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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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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 |