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 | Harrison Marable v. C. W. Beaumont | Montgomery | Property Dispute | Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 705 | 21 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1886 | John S. Eldrer v. T. M. Williams | Montgomery | Debt |
Debt of $121.05. Also concerns replevin of a tobacco crop and land belonging to Miss S. M. A. Collins. T. M. Williams rented a farm from S. M. A. Collins. A portion of the crop has been taken by the deputy sherriff and claimed as the property of S. M. A. Collins and the title to the property is pending in another court case. The debt is money owed for rent of the farm where the crop was produced. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 811 | 14 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | State v. J. E. Warner | Montgomery | Revenue |
Cause of action: Violation of revenue laws. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 682 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | State v. Charles Burgess | Montgomery | Fraud |
The defendant was accused of stealing $20.00 by fraudulently posing as a merchant. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 688 | 16 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | State v. West Taylor | Montgomery | Other |
Cause of Action: Abducting a female child for the purpose of prostitution. Victim: Ella Chester, daughter of John Chester. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 564 | 80 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | State v. Susan Bell | Montgomery | Arson | Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 682 | 17 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1886 | State v. William Butler | Montgomery | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 682 | 18 | Order A Copy |