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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 | 1871 | David Garst v. Elbert S. Cox | Washington | Assault and Battery |
Additional Cause of Action: Trespass with Force and Arms. Contains judge's opinion. The defendant is accused of beating Garst with a cane. Cox believed Garst was partially responsible for the burning of his house by Union soldiers. Additional part of case in ET 815. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1249 | 292 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1923 | John J. Smith, et al. v. Morris Foster, et al. | Scott | Assault with Force and Arms |
Case file is incomplete; transcripts describe a violent encounter between the two parties, though additional parties are not named. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 65 | 66 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1860 | William McMahon v. State | Knox | Robbery and assault |
Martha Jane Sands & Mary Massey, married, but separated from Anderson McMahon, William's brother, went to George Love's shoe shop on evening. McMahon brothers came in asking for his boots, stating he would pay in gold. He then whispered to Sands that he wouldn't pay, threatening all with guns. McMahon walked out with the boots. Love was disabled & lived in his shop. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 9 | 24 | Order A Copy |