Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1839 | State v. Robert M. Boyers | Sumner | Assault and Battery |
Writ of capias. Evidently, defendant had fled the region and was ordered back to answer Court of Errors & Appeals in Nashville for sentencing of original crime. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 378 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | Stewart, a man of colour v. Isaac Miller& Josephus Moore | Rutherford | Assault | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 378 | 10 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | State v. John Evans | Sevier | Assault with Intent to Kill | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 20 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | State v. William Moffett et al. | Lincoln | Assault and Battery |
Additional defendants: James H. Moffett and James Taylor |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | State v. Isaac Vanbibber | Claiborne | Assault and Battery |
Victim: Cornelius Bowman. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | State v. Joseph Rich et al | Grainger | Assault and Battery |
Victim: William Rayle & others. Add. Defendants: David Rich, Thomas Stroud, Amos Stroud, Samuel Preston, Thomas Whiteside, Murphy Boatman, Grant Taylor, William Song, Solomon Shipley, William McDaniel, Harris Turley, John Turley, others. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | State v. William W. Hollansworth | Claiborne | Assault | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 13 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | State v. William Mather | Washington | Assault and Battery |
Incomplete case file. Victim: George Vance. Appeal documents. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1101 | 8 | Order A Copy |