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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 | 1935 | Alexander Hamilton Institute v. Mrs. Rebecca A. Rogers | Washington | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Exhibits: correspondence, certificate, enrollment agreement. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 752 | 115 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Anna Sparks v. Kings Incorporated | Washington | Damages |
Anna Sparks is sued Kings Incorporated for damages for personal injuries she received when she fell down their stairway. She sues for $2,500.00 in damages. |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 876 | 89 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Charles O. Gray v. Mrs. Arthur Bragg; Mrs. Arthur Bragg v. Charles O. Gray; Mrs. Mary Wilson Gray v. Mrs. Arthur Bragg | Washington | Damages |
All three cases came from a single automobile accident between a car driven by Mr. Gray and a car driven by Mrs. Bragg. Both cars were carrying passengers and there were several injuries. |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 883 | 94 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | C. E. Rogers v. Johnson City | Washington | Contract Dispute and Damages |
From the Chancery Court at Johnson City, TN. Exhibits: contract, Course of Study and Rules and Regulations of the City Schools of Johnson City, correspondence, resolution, opinion from State ex rel. J. B. Brown v. Polk County, et al., 1932, Ordinance No. 860, minutes from Board of Education meetings, resolution reducing teachers' salaries, study of school costs, School Dept. Section of Ordinance No. 891, Ordinance No. 861, statement of salary payment to C. E. Rogers. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 750 | 259 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Charles O. Gray, Jr. v. Mrs. Arthur Bragg | Washington | Damages |
Plaintiff sued for $25,000 damages. Charges that on 29 Nov. 1934 as he was returning to his home at Tusculum College after attending a football game in Bristol, VA, the car that he was driving was struck by a car driven by Mrs. Bragg. Plaintiff, an instructor at Tusculum, alleges that he suffered serious & permanent injuries & that deft. was driving recklessly. Plaintiff's wife, Mrs. Mary Wilson Gray & a Mrs. Clemmons also passengers in his car. Mrs. Bragg a nurse at National Soldiers Home. |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 868 | 293 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Gump Investment Co. v. G. R. Simmons | Washington | Damages |
Defendant originally sued for $500 damages. Charged that Gump Investment sold him a 1929 Chevrolet Sedan whose title was under question. Replevin suit brought against Simmons; car taken from him & delivered to A. C. Riddle. After trial & appeal Riddle adjudged the owner of the car. Simmons argued that Gump Investment knew about replevin suit but failed to offer him assistance, thus causing him expense, delay & the loss of his car. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 841 | 138 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Tennessee Eastern Electric Co. v. Lillie Pierce | Washington | Damages |
The Electric Company supposedly failed to properly maintain its electric line, resulting in damage to Pierce's residence. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 893 | 436 | Order A Copy |