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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 | 1909 | C. F. Dodson v. Penn. Casualty Co. | McMinn | Insurance Claims and Policies |
This was a suit on an accident insurance policy to recover $2500 for the loss of a hand. Opinion only. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 777 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | E. C. Jones v. German Fire Ins. Co. And J.A. Jones v. German Fire Ins. Co. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Insurance Policy By-Laws included. |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1150 | 253 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | Ella R. Willis, exe. v. the Volunteer State Life Insurance Company | Lauderdale | Insurance Disputes |
Estate of John Benjamin Willis of Haywood County, TN; Willis died intestate fl. 17 February 1907. |
West | Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1167 | 202 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | Homer W. Johnson et al. v. Georgia Home Insurance Company | Dyer | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Additional plaintiffs: H. H. Johnson; J. D. Klyce; W. O. Christie, administrator of R. E. Johnson, deceased; J. W. Johnson for the use and benefit of H. H. Johnson, T. B. Finney, Mrs. Celia Finney. |
West | Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 942 | 350 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | Mrs. Marion H. White et al.v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the US et al | Insurance Disputes |
Exhibits only, no case summary included. Exhibits include insurance documents, medical report. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 743 | 13 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1909 | Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Mary A. Hatch, admr. of Claus Hatch | Madison | Insurance Claims and Policies |
The defendant was the mother of the deceased, who had an insurance policy with the plaintiff. |
West | Range: 80 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1217 | 258 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | National Life & Accident Insurance Company v. A. F. Thompson | Knox | Insurance Disputes |
Incomplete case. Opinion only. Def made claim for health insurance, but was in areas when the claim was made. Additionally, he failed to get documentation of his illness from a physician during he illness, and did not submit these docs with his claim. Defendant was seeking medical advice from a local druggist, but not a doctor. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1 | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | Sam Watkins & Sadie Watkins v. National Life & Accident Insurance Company | Madison | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiffs are sued for a debt for a claim under $1,000. Verdict went to the plaintiffs for $20 plus court costs. |
West | Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1467 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | William J. Lemp Brewing Company v. the Equitable Life Assurance Society, et al. | Shelby | Insurance Disputes |
Additional complainants: Bernard Levy, John H. Bowers. Additional defendant: C. B. Quinn, agent for Equitable Life Assurance Society. Damages caused by fire on premises, 21 Feb. 1906. In two folders. |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1144 | 291 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | William Cowan v. General Accidental Insurance Co. | Madison | Insurance Disputes |
Plaintiff is sued his insurance company for sickness benefits; defendant says application was not made in time. |
West | Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1171 | 60 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | W. H. Sanders v. Great Eastern Casualty & Indemnity Co. | Madison | Insurance Disputes |
Plaintiff was seeking to recover for 45 days for total disability and 60 days for partial disability. Defendant claims plaintiff obtained policy fraudulently, misstating his age and income and concealing the fact that he carried other insurance. |
West | Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1171 | 84 | Order A Copy |