphia, PA. Sold property in Memphis to Jacob Walker. Benjamin, Lewis, Jacob & William Walker comprise firm of B. Walker & Bros. of PA. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 242 | 826 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | G. R. Haley v. Fonntain Walker & Nelson Walker | Shelby | Replevin | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 255 | 66 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | Grand D. Mebane, et al. v. James P. Graham, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Plaintiffs: Nannie Mebane, John H. Mebane, Emma Mebane. Defendants: Mattie A. Graham, A. R. Murrell, Corinne Murrell, Thomas A. Galloway. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 249 | 115 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | G. B. Thornton v. A. J. Kerr et al | Shelby | Debt |
Additional defendants: B. A. Hollenberg, W. G. Weatherford, Trustee, C. C. Graham. Debt from promissory notes executed by Miss A. J. Kerr, interest. |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 527 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Gilbert Moyers v. Joseph Graham, et al. | Shelby | Debt, Execution on |
Additional Defendants: R. M. Thompson and R. M. Capps. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 269 | 306 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Henry A. Mullally et al. v. The Clerks Building & Saving Association of Memphis Tennessee et al | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: Mary Helen Mullally, wife Henry A. Additional Defendants: O. P. B. Jones, Trustee; Mrs. Julia F. LeGuere, widow George Henri LeGuere dec. 1871. Mary H. Mullally only surviving child of George H. & Julia LeGuere. Other children, George & Julia LeGuere, dec. 1878. LeGuere left will in which he left estate to widow & friends John s. Toof & R. Dudley Frazser(?). |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 408 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | H. A. Mullally v. The Gayoso Oil Works | Shelby | Debt for Wages |
Defendant, an employee of Gayoso Oil Works, sued to collect the balance of his salary & other monies guaranteed him by his contract with the company. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 254 | 174 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | H. A. Roynan v. P. M. Patterson & Co. | Shelby | Damages |
Alternate plaintiff name: Ronian, Rorian. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 252 | 87 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Isaac Hayes & Co. v. B. J. Semmes & Co. | Shelby | Sale of Goods | West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 283 | 80 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | J. B. Aldrich v. J. W. X. Brown | Shelby | Rent Dispute | West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 38 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | John Woods, exe. v. Mollie Welch et al | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional Defendants: S. F. Snowden; Mrs. Delia Lasca & Vital Lasca. John Woods exor. for Annie Woods, dec. & her husband. Testimony from other parties implies that Mrs. Woods was mentally ill. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 98 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | John Markey v. W. T. Swanwick & Co., use of C. F. Conn | Shelby | Debt on Account |
Defendant seeking to collect on account of less than $250. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 245 | 14 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | James Gallagher v. Fred Kuhn | Shelby | Replevin |
The case involved a cow owned by the plaintiff. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 251 | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | J. Katzenberger v. Louisville, Nashville & Great Southern Railroad Co. | Shelby | Loss of Property |
Folder contains three legal briefs. Note artistically hand-reproduced exhibits on page 70. The claim is for loss of baggage by [the railroad] as passenger carriers under 500 dollars. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 253 | 134 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | James O. Pierce v. Jane Lawrence, et al. | Shelby | Lien |
Additional Defendants: Fanny A. Tomeny; J. M. Tomeny, husband; John H. Freeman, Supreme Court Clerk. Jane Lawrence resident of Washington, DC. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 254 | 302 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | J. J. Busby & Co. v. Williford & Anderson | Shelby | Debt | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 257 | 301 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | James Dickson, exe. of Banyon Payne, dec. v. A. M. Boyd, et al. | Shelby | Estate Settlement |
Additional Defendants: R. M. Vaughn, W. S. Noblin, W. A. Sigler, Martin Walt, and I. F. Schabel. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 260 | 220 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Jefferson D. Sims et al. v James Boylan et al. | Shelby | Debt for Wages |
Additional Plaintiffs: James L. Sims and Martin V. Stratton Additional Defendants: Michael Burke and A. Bodkin of A. Bodkin and Co., and Charles Bodkin |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 | 80 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | J. R. G. Lucado v. Talbot Jones, et al. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Additional defendants: James M. Arbuckle and William A. Tucker of the firm Arbuckle and Tucker |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 | 92 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | John Loague, admr. of James Taylor v. R. Dudley Fraser et al. | Shelby | Notes |
Additional Defendants: John Scheibler, W. H. Harden, and Ellen J. Harden. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 268 | 124 | Order A Copy |