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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 | Dangler Stove Manufacturing Company, et al. v. Woolridge Stove Company, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Continental National Bank, contract dispute with the Woolridge Stove Co. over trust deed, bankruptcy. George M. Brasfield, president of Woolridge Stove Co. Hon. F. H. Heiskell, Chancellor, Chancery Court of Shelby County TN. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 788 | 225 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Dora Hendrick et al. v. V. O. Hendrick, exe. of S. J. Hendrick, dec.& L. M. Carter | Carroll | Estate Dispute |
Plaintiffs: Dora Hendrick and Cora Hendrick, minors and sue by their next friend, W. H. Eason. File incomplete: table of contents and page 1 missing. Also contains record of the case of Gray & Dudley Hardware Co. et al. v. V. O Hendrick et al. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 802 | 462 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Dayton Long v. Thomas C. Crow | Carter | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 728 | 18 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | D. Brumit v. Virginia & Southern Railway Co. | Carter | Injunction |
Brumit argues that he has contract to provide a depot for railway. Brumit owned some houses & vacant lots fronting Pine St in Elizabethton, & Southern Railway extended its tracks down the street directly in front of Brumit's property. Brumit argued for an injunction to prevent the Railway company from building further on the street. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 6 | 21 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | D. A. Carpenter, receiver of Southern Building & Loan Association v. W. F. Reinhardt & Laura Reinhardt | Shelby | Debt |
Debt for a home loan. |
West | Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 677 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Dora& Cora Hendrick, by their next friend W. H. Eason v. V. C. Hendrick, et al. | Carroll | Estate Dispute |
Estate of S. J. Hendrick. Additional defendants could not be determined. |
West | Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 670 | 16 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Day & Bailey Grocery Company v. Roanoke Chemical Company | Shelby | Breach of Contract |
Plaintiffs claimed defendants owed them $611.61 for a breach of contract. Contract concerned a rail car full of 400 cases of soda. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 802 | 75 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Ed McNichols v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | E. A. Johnson, ex. of Leonard Johnson, dec. v. J. N. Johnson, et al. | Hardin | Estate Dispute |
Other defendants: Watt Hardin; Louisa Hardin; Hester Collie; J. B. Altom; C. C. Brandon; Nora Brandon; John Howard; Alley Howard; Joe Johnson; Kate Johnson; Mary Johnson; John Johnson |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 451 | 398 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | E. L. Menager, receiver of Consolidated Pump Works v. W. P. Halliday, Jr. | Shelby | Debt |
Additional parties: J. Shank, J. H. Ainsworth, J. C. A. Leppelman, G. M. McCarty. Debt for unpaid stock subscriptions. |
West | Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 677 | 77 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | E. Friend v. W. Collier Estes | Shelby | Slander | West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 802 | 76 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | Emily Clowney, by next friend v. Cothran & Company | Tipton | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 758 | 217 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | E. J. Dykeman v. Mrs. M. Strickland & M. Strickland | Shelby | Replevin |
Replevin for property, including tables, chairs, curtains, and other household items. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 797 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Elizabeth A. Benjes v. Samuel Scheibler | Shelby | Debt |
Debt was incurred by former husband. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 797 | 113 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Emma Bell Thompson v. Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co. | Madison | Damages |
Emma Bell Thompson is sued the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co. for twenty five thousand dollars in damages. She fell getting off of the train and injured her ankle and foot. This case is divided into two folders in box 803 |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 803 | 337 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Ellis & Warner Hardware Co. v. C. J. Fallaw, et al | Shelby | Injunction |
Additional defendants: North American Trust Co. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 819 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | E. P. Sale v. W. L. Eichberg | Shelby | Negligence |
W.L. Eichberg is sued Dr. E.P. Sale for negligence. He states that Dr. Sale treated him for a broken arm and did not properly monitor the healing of the arm which resulted in the arm not healing correctly. He was left with a shortened arm. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 833 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Ernest J. Schott v. Henry McCarthy | Davidson | Debt |
