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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 | 1892 | Catherine Searcy v. N. T. Byrn& wife | Madison | Deed Dispute | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 352 | 139 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Dunbar& Trumble v. John. W. Scurlock& W. D. Clark | Madison | Debt | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 348 | 125 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | D'Etta J. Lewis et al. v. J. Albert McClanahan et al. | Madison | Estate Dispute |
Docket # partially illegible. Last two digits are 39. Additional complainant: F. B. Fisher, exec. Of T. F. Lewis of Crockett County. Additional defendants: Miranda L. McClanahan, Eleanor McClanahan, Nannie Lou McClanahan, and Alberta McClanahan. Last 3 all under age 21. Concerns lot in City of Jackson originally willed to Miranda McClanahan in 1872 by her father-in-law, Samuel McClanahan. |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 375 | 58 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | E. C. Dawson& wife v. Lansing Post & Jackson Brick Mfg. Company | Madison | Lien |
Cause of action: Vendor's lien and attachment |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 377 | 430 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | G. E. O'Connor& W. J. O'Connor v. John L. H. Tomlin | Madison | Debt for Rent | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 364 | 117 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Jno. L. H. Tomlin v. G. E. O'Connor & W. J. O'Connor | Madison | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Recovery for past rents. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 351 | 35 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | John W. Theus, Trustee, et al. v. W. A. Dugger & Co., et al. | Madison | Debt Dispute |
Plaintiffs: Bank of Madison, N. S. White. Defendants: W. A. Dugger, Sallie T. Dugger, A. D. Dugger, Jesse A. Thompson. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 344 | 103 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | J. S. Wilks v. Tennessee Midland R. R. Company | Madison | Debt | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 361 | 27 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Loucheimer Brothers v. Stewart& Oliver | Madison | Debt | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 357 | 41 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Maggie I. Byers v. Illinois Central Railroad Company | Madison | Wrongful Death | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 349 | 100 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Malinda James v. The Standard Life& Accident Insurance Co. | Madison | Breach of Contract |
Malinda James is taking action on an accidental life insurance policy that was taken out for her husband John James, deceased. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 351 | 164 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Mansfield Drug Co. et al. v. D. L. Brown et al. | Madison | Deed of Trust |
Additional Plaintiff: Louis Voight & Sons. Additional Defendant: J. L. Dupree, Jr., Second National Bank of Jackson (TN), Dr. A. E. Darochee, and W. A. Brown. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 350 | 97 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Mrs. A. F. Cunliff v. W. W. Richardson | Madison | Debt on Account | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 350 | 155 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Martha Vantreese v. William Vantreese | Madison | Divorce |
Cause of Action: Divorce on the grounds of abandonment, and plea for Alimony |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 360 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | R. H. Epperson v. Robertson& Botts | Madison | Deed Dispute | West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 377 | 46 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Roe& Lyon for the use of E. H. Randle v. S. R. Conger | Madison | Debt |
Debt for note under $1000. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 511 | 61 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | State& Madison County v. Joseph Radamacher & James Brown | Madison | Taxation Disputes |
Defendant James Brown noted as being colored. Lawsuit was filed with a claim of unpaid property taxes. Cover page as well as "page 1" are missing. |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 525 | 93 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | State v. Nathan Beasley | Madison | Perjury |
Defendant and others charged with operating a game of chance in corporate limits of Jackson; Beasley indicted for perjury after giving sworn testimony in first trial. Hon. L. S. Woods, Judge, 11th Judicial Circuit. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 353 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | State v. Louis Smith | Madison | Larceny | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 352 | 25 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | T. H. White v. Holmes& Rodgers | Madison | Replevin |
Holmes and Rodgers is comprised of the following: Jasper Rodgers and Giles Holmes. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 361 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Tom Oliver v. State | Madison | Assault with Intent to Kill | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 364 | 26 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Tennessee Midland Railway Company v. A. R. Thomas | Madison | Personal Injuries | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 349 | 121 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | the Mayor & Aldermen of the City of Jackson, Tenn. v. E. C. Pool& wife, Mary Pool. | Madison | Damages |
Damages sought for injuries to Mrs. Mary Pool's arm due to defective wooden plank crossing on one of the streets of the city of Jackson, in August 1890. Appealed to Supreme Court. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 353 | 147 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | T. H. Lewis v. Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company | Madison | Damages |
Damages for overflowing his land and trespassing thereon and damage done hereto. |
West | Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 641 | 115 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | W. T. Newsom, guardian of S. C. Newsom v. The Illinois Central Railroad Company | Madison | Damages | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 344 | 188 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | W. J. Caesar v. Martha A. Harris | Madison | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 357 | 102 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | W. H. Croom v. A. W. Jones | Madison | Debt | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 354 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | W. T. Pearson v. G. H. Ramsey& Company | Madison | Debt |
G. H. Ramsey and company consists of the following: G. H. Ramsey and Edmund Burkley. Cause of Action: debt via "the determination of preference between two deeds of trust, one in favor of Pearson and the other G. H. Ramsey & Co." |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 361 | 76 | Order A Copy |