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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 | 1910 | Fred B. Young v. Moralis Hall | Shelby | Injury and Damages |
The defendant originally sued the plaintiff for injuries sustained while being employed as a carpenter for the plaintiff. Page count does not include published materials. Case is filed in two folders. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1245 | 161 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1910 | Hills Business College v. Ethel Raney, big next friend John T. Raney | Shelby | Assault and Battery | West | Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1185 | 147 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1910 | Memphis Street Railway Co. & Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. E. N. Hill | Shelby | Injury and Damages |
The defendant sued for damages sustained when he jumped from a street car that had been set fire by a live electrical wire. Page count does not include published materials. The case is filed in two folders. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1245 | 125 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1910 | Memphis Street Railway Co. v. R. R. Wright | Shelby | Injury and Damages |
The defendant sued for the loss of an eye resulting from being struck by a streetcar. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1245 | 214 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1910 | Peter Tracy v. John Foley | Shelby | Injury and Damages |
The plaintiff did business under the name of The Tracy Printing Company. The defendant (a minor) sued by his next friend, Clarence Friedman, for injury and damages caused by operating printing equipment of the plaintiff. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1245 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1910 | Will Williams v. Gaston Hotel Co. et al | Shelby | Assault and Battery |
Additional defendants: W. F. Mooris and Peter Bishop. |
West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1059 | 156 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1910 | Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Co., et al. v. William Myers | Shelby | Injury and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: Illinois Central Railway Company, D.C. Wright (engineer), and E.T. Cooper (conductor). The defendant sued for injuries sustained while employed as a fireman for the Yazoo & MV RR. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1243 | 178 | Order A Copy |