Origin of debt: Breach of Contract. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 486 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Evander Williams & Company v. E. L. & T. H. Coffey | Haywood | Breach of Contract | West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 742 | 85 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | E. F. Boswell et al. v. Ike Williams | Henderson | Land |
Additional plaintiffs: Nancy Bowell, Addie Crook and her husband E. Crook, Martha J. Hare and her husband M. A. Hare. Case concerns timber. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 798 | 211 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | E. B. McHenry, Clerk & Master, etc. v. M. B. Trezevant, Trustee, John M. Peters | Shelby | Property Dispute |
E.B. McHenry, late Clerk & Master, Chancery Ct., sues in capacities for the use of Otto Seyppel against defendants. re: plantation in Arkansas owned by Pearl Burgett, rent and taxes owed. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 800 | 61 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | E. E. Muse v. J. W. Jourdan, et al | Henderson | Fraud |
Additional defendants: Tishomingo Savings Institution, C. L. Watson, First National Bank of Chattanooga, G. W. Essary, B. M. Nelson |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 829 | 393 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Endowment Rank Knights of Pythias v. Mrs. Katie F. Allen | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Damages of $5,000 for refusing to pay the $3,000 benefit. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 835 | 195 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | E. H. Meredith et al. v. A. J. Crawford, et al. | Morgan | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
This bill was filed to recover entry No. 511 in Morgan and Fentress Counties, and a reference of timber cut from the land. Opinion Only. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 740 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | E. & M. Hollingsworth by next Friend v. Allen Beever, et al | Unknown |
Fragment. Answer to Petition to Re-hear. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1078 | 3 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | Feder Holzman & Co. v. W. H. Gass | Union | Breach of Contract | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 10 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | Firfield Tool Co. v. James Lee, Jr. & James G. Duke | Shelby | Replevin |
Lee owner of Lee Gin & Machine Co.; Duke manager of business. Plaintiff states that in Dec. 1896 it sold an engine to the defendant worth $1250, $500 of which to be paid in 3 installments, remainder paid for in $795 worth of tools to be delivered to plaintiff. Defendant did not pay $500; tools received were not the ones contracted for and in such poor condition they were not worth expected cash value. Plaintiff applying for writ of replevin. |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 743 | 329 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Frank M. Hughes & Joseph Mercer, DBA Hughes & Mercer v. W. J. Abston, DBA W. J. Abston & Company | Shelby | Debt |
Case concerns a debt made by Walton Hill. Complainants claim that Hill shipped cotton to Abston, who then sold it. Complainants also claim they have a lien on the cotton for a debt owed to them by Hill for $525.00. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 802 | 33 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Fred R. Hunt, Jr. v. A. Kolsky | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 841 | 100 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | F. T. Maxwell v. A. M. Stuart, et al. | Washington | Lien Settlement |
Maxwell, a CT resident, loaned Will Harr $2500 at 10% interest. Maxwell took as security, a deed of trust to on the "Harr Block" in Johnson City. Atty researched deed, finding one encumbrance stated in deed, but another appeared after the deed was given to Maxwell. Also, mechanics liens were discovered. Document fails to clarify Stuart's wrong doing. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 7 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Feder, Holzman & Co. v. W. H. Gass | Knox | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Case is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 88 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Fidelity Mutual Life Association v. W. S. Haynes et al. | Shelby | Breach of Contract |
No cover. Defendant claims he is owed money for work he has already done; plaintiff says they reduced his salary because he refused to accept their demands to sell a new product. |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 738 | 150 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | F. M. Kennedy & Co. v. J. L. Pogue | Madison | Debt Dispute |
F. M. Kennedy & Co., a stave business, comprised of J. B., Charles & J. E. Kennedy & A. Stafford. Details of case not given. Pogue brought suit by warrant twice against plaintiffs on "a plea of debt due by account". Won first suit with judgment of $457.90 & costs against plaintiffs. F. M. Kennedy & Co. won second suit with judgment of $220.19 & costs against Pogue. Pogue dec. pending suit; W. H. Rogers admin. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 807 | 25 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | George A. Smith v. M. J. Hogan, exe. & admr. | Hawkins | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Court orders a land sale, of property unknown, and that Bettie McMillan and her husband to be paid out of a land sale. Incomplete case. See also boxes ET5. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | G. W. Bennett & wife v. The Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company | Gibson | Fraud |
