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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 | 1904 | George Kolp v. Memphis Street Railway Company | Shelby | Injury and Damages |
The plaintiff was a passenger on the Memphis Street railcar when it went off the track and seriously injured him. |
West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 710 | 125 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1904 | J. A. Moeschle, et al. v. St. Louis& San Francisco Railway Company, et al. | Shelby | Injury and Damages |
Other plaintiffs: Maggie Moeschle; Arthur E. Lott; Lizzie Lott. Other defendants: Illinois Central Railroad Company. |
West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 903 | 127 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1904 | L. E. Brevard et al. v. Dan McCurry | Carroll | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: W.M. Buford and G.G. Buford. |
West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 713 | 194 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1904 | Levi Joy Jr. v. R. M. Sledge, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
3,000 bundles of piece cotton ties. Two briefs included. 2 folders. Additional Defendants: Lindsey Wells and O. D. Sledge. |
West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 878 | 265 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1904 | Memphis Street Railway Company v. M. G. Dodds | Shelby | Injury and Damages |
On appeal. Dodds was sued company for $25,000 for being injured in accident & having both feet crushed & amputated. |
West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 897 | 167 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1904 | M. Moscovitz v. Journeymen Bakers & Confectioners International Union of America, Local 65 at Memphis | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
The plaintiff claimed the defendants would force him out of business by boycotting him and intimidating his customers. The documents in the case consist only of the plaintiff's brief. |
West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 894 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1904 | Shelby Edwards et al. v. L. C. Stacy | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Contract dispute over real estate. Brief included. Additional plaintiffs: Ruth B. Edwards, plaintiff's wife. |
West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 706 | 66 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1904 | T. K. Riddick, et al. v. Memphis Street Railway Company | Shelby | Injury and Damages |
Other plaintiffs: Harriet Riddick, a minor, and William Holloway. Riddick was sued over damages to his carriage and for medical expenses incurred in the treatment of daughter Harriet after being struck by streetcar. Holloway, an African American, was driving the phaeton after picking up the Riddick children at Higbee School in Memphis. |
West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 698 | 107 | Order A Copy |