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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 | Alice Michelletti, et al. v. Louis Lucarini, et al. | Shelby | Property Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Carlo Michelletti (husband of Alice), Nannie Baker, Charles N. Baker (husband of Nannie), and Louis Campedonica. Additional Defendants: Louisa Lucarini (wife of Louis) and Pietra Castelechi. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 352 | 130 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Andrew Trigg v. Standard Oil Company | Shelby | Damages |
Docket number illegible. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 360 | 149 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Ada Lonsdale v. J. A. Anderson | Shelby | Unknown |
First 400-plus pages missing. The plaintiff's name is also spelled "Ida" in the transcripts. There is another case alluded to throughout the testimony: John C. Savit v. Andrew Taylor. There are three folders for this case. |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 366 | 570 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Beard Wilson & Co. v. Vestal Stroud & Co. | Shelby | Debt on Account |
Plea of debt due by account under $500. Defendants are engaged in a sawmill & lumber business in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi. Judgment for plaintiff in sum of $114.48. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 353 | 180 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | City& Subruban Railway Co. v. W. H. Moore& wife | Shelby | Debt |
Additional defendants: Eva Hume, wife. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 342 | 266 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | City& Suburban Railway Company v. Burnham Parry Williams& Company | Shelby | Replevin | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 363 | 370 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Cornelia J. Cocke v. City & Suburban R. R. | Shelby | Property Damage |
First 6 pages missing. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 365 | 163 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Charles Dollman v. W. A. Collier, et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional Defendants: Alice T. Collier, wife W. A. Collier; John T. Dunn, Trustee; Lombard Investment Co. of MO. Plaintiff a carpenter sued defendants to collect payment for work done on their property. Defendants maintain that they had been dissatisfied with his work, and plaintiff continued working in defiance of orders to cease. |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 815 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | City of Memphis v. Carrington Mason & Sons, et al. | Shelby | Taxation Disputes |
Suit is brought by the Taxing District against defendants, "sundry insurance companies," and F. B. Hunter. All suits involve insurance companies who owed the city a privilege tax. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 360 | 35 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | C. N. Grosvenor v. City of Memphis | Shelby | Bond Dispute | West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 368 | 27 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | City of Memphis v. Memphis City Bank | Shelby | Taxation Disputes | West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 370 | 28 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | City of Memphis v. Home Insurance Company | Shelby | Taxation Disputes | West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 370 | 26 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Dr. R. M. Pate v. I. N. Snowden | Shelby | Default on Promissory Note |
Dr. Pate trustee of brother Charles E. Pate, dec. Oct. or Nov. 1886. Their father dec. Oct. 1886. Constitution & laws of Knights of Honor is included. |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 92 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | E. M. Apperson& Company v. A. M. Ferguson | Shelby | Debt | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 362 | 231 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Emily Simmons et al. v. L. B. Eaton et al | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Defendants: L. B. Eaton, the heirs at law of J. M. Saint and J. B. Clough. Plaintiffs: Emily Simmons and heirs at law of Thomas H. Merrill. |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 60 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | E. D. Laurence v. Charles E. Steele | Shelby | Replevin | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 352 | 46 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | E.R. Oldham v. H.D. Glass | Shelby | Debt |
Amount of Debt $354.10 |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 40 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | E. L. Bateman v. M. C. Pearce | Shelby | Debt |
Debt on an account of $2039.76 |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 541 | 56 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Emma Robinson & Braxton Robinson v. A. C. Brewer & Lida V. Brewer, his wife, R. N. Countee as exer. Of Rosa Randolph, dec. | Shelby | Estate Dispute | West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 621 | 115 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Flora Caruthers v. G. H. Denison & wife | Shelby | Recovery of Land/Property | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 351 | 110 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | G. C. Morris, et al. v. American Building, Loan& Tontine Savings Association | Shelby | Other |
Stockholders complaint against corporation. There are two pages of complainants, varying from TN to Ark. to Louisiana. G. C. Morris of Savannah, TN. Corporation was chartered by TN, Act of General Assembly, 1875, Chapter 142. Mold evident throughout case file; cleaned as much as possible. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 341 | 57 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | George M. Robertson v. Frank O. Robertson | Shelby | Estate Dispute | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 352 | 20 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Gus F. Blanz v. Mary G. Blanz | Shelby | Property Dispute | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 352 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Gus Gurley v. Newport News & Mississippi Valley Rail Road Co. | Shelby | Damages | West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 374 | 33 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Henry Laird, et al. v. Ernestine Heinrich, admr. of P. H. Heinrich, et al. | Shelby | Debt |
Additional plaintiffs: A. N. Edmonds. Additional defendants: Melanie Heinrich, Herman Heinrich, Frederick Heinrich, Arthur Heinrich, minor children & heirs of P. H. Heinrich. Insolvency of the estate of P. H. Heinrich, sale of lots to satisfy debts. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 353 | 141 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | H. Cohen Jr., et al. v. E. Wallis, et ux | Shelby | Wills, Contested |
Other complainants: Herman, Max, Lewis, Ralph, and Philip Cohen The lower court also dealt with the legality of Mrs. Sophia Wallis as administratrix for the will of Solomon Cohen. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 356 | 35 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | H. Clay King v. State | Shelby | Homicide |
