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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 | 1875 | Annie M. Slattery v. A. Lea | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 45 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1906 | Charles Hines et al. v. W. D. Ray, exe. et al. | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: J. R. Lewis, W. F. Summers, W. W. Craig, as executor. Defendants: Will Howard; Citizens, Bank of Oseola, Arkansas, Minnie M. Long, W. D. Ray, individually and as executor. Case concerns J. H. Long, deceased. |
West | Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 924 | 71 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1906 | David DeWalt v. Jo C. Marley, et al | Lauderdale | Land |
Additional defendant: C. P. McKinney. An oversize tract map is included on page 233 of the case. |
West | Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 975 | 455 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1906 | David Dewalt v. Jo C. Marley | Lauderdale | Land, Contract Dispute |
Incomplete case. |
West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1057 | 11 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1921 | E. M. Hunt, et al.v. J. D. Rice | Lauderdale | Land |
Additional complainant: J.C. Jennings. Complainants seeking to recover land, and money for damages, from defendant. Complainants alleging that defendant is unlawfully in possession of land. See oversize box for land map exhibits. Case in 2 folders. |
West | Range: 78 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1641 | 372 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | George W. Moore v. H. A. Craig et al. | Lauderdale | Land, Sale of |
Additional defendants: L. J. Craig |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 112 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1905 | G. W. Dillahunty v. John Connor Jr., et al. | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Other defendants: William Moore; Jacob S. McFerren; C. H. Moore. |
West | Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1003 | 372 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | Herman Schafer v. C. L. Strickland& W. R. Neighbors | Lauderdale | Possession of Land | West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 150 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1890 | H. R. Bate v. J. D. Tarrant | Lauderdale | Land, Sale of | West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 552 | 136 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1879 | James M. Scott v. B. J. Hart et al. | Lauderdale | Land, Sale of |
Additional Defendants: Elizabeth Hart, S. H. Brooks, J. C. Neely, J. M. Neely, Thomas Rice. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 129 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | James Soward v. James Sawyer | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Plaintiff is noted as being "colored", a former slave, married, and having 13 children. Dispute was over language in original Title Bond when plaintiff purchased property from the defendant. |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 298 | 174 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1906 | J. C. Marley v. W. H. Foster et al. | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendant: Loula Foster (wife of W.H. Foster). The case is contained in two folders. |
West | Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 986 | 571 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1907 | Jo C. Marley v. W. H. Foster et al | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Loula Foster, wife W. H. Foster & Rozelle Conner. Plaintiff won judgment giving him one half undivided interest in tract of land granted by State to Peter Ammen, dec. Ammen's will decreed that if his widow remarried his estate would be divided equally among his children. Ammen's widow, Mary A.; children Robert S. & D. C. Ammen; Mrs. Kate Seay. Ammen's widow remarried; Loula Foster purchased Seay's interest in land unaware of terms of will. |
West | Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1011 | 223 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | J. B. Lee et al. v. J. J. McPherson et al | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Case concerns estate of T. F. Lee Sr., dec. Also see WT Box 1078. |
West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1060 | 450 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1872 | Joshua T. Mitchell v. William A. Webb | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Mitchell sold Webb a tract of land on credit. Mitchell made a title bond, to be delivered upon completion of payment by Webb. Webb hasn't fully paid, so Mitchell still claims title to the land. Webb won't pay and Mitchell wants the rest of his money. 2 folders. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 20 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | James Baxter v. Randy Wood | Lauderdale | Land, Promissory Note |
Baxter is noted as being a citizen of Gibson County. Wood is noted as being a citizen of Lauderdale County. |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 78 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | James H. Thurman v. Robert F. Chambers et al. | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Thomas R. , John W, Martha A. & Elizabeth Chambers, James T. Ward and wife Lucinda (Chambers) Ward, Martha J. (Chambers) Quinn, & Sarah J. Watson. Defendants children of James Henry Chambers, died April 7, 1875. Sarah J. Watson died 187(?). Exact year not given. |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 94 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1899 | James C. Marley v. W. H. Foster et ux. | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Plaintiff claims to own half of undivided interest in a 416 acres track of land lying in the Mississippi River Bottom known as Ammons land. |
West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 703 | 201 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1921 | J. B. Lawrence, et al. v. Mrs. Kate Wilson, et al. | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
