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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 | 1856 | Alpha Young v. Adam Butler et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: John James and A. Wheless. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1921 | Charles W. Rogers v. Frank Colville | Warren | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 406 | 150 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1843 | George W. York v. James Bright et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additonal Defendant: Martin Johnson |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 188 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1818 | Hugh McNeely v. Polly, Josiah, Elizabeth, Arthur, Nancy, Jane, & William Maddox, et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Suit involves the initial ownership of North Carolina Land Grant #1749 and the sale of parts of it later. Suit was filed to clarify the tract's boundaries & ownership. Land grant #1749. Case includes small hand drawn plat map. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 4a | 66 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1844 | Jane Coffee, widow of Joshua M. Coffee, dec., et al. v. Thomas Wilcher et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: James E. Coffee, Wiliam P. Coffee, Thomas S. Coffee. Additional Defendants: Pauline Thomas Wilcher, Archibald Wilcher, George Wilcher, Christian and Amanda Wilcher, Joseph and Clarissa Bragg. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 215 | 49 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1885 | Jeremiah Williford et al. v. William R. Newby et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Mary Willford, Sarah Williford, by next of friend F. J. Potect. Additional defendants: Delphus Brown and John Green. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 479 | 74 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1871 | Nancy Earles v. L. H. Meadows | Warren | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 300 | 306 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1842 | Thomas Meadows v. James P. Thompson | Warren | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 206 | 0 | Order A Copy |