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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 | 1900 | J. D. Sasser Jr. et al. v. The Mayor & Aldermen of Middleton | Hardeman | Taxation Disputes |
Other plaintiffs: M. Wilson, F. S. Simpson, T. J. Hudson, W. B. Shearin, Billy Shearin, J. W. Wilson, C. M. Wilson, J. S. Sasser, & J. E. Jenkins. Defendants include Mayor C. M. Lambeth and Councilmen C. L. Webb, J. H. Miller, Tom G. Moon, John Jenkins, A. T. Cox, T. P. Neely. The complaint is that the election of the town officers was irregularly conducted, and that taxation is unfair. The lengthy case files are in three folders. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 796 | 342 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | State v. William Williams | Hardeman | Murder |
For the murder of Tom Neely. Neely was stabbed while attempting to arrest another man. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 758 | 315 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | State ex rel. A. J. Coates v. J. A. Manson et al | Hardeman | Quo Warranto |
Additional Defendants: The Western Hospital for the Insane, Austin Miller, John R. Godwin, W. M. Wright, J. H. Bills. Cause of action: injunction, mandamus against the Board of Trustees, and Quo Warranto to contest the right of John H. Bills to act as trustee for the Western Hospital for the Insane of Tennessee in place of A. J. Coates. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 794 | 167 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | The Dillard & Coffin Co. v. J. L. Smith, et al | Hardeman | Debt |
Additional defendants: T. M. Smith, Samuel Smith |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 789 | 365 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | The Dillard & Coffin Company v. J. L. Smith, et al. | Hardeman | Debt |
Incomplete file. File containing the following: Statement of facts and brief by Cooper & Waddell, solicitors for the Dillard & Coffin Co. Appellees. File is probably part of record number 11433 (docket number 12812, box number 789). Unsure of additional defendants due to incomplete case. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 794 | 31 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | W. W. Williams v. Jesse Moore | Hardeman | Debt Dispute |
William W. Williams, guardian of Ione & Maud Howard, sued Jesse Moore for payment of rent on the land they owned a share of. Following the death of Mrs. J. Moore, the life tenant, Jesse was allowed to live on the farm property. The dispute was over rent. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 779 | 80 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Wynne Love & Co., et al. v. Clark & Stroup Brothers, et al | Hardeman | Debt |
General creditors. Additional plaintiffs: Mrs. S. A. McClelan, J. W. Clark, W. R. Robinson. Additional defendants: J. W. Clark, J. H. Stroup, D. M. Stroup |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 815 | 127 | Order A Copy |