2 folders. Additional plaintiffs: Mary D. Lawrence (wife of J. B.), Mrs. Sallie A. Lawrence (mother of J. B. and widow of J. L. Lawrence). Wilson has land adjoining land owned by the Lawrence's. She has placed a wire fence up and it encloses some of the Lawrence's' property in with hers. |
West | Range: 78 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1667 | 338 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | Lucy A. Price et al. v. Anna Byrn et al. | Lauderdale | Land, Sale of |
Defendants: William P. Byrn. Additional parties: I. M. Carson, J. B. Carson, I. B. Carson, Cynthia Carson, Theresa Byrn |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 131 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1911 | L. T. Hart v. F. V. Younger | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Defendant is actually named Virginia F. (V. F.) Younger. L. T. Hart is frequently referred to in the case as L. F. Hart. Complainants are identified in the text of the case as G. D. Bibb and Mrs. Hester Bibb. |
West | Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1066 | 47 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1914 | Mrs. Loula Foster by next friend, W. R. Miller v. W. W. Craig, et al. | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendant: W. H. Foster. The case has been placed in 3 folders. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1331 | 518 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | Matthew T. Campbell v. William M. Gaines | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
The disagreement concerns whether the purchaser should have entered the title to some land he purchased before the final payment came due. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 111 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | M. T. Campbell v. William M. Gaines | Lauderdale | Land, Sale of | West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 129 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1908 | Minnie Long, et al. for use of W. F. Summers v. John Bell, et al | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiff: William V. Long. Additional defendants: Squire Dunn, S. A. Wilkinson, V. A. Cordes, C. M. Avent. The case is in three folders. |
West | Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1172 | 799 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Presley Ward, et al.v. Thomas H. Alsup, admr. | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Brice M. Garner |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 198 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Robert D. Chester v. William H. Foster, et al. | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Lula Foster, Lucy A. Maclin, John E. Gray, Jo. H. Wardlaw, A. J. Fatts |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 436 | 95 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | Sarah L. Nearn v. William E. Campbell, et al. | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: C. R. Parr (resident of Dyer Co.) and Sidney A. Pugh. Sarah widow of Jonathan W. Nearn who died Feb. 1873. |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 81 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | Summerfield O'Leary et al. v. Thomas Bird | Lauderdale | Land, Sale of |
Additional Plaintiffs: James C. Whitson, Next Friend, John D. Roberson. Defendants: Jeremiah O'Leary, Catherine Young O'Leary, David Thomas O'Leary, Ella O'Leary, Edna O'Leary |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 127 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | Samuel C. Love v. M. W. & L. P. Gudger | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 66 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1871 | William Jordan v. H. R. Hall& F. F. Conley | Lauderdale | Land, Contract Dispute | West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 205 | 77 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1893 | William A. Foster, et al. v. Mayor& Aldermen of Ripley, Tenn. | Lauderdale | Land, Partition of |
Other plaintiffs: Laula Foster. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 359 | 220 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1896 | W. R. Miller et al.v. R. C. Drumright et al. | Lauderdale | Land, Sale of |
This case involves the sale and transfer of land in Lauderdale County |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 433 | 129 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | William H. Foster& wife v. The Mayor & Aldermen of the Town of Ripley | Lauderdale | Land |
This case involves a dispute over who is the rightful owner of a strip of land in the town of Ripley, TN. William Foster and his wife claim that her father was the owner of the land while the town of Ripley claims that the land is public property |
West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 609 | 21 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1907 | W. T. Nunn v. D. A. Nunn, et al | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: S. J. Stephens and wife, S. A. Stephens, S. C. Brandon and wife N. J. Brandon, T. F. Hall, J. L. Hall, John E. Massengale |
West | Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 963 | 132 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1911 | W. D. Alexander v. B. F. Woodruff, et al. | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
B. F. Woodruff's name is also listed in the case as Woodfork. Additional defendants could not be determined. Case involves dispute regarding boundaries of Arkansas and Tennessee in the Mississippi River, in particular the area around Flour Island. |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1290 | 7 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | William H. Foster, admr. of William A. Price, dec. v. J. T. Robinson | Lauderdale | Recovery of Land/Property | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 35 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1876 | William Turner v. Sarah E. Simpson, admr. & widow of Hugh Simpson, dec., et al. | Lauderdale | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: William W. Patton & wife Martha J. Patton, Mary F. Simpson, Julius G. Simpson, John Simpson and Ann E. Simpson. Four Simpsons and Martha J. Patton only children and heirs at law of Hugh Simpson. Hugh Simpson died ca. 7 October 1873. |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 77 | 0 | Order A Copy |