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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 | 1887 | Charles C. Schrimpf v. Tennessee Manufacturing Company | Davidson | Contract for Labor and Materials |
The plaintiff's son worked for the defendant, but quit and a dispute arose over unpaid wages. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 693 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1887 | John H. Adams v. J. C. Napier | Davidson | Contract for Labor and Materials | Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 700 | 70 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1887 | John Rundle v. Charles Oliger | Davidson | Contract for Labor and Materials |
Defendant and Complainant entered into a partnership agreement which the complainant would furnish the defendant land to farm, a house and $10 for labor. Defendant was to supply the labor and sell the products. Defendant broke the contract. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 731 | 143 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1887 | John A. Wallace v. J. E. Couger | DeKalb | Contract for Labor and Materials |
Wallace hauled longs for John Anderson with an agreed upon price. Anderson did not have money to pay Wallace. They agreed that Wallace would take the logs and sell them in Nashville and take his payment from there and give Anderson the remaining money. Plaintiff then conveyed said logs to the defendant whose own logs got mixed with Plaintiff's logs when they both went the mixture. Plaintiff claims that he still has rights to the logs because of his contract with Anderson. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 739 | 20 | Order A Copy |