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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 | 1913 | G. W. Rutland Jr. v. Euzalia Rutland, et al | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Mildred Rutland, Flossie Rutland, G. W. Rutland Sr. |
West | Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 917 | 43 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1913 | J. K. Mitchell v. Frederick O. Nash | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Concerns the estate of J. N. Oliver. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1331 | 60 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1913 | J. S. Hampton & wife Bessie M. Hampton v. Jeannie Hancock | Shelby | Land, Contract Dispute |
Concerns Lot 24, Wellfor Place Subdivision. Plaintiffs purchased lot from defendant, then discovered lot had excessive fill material, causing them to spend extra money to allow a house to be built. Sued for $291.10, plus interest. |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1397 | 103 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1913 | Russell Jones v. Mary Fleming, Marion Zellner,& Dave Young | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Exhibit materials are maps noting land areas previously surveyed. Plaintiff owns 256 acres of land, and land bounded by land belonging to Tom Fleming (dec.), that was to be used as a dower for his widow, the defendant. |
West | Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1461 | 255 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1913 | South Memphis Land Co. v. Memphis Interurban Co. | Shelby | Land, Contract Dispute |
land line dispute on 3500 acres south of the corporate limits of the city of Memphis including several subdivisions, streets and highways; looking to construct an interurban line from Memphis to Mississippi. |
West | Range: 79 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1439 | 388 | Order A Copy |