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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 | 1824 | Andrew Erwin v. John B. Walker& Samuel Bird | Bedford | Land | Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 365 | 17 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1824 | John Dougherty v. William Patterson | Franklin | Land and Title Dispute |
Judges: John Haywood, Jacob Peck |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 2 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1824 | Jason Thompson v. Green Hill | Rutherford | Land and Title Dispute |
Thompson's North Carolina land grant #831, 640 acres, dated 1789, along the waters of Mill Creek and "Little Harpeth." Conflict with Green Hill's grant, same area. Near property of Samuel Crockett. Hon. Thomas Stuart, Judge, 4th Judicial Circuit, sitting in equity. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 365 | 90 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1824 | John Love v. William Hodgson & Stockley Donelson | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Deposition of Mayor James Grant only, no case summary or other case documents included. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 686 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1824 | John Cocke v. David Stewart | Claiborne | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 686 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1824 | James G. Martin v. Samuel Ferguson & Richard Waterhouse | Rhea | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 686 | 303 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1824 | John Mitchell v. George Lane | Marion | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 731 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1824 | James G. Martin v. John Wason & Richard G. Waterhouse | Rhea | Land and Title Dispute |
Add. counties listed: Anderson, Knox, Roane. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 686 | 122 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1824 | Samuel Jackson v. John M. Smith | Hawkins | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 731 | 22 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1824 | Thomas Boaz, et al. v. William Pillow, et al. | Lincoln | Land, Contract Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: Eliphas Boaz, William Parks, Robert H. McEwen. Other defendants: Gideon, Abner, & Mordecai Pillow. Plaintiffs claim they never received the promised deed to land they purchased, and that the land may in fact belong to someone else. Book B page 159. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 182 | 0 | Order A Copy |