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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 | 1886 | Albert G. Scott v. A. W. Scott et al. | Humphreys | Land, Partition of |
A dispute of land jointly owned by the plaintiff's deceased father and the defendant. Additional Defendant: Emma T. Morphis (formerly Emma Scott). |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 697 | 139 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | Cincinnati Investment Co. et al.v. Mayor& Aldermen of Chattanooga | Hamilton | Land, Sale of |
Opinion only, case summary not included. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 749 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | James M. Smith v. W. R. Presley | Henderson | Land, Sale of | West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 302 | 195 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1886 | J. H. Acklen v. Louisville & Nashville Rail Road Co. | Davidson | Loss of Property |
The plaintiff sued the defendant for loss of law books and desk destroyed by a fire at the railroad depot. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 688 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | J. P. Drouillard v. Jacob Bloomstein | Davidson | Sale of Land/Property | Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 704 | 54 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1886 | J. M. Mitchell v. J. M. Tadlock, et al | Roane | Land, Sale of |
Additional defendants: N. G. Tadlock and T. C. Tadlock. J.M. Mitchell sold land to the defendants in 1882. Mitchell alleged that defendants did not pay full amount owned or honor payment time line given in sale contract. Additional materials in ET 1964 (Range 18, Section H, Shelf 1). |
East | Range: 19 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1923 | 432 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | L. V. Garland v. L. D. Gillenwaters, et al | Recovery of Land/Property |
Plntff. sought recovery on a $250 note executed to her by the deft. under her maiden name of L. V. Gillenwaters. Plntff. & deft. brother & sister. Their father had decided to make an "adjustment" of some of his property among his 3 oldest children from his first. Marriage, of whom plntff. & deft. were two, & conveyed the land to the deft., requiring him to execute a note of $250 to each of the other 2 children. Plntff. asked for recovery against deft. & sale of the land. |
East | Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1874 | 15 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1886 | Lewis Mason & Wife et al. v. Lewis M. Jarvis et al. | Hancock | Recovery of Land/Property |
Additional Plaintiffs: Lavina Mason, Isaac and Mary Parkey, and Wilson M. and Mary Couch. Suit concerns the ownership of a tract of land in Claiborne County owned by Josiah Ramsey, dec. The plaintiffs claimed that the defendants had taken illegal possession of the land under a fraudulent tax sale/title. See majority of materials (109 of 133 pages) in box ET 1886. See related case files in box ET 71, 73, and 1695. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 751 | 133 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | Mary A. Chase et al. v. James A. Joiner et al. | Shelby | Land, Partition of |
Additional Plaintiffs: W. J. Chase and Ada B. Chirot. Additional Defendants: Rufus L. Joiner, Mary Wright, and her husband. |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 293 | 348 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | Madison Ray, et al. v. George A. Jackson, et al. | Wayne | Land, Sale of |
Additional Defendants: David Jackson, Jonathan, Jackson, J. M. Jackson, Andrew Jackson, William Jackson Additional Complainants: Moses Ray, Anderson Ray, William Turnbow, Jesse Dicus, Harriet A. Dicus, heirs of Nancy Ray Williams, dec. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 585 | 135 | Order A Copy |