Order Cases Online
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 | 1916 | Lyde Ferguson Harrell v. J. E. Harrell | Dyer | Divorce |
2 folders. The wife filed for divorce claiming: willful & malicious desertion; abandonment & failure to provide; and cruel & inhuman treatment. The wife reported that, even on their honeymoon to Florida and Cuba, her husband was cruel and irritable. "Your petitioner on one occasion waved her handkerchief at a group of Cuban soldiers, whereupon the defendant in a very rude and angry manner told her that she ought not to pay any attention to men in that manner." It's unclear if the couple had any children. |
West | Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1555 | 350 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1914 | Mrs. E. F. Shipley v. Luther W. Shipley | Dyer | Divorce |
Cause of action: divorce on the grounds of abandonment and neglect in providing for Mrs. E. F. Shipley. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1338 | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1916 | Mrs. Lula Glidwell v. W. F. Glidwell | Dyer | Divorce |
Cause of action: divorce and alimony. The alimony property included a jersey cow, calf, household and kitchen furniture. The grounds for the divorce were abandonment, failure to provide, and inhuman treatment. |
West | Range: 79 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1432 | 59 | Order A Copy |