Record contains two briefs for the appellant by the following: W. G. Weatherford, James M. Greer. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 359 | 106 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Henrietta Archard et al.v. R. D. Jordan et al | Shelby | Covenant Broken |
Unable to locate & list additional plaintiffs and defendants. |
West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 465 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | H. C. Nall v. the Illinois Central Railroad Company | Shelby | Damages |
On Aug. 11, 1888, plaintiff was struck by hand car as stepping off train in Grenada, Miss., severely mashed and bruised by this accident. Plaintiff was a "drummer" for a Richmond, Va. tobacco firm, selling goods and getting orders for purchases in territory. Lost wages due to injuries, confined to home. Suit for damages and lost wages. Appealed to Supreme Court. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 351 | 76 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Henry Croon v. Kansas City, Memphis,& Birmingham RR Co. | Shelby | Damages |
Plaintiff sued on behalf of "next friend," William Henry Croon. First page of document is missing. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 352 | 111 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Henry Martin v. Young& Gettingby | Shelby | Damages | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 361 | 9 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | H. N. Denver et al. v. L. B. Eaton et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Gray W. Denver, W. D. Denver, A. R. Porter and Nannie K. Porter. Additional defendants: S. P. Walker, W. A. Callis, R. E. Hunter, William Orgill, Edmund Orgill, Joseph Williams, John Pointer, Luke Nelson, Charles Duke, A. D. Dyer, W. W. McDowell & Mary McDowell. W. D. Denver & Wesley Denver, deceased. |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 541 | 435 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | J. A. Austin, et al. v. A. R. Barrett, et al. | Shelby | Debt Settlement |
Additional defendants: Henry M. Thomas, Henrietta R. Thomas. Incomplete file. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | J. W. Wilson v. Winnie Farrell | Shelby | Replevin | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 351 | 82 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | J. C. Rushing, et al. v. Charles D. Armstrong, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: Mary E. Rushing. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 359 | 159 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | James DeBardlaber v. Louisville New Orleans& Texas Railroad Company | Shelby | Injury and Damages | West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 151 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | J. J. DuBose v. E. H. Thorne | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Purchase of land, after the purchase the buyer submitted a petition in Chancery Court to be released from the purchase contract. The Chancellor refused to release him and asked him to pay the purchase money with interest. |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 376 | 57 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | John T. Frost v. H. H. Carr & Co. | Shelby | Lease Dispute |
Property leased was located on Front Street, address 28 Front Street, Memphis. |
West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 594 | 73 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Jose M. Albiztigui, et al. v. Guadalupe & Calvo Mining Company, et al. | Shelby | Debt |
See WT 526. 13 other plaintiffs listed. 43 other defendants listed. 1st part of case located in WT Box 526. |
West | Range: 93 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 357 | 538 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | John Loague, admr. v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road et al. | Shelby | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Folder includes two legal briefs. Co-defendant is the East Tennessee & Virginia Railway Company. Loague is the admr. of Mattie Curry, who is sued the railroads for the death of her husband, a switchman, who was killed when an iron bar broke, tossing him into the path of another train, which ran over him. She accuses the railroad of negligence in using poorly constructed materials and in failing to maintain and inspect them carefully. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 360 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | John Harsh v. Albert Swind | Shelby | Other |
Writ of certiorari. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 365 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | John Loague, admr. of Daniel Horan, dec. v. J. H. McClennan | Shelby | Debt Settlement | West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 368 | 82 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | John Loague, admr. v. J. H. McClellan et al | Shelby | Fraudulent Conveyance |
Brief for Mrs. Louisa C. McClellan, appellant. Rest of case not found. |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | James Yancey v. John Harsh & Company | Shelby | Rent Dispute |
Dispute concerned rental of furniture by the plaintiff from the defendant. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 594 | 70 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Kansas City Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Company v. Memphis, Greenwood Prospect Park Railroad et al. | Shelby | Land, Contract Dispute |
Additional Defendants: The Prospect and Belt Railway Company, the Manhattan Savings Bank and Trust Company, the Memphis National bank, the German Bank of Memphis, T. S. Lam, T. J. Latham, S. H. Lamb, Mm. Smith, John D. Adams, F. M. Nelson, F. H. White, E. F. Adams, R. J. Persons, I. Samelson, Edward Goldsmith, H. M. Hill, Napolean Hill, David Walk, D. M. Scales, and the Chickasaw Land Company. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 323 | 417 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Kansas City, Fort Scott, & Memphis Railroad Co. v. Memphis Greenwood & Prospect Park Railroad Co. et al.and consolidated causes. | Shelby | Debt | West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 379 | 203 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Kate Cazassa, et al. v. F. Louis Cazassa, et al. | Shelby | Deed Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Dudley Eugene Cazassa (who sues by his next friend Kate Cazassa, admr. of F. Cazassa, deceased. Additional defendants: The Memphis Trust Company (guardian of Frank Louis Cazassa) |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 379 | 150 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Kansas City, Ft. Scott& Memphis Railroad Company v. Memphis, Greenwood& Prospect Park Railroad Company | Shelby | Deed Dispute | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 350 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | Kate Strait v. H. B. Strait | Shelby | Divorce |
Kate Strait claims her husband physically and verbally abuses her. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 363 | 72 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Louisville, New Orleans,& Texas Railway Company v. C. Miller | Shelby | Other |
Miller is claiming that he was employed by the railroad and was terminated without just cause. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 34 | Order A Copy |