Order Cases Online
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 | 1877 | E. A. & George P. Nevill v. Sandy Hines | Lake | Land, Sale of | West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 92 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1879 | E. A. Nevill v. W. D. Wainwright | Lake | Land, Sale of | West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 125 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1907 | J. B. Murfree, et al.v. L. B. Powell, et al | Lake | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Henry Murfree, Mrs. Esther L. Jetton, Mrs. Fannie D. Hancock, B. R. Abernathy, William M. Abernathy. Additional defendants: J. H. Powell, T. C. Powell Jr., Mrs. Ada Harland, Mrs. Rosa Powell, Mrs. T. C. Powell Sr., Ira B. Powell, Van L. Powell, Alma B. Powell, Hattie S. Powell, R. C. Powell, Rosa A. Powell, James Alford. Plaintiffs are heirs of Thomas R. Murfree. All defendants, except James Alford and Mrs. Rosa Powell, are heirs of T. C. Powell Sr. |
West | Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1007 | 122 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1911 | J. H. Austin v. Ruben Tipton | Lake | Possession of Land |
Plaintiff Austin claimed that they had leased their 150 acres to Tipton for 1 year but that he refused to leave the property. |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1288 | 41 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1906 | J. J. Fuqua v. W. J. Cates | Lake | Land and Title Dispute |
Dispute concerns 2/3 ownership of a piece of property in Lake County. Exhibit is hand-drawn plat map. |
West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1053 | 574 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1910 | Mrs. Ella Caruthers, et al. v. A. J. Pitts, et al.,& R. P. Whitesell v. A. J. Pitts, et al. | Lake | Land and Title Dispute |
Ella Caruthers is Executrix of Stoddard Caruthers, deceased. Additional case names: R. I. Chester, R. H. Chester, C. G. Bond. |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1290 | 273 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1927 | Nancy M. Walker, et al. v. S. F. Wynn, et al. | Lake | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
This case involved the construction of the deed of W. J. Wynn dated Jan. 26, 1891, which conveyed property to complainant. The title to plot of land was what's in dispute in this case. All sides claim varied interpretations of the will. Wynn was also spelled Wynne. Addtl plfts: W.J. Walker. Addtl dfnts: Lucy Wynne Montgomery, T.B. Montgomery, Truma Smith, J.H. Smith, Mary Younge Algee, Paul Algee, Bidwell Wynn, Ardie Tipton, R.R. Tipton, Sam D. Younge, George Wynn, Tom C. Wynn, and I.L. Barnett. |
West | Range: 78 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1876 | 156 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1904 | Pauline S. Russell & Andrew Scott Russell v. Dr. J. M. Wright | Lake | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 740 | 170 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1914 | Thomas R. Murfree v. T. C. Powell, et al. | Lake | Land and Title Dispute |
2 folders. Additional defendants: J. H. Powell, L. B. Powell, Cole Powell, Henry Holland, James Sample. Murfree is said to be in posession of land on the Mississippi River. "Complainant states that the defendant, T. C. Powell, who is a notorious 'land shark' of Lake County, Tenn., is now setting up some pretended claim or interest in said land the nature & character of which claim is unknown to complainant." |
West | Range: 78 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1626 | 515 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1929 | T. O. Morris, et al. v. L. D. Smith, Attorney General, et. Al. | Lake | Confirmation of Land Ownership |
Additional plaintiffs: F. J. Smith, W. D. Howser, J. L. Hines. Additional defendants: T. W. Doty, L. J. Pardue, Frank S. Hall, Damin Headon, Sheriff of Lake County. Case concerned the condemnation of lands by the Reelfoot Lake Commission to expand the Reelfoot lake area. Case concerned the issue of where the low water line was in comparison to where the timber line started. Defendants Doty, Pardue and Hall were members of the Commission. |
West | Range: 77 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1972 | 72 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1929 | W. D. Howser v. L. D. Smith, Att'y Gen'l, et al. | Lake | Confirmation of Land Ownership |
Addtl dfnts: Damon Headden, Sherriff Lake County; T. W. Doty; L. J. Pardue; and Frank S. Hall, the last three comprising the Reelfoot Lake Commission. Dfnt. initially sued all landowners around Reelfoot Lake to claim the lands to expand the State Park. Pltf. sued to confirm the ownership of his land, apply an injunction against the claim of his property, collusion btwn RLC and Atty Gen., and fraudulent conveyance of land due to an inaccurate decryption of lands sold to the state by the TN Land Company. |
West | Range: 77 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1967 | 70 | Order A Copy |