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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 | 1943 | A. F. Frazier v. W. D. Wilson | Rhea | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 183 | 88 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | Bascom Tipton v. North American Rayon Corporation | Carter | Injury and Damages |
Cause of Action: Worker's Comp. case. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 110 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Belle Brown v. City of Chattanooga | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
Exhibits are missing from file. |
East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 412 | 219 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Cordie Kivett v. Mrs. Ad Cardwell, admr. of Ad Cardwell, dec. | Claiborne | Land and Title Dispute |
Case also involves a disputed will. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 105 | 207 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Cambria Coal Company v. A. J. Hyden | Anderson | Injury and Damages |
Cause of Action: Worker's Compensation. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 126 | 41 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | E. C. Terry et al. v. Sylvester Blevins et al. | Scott | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: Crusoe Slaven. Additional Defendants: Elva Blevins, Tollie Watson. Defendants were coming onto plaintiffs land and cutting timber. Exhibits include 2 oversize hand draw maps in ET OV 15. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 598 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Ernestine Ervatt v. H. F. Bischoff, Sr. | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
Exhibits: hospital papers and bills, check and receipt, correspondence. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 438 | 217 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Elijah Hobart Catlett v. The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York | Sevier | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Exhibits: correspondence, doctor's notes and reports, disability claims. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 482 | 532 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Ella B. Cross et al. v. G. E. Edwards | Roane | Land and Title Dispute |
Exhibits include Roane county tax receipts. Exhibits include plat maps. Add. Plaintiff: Mary Frances Cross. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 593 | 217 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Frances Charles, et al. v. Minnie Charles Hale | Hawkins | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Complainants: James Charles, Sue Charles, Spears Charles. This case concerns the land of Joseph S. Charles, dec., and Lucy A. Charles, dec. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 606 | 167 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | G. A. Parker v. Alice Akard & Nannie Stone | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 5 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 220 | 79 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | Harve Sams & the Cocke County Board of Education | Cocke | Injury and Damages |
Regarding an school bus accident. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 125 | 193 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Hurstle Shoopman et al. v. Ramsey McGhee et al. | Scott | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Carlus Shoopman, Zada Shoopman, Assie Shoopman, Elsie Shoopman, Luster Shoopman. Additional Defendants: Howard Shoopman, Shird Adkins. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 104 | 183 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Isabella S. Sprinkle v. Noah A. Weaver & George Lunsford. | Loudon | Injury and Damages |
Additional Case No. 3298: Marvin Short, by next friend, R. L. Sprinkle v. Noah A. Weaver and George Lunsford, for damages. Exhibits: 4 - small photos, 1 - medium photo. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 586 | 258 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Ida Nowell v. Rowe Bowman, et al. | Johnson | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from a car accident. Additional Defendant: Labe Waldrop. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 87 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | J. E. Watts v. State | Knox | Assault and Battery | East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 198 | 146 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | Julia Grimming v. Loveman's Inc. | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
Exhibits: Shoe and Leather Lexicon booklet, 3 medium photos, hand-drawn diagrams, 3 large photos. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 446 | 191 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | J. D. Fawver v. J. E. Fawver et al. | Hamblen | Land and Title Dispute |
Exhibits include depositions. Add. Defendants: Cassie Fawver, Cecil Estes Roeda Estes. |
East | Range: 7 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 513 | 304 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Lucinda Neal, et al. v. Ralph Spears | Rhea | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs are unlisted. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 177 | 57 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Lawrence Walsh v. Marcus Holt | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
See ET 441.Plaintiff, a minor, was hit by automobile Driven by defendant. Exhibits include 2 large b&w photographs, large map. Plaintiff's next friend: M. L. Walsh. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 439 | 704 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Lizzie Stapleton v. Standard Life Insurance Company of the South | Sullivan | Insurance Claims and Policies |
The petitioner sued the defendant for $1000.00 plus legal interest and the statutory penalty for an insurance policy issued to her son, J. B. Stapleton, dec. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 596 | 143 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Margaret M. Bower v. Dewees, Inc. | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
Plaintiff was leaving store owned by Defendant when she slipped on sidewalk in front of store on grease left by Defendant's agent, injuring herself. Exhibits include 3 large b&w photos, 2 receipts. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 457 | 118 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Mary Katherine Cornett v. Ernest Hoss& wife | Carter | Land and Title Dispute |
Plaintiff is sued for the right to continue using a road adjacent to her tract of land. Defendant's wife is unnamed. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 361 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Norris Anderson v. J. T. Howard | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from a car accident. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 269 | 213 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Obie Butler v. Aluminum Co. of America | Blount | Injury and Damages |
"Workmen's Compensation." |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 153 | 269 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Parley Barker v. Thomas J. Price | Hawkins | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 610 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | Roy A. Hamilton v. John F. Hamilton, et al. | McMinn | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Dixie Hamilton, J. Arthur Hamilton, and R. A. Davis. Case also involves a contested will. 3 folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 151 | 732 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Southern Railway Co. v. Luther Noah; Southern Railway Co. v. Dovie Noah | Claiborne | Injury and Damages |
Damages involve a train crashing into a truck. 2 folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 109 | 323 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Snyder Jones Pharmacy, et al. v. Mackie May Meadors by next friend Flore Lee Meadors | Johnson | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from a car accident. Additional defendants: Beulah Snyder, Paul Jones, and Josiah White. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 204 | 68 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | State for use of William Foster Lay et al. v. W. W. Clymer et al. | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Plaintiffs sued after being injured in mine accident. Defendants are mine inspectors. Appeal brief only, no case summary. Add. Plaintiffs: John Bullard, admr of Thomas Bullard, dec., and Clarence William Hill. Add. Defendants: Joseph Allison Welch. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 601 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | State v. Wilton Espy | Hamilton | Assault and Battery |
Verdict: Guilty, affirmed on appeal to Supreme Court. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 359 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Tyler F. Nottingham v. Alley Construction Co. Inc. | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 596 | 146 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | The National Life& Accident Insurance Company v. Mattie E. Patrick | Blount | Insurance Claims and Policies | East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 138 | 142 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | T. L. Hall, admr., et al. v. Steve W. McReynolds, et al. | Blount | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: Harvey Hall, dec. and W. L. Knight. Additional Defendants: Vivian Marilyn Atchley, B. C. Knight, and Bank of Maryville. Charges also include a contested will. 2 folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 155 | 481 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | William Bradford v. State | Knox | Assault and Battery |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he broke into the house of, and assaulted, Lawrence Eldridge. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 34 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | W. L. Davis & Town of Clinton& Clinton Power Commission v. Carter Leonard Davis by next friend Ruth Davis | Anderson | Injury and Damages |
2 Folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 128 | 462 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Willie McKenzie v. Life & Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee | Hamilton | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Deceased: Thomas A. McKenzie. Plaintiff is seeking payment on claim deriving from policy held on her deceased husband, while Defendant claims dec. died from a condition predating the policy. Exhibits include copy of insurance application, insurance certificate, claim form. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 443 | 160 | Order A Copy |