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 | 1886 | Howbeaugh & Goodlet v. C. A & S. J. Caroland et al | Montgomery | Property Damage |
Defendant executed a promissory note to pay for a tract of land from plaintiff. Plaintiff retained title until payment of note. Payment included the profit from the crops. Defendant sought to mortgage tobacco and take timber without title to property. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 794 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | J. J. Garrott v. Joseph Griffey, et al. | Montgomery | Injunction |
Additional Defendant: Susan Griffey. Cause of Action: J. J. Garrott filed this bill to enjoin defendants from prosecuting a suit of replevin and to foreclose on a mortgage. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 587 | 103 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | James Martin, William Logan, Annie Gunn v. James D. Neblett, exe. For B.O. Kessee [Kesee?] [Keesee?], dec. | Montgomery | Land and Title Dispute |
Three plaintiffs separately sued Defendant over title to land a portion of which each had purchased allegedly without knowledge of a lien on the land, which lien originally was held by Kessee before he died. The court consolidated the 3 cases. Other non-parties listed: H.H. Poston, Jerry Metcalf, Z.M. Taylor. Land at issue was located in suburbs of Clarksville. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 792 | 298 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | R. F. Crabtree v. S. J. Lowery | Montgomery | Debt |
Plaintiff claims that defendant is indebted to him for $68. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 792 | 11 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | Thomas Rogers, et al. v. James M. Trotter | Montgomery | Injunction |
Additional Complainants: John C. Batson, admr. of W. B. Batson, dec. Complainants sought to enjoin defendants from prosecuting three suits against complainants in the Circuit Court. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 586 | 444 | Order A Copy |