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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 | 1888 | Joseph Frank et al.v. John W. Patterson et al | Humphreys | Land and Title Dispute |
Add. plaintiffs: T.W. Harris, O.A. Nixon, August Richard, & J.H.M. Ador. Add. defendants: Stephen Hardlin, J.P.Y. Whitfield, G.B. Wilson, Henry Trich, & George K. Hosford. Plaintiffs claim that Patterson has no claim to a tract of land he resided on and argue that a contract they entered entitles them to compensation for what the sale of the land would total. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 752 | 136 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | W. T. Porch et al. v. M. L. Fawlkes, Sr. | Humphreys | Land and Title Dispute |
3 folders. Add. Plaintiffs: D.G. Vanhook & wife, Jesse L. Vanhook, E.M. Reeves & wife. S.W. Prim sold Fawlkes, Sr. a tract of land deeded to him by his father and split with 2 other siblings. Plaintiffs inherited their mother's portion of the same land sold that tract to Porch. Plaintiffs claim Fawlkes, Sr. hired a surveyor to begin the boundary at an untrue point, giving himself more land, as the two tracts in question were adjacent. Suing to move the boundary line to originally intended point. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 727 | 539 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | William M. Haley et al. v. George W. Russell et al. | Humphreys | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Joseph C. Haley, R.P. Haley, and Susan Gregory. Additional defendant: C.W. Klein. Plaintiffs related to Mary Cameale, dec. leaving no children. She had conveyed land to Russell for $200 annually until her death; after which the land would be Russell's. Mary Cameale also conveyed a tract of land to Klein. Plaintiffs charge that both deeds are void because there were no privy examinations at the time of both conveyances. Title vested still in Mary and now to the plaintiffs. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 767 | 188 | Order A Copy |