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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].
Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1931 | Agnes L. Martin v. Dr. D. C. Morris | Abortion |
File incomplete. Consists only of 3 briefs. Details of case unclear. Plaintiff sued defendant for damages (amount not stated), alleging that she went to him for an abortion & that he was negligent in his treatment of her after the procedure. Plaintiff also indicates that defendant had performed other abortions on her in the past. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1307 | 18 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1796 | George Walker to William Thomas | Davidson | Abortion |
Although discovered in the Eastern Division, this case names two counties from Middle Tennessee (Davidson and Fayette). Case file is incomplete; deed indentures only. Land records, including deeds and indentures. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | State v. J. F. Baker | Davidson | Abortion, Attempt to Commit |
Attempted to commit abortion, 31 August 1886, "with force and arms in the County aforesaid, unlawfully and feloniously did administer to Lee Goodrich a woman then and there being with child a certain substance with the unlawful and felonious intent, then and there to procure the miscarriage of the said Lee Goodrich, the same not having been done with a view to preserve the life of the mother, against the peace and dignity of the State." See related rape case of same name in MT 696. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 700 | 28 | Order A Copy |