G.W. Bemmett claims that the Mass. Mutual Life Insurance Co. altered his application for insurance and that they committed fraud. He wishes to recover money he had already paid them for premiums for the insurance coverage. |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 751 | 65 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | George W. Clement v. T. H. Lewis | Gibson | Recovery of Land/Property |
Case deals with claim against the United States government for property destroyed by the Federal forces during the Civil War. Property that was destroyed belonged to Caleb R. Clement, deceased. His daughter and heir Rebecca Clement, deceased, was married to defendant, T. H. Lewis. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 811 | 131 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Gerson, Seligman & Co. v. Bradford, Nichols & Co. | Madison | Debt |
Debt of $500 due by account. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 802 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | G. W. Smith v. Marie C. Hitzfield | Shelby | Wills, Contested |
Will of G. W. Smith |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 825 | 71 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | George C. Kobbe v. Harriman Land Company, et al. | Morgan | Land and Title Dispute |
Harriman Land Co. made a fraudulent claim to Kobbe's land. They proceeded to cut valuable timber and collect rents on properties they had seized. Additional Defendants: John A. Jones, John Jones, John Kries, & the F. G. Oxley Stave Co. See add'l documentation in boxes ET 92, ET 34. Possibly related case in ET 2a named George C. Kobbe v. John D. Kries. Exhibits include 4 oversize maps of land in dispute. Maps located in ET Oversize Box 21. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 13a | 312 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | George W. Moss v. L. H. Boling | Crockett | Debt |
Plaintiff sued to collect $465 debt & $114 in freight charges & court costs. In March 1893 parties in suit dealt in livestock & shipped 8 jacks to Belton, TX. After disposing of 5, plaintiff sold his interest in remaining 3 jacks to Arthur M. Knight & settled partnership with deft. After settlement deft. owed him $465 which he has refused to pay. Deft. has also refused to pay his share of freight charges to have a stallion & jack shipped back to Bells, TN. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 821 | 176 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Germania Building Co. v. Joseph Haines | Shelby | Property Dispute |
Regarding sewer line. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 804 | 125 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | George W. Strother et al. v. James Reilly et al | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Annie Kinniard Strother, James Kinniard and Austin Bull Kinnaird Additional defendants: M. Gavin, Trustee; Thomas Keely; Martin Kelly, Jesse Kit and Jackson Martin |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 831 | 125 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | G. R. House v. Mobile & Ohio Rail Road Co. | Gibson | Damages | West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 841 | 21 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | Horton, Gildersleeve, & Co. v. Mayor & Aldermen of the town of Johnson City, Tennessee | Washington | Tax Collection |
Incomplete file; brief only. The town of Johnson City had recently changed its tax collection policy, exempting land used only for farming from being taxed in anyway other than for building and maintaining roadways. However, the city then attempted to tax property used for farm purposes. This brief cites many similar, precedential cases from other areas. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4a | 9 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | H. P. Maxwell v. J. Fletch Woodard | Warren | Property Dispute |
Bill of Complaint and other miscellaneous documents. It looks like the cover to the case has been defaced with graffiti. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 99 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | H. C. Scott v. Lee Thornton admr. of G. W. Scott dec. | Shelby | Debt | West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 382 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | Henderson House v. State | Lauderdale | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Dunk Goodrich |
West | Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 677 | 11 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Herman Brothers Lindauer & Co. v. W. H. Sorter, et al | Carroll | Injunction |
Additional defendants: Nora Sorter, J. D. Cozart, J. C. R. McCall, George McCall |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 783 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | H. J. Alexander, admr. v. M. L. Cheatham | Chester | Usury |
Note was executed by the defendant to plaintiff's intestate, H. F. Alexander. Defendant filed plea of usury & plaintiff made a motion to strike plea from file. Motion overruled & plaintiff took issue on the plea. Judgment in favor of plaintiff, which the defendant appealed to Chester Co. circuit court. It ruled in favor of the defendant. A couple staples could not be removed. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 788 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | H. C. Scott v. Lee Thornton, admr. Of George W. Scott, dec. | Shelby | Fraud |
Charge was " obtaining good under false pretenses". |
West | Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 677 | 17 | Order A Copy |