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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 | 1877 | B. W. Collins, for use of Lucinda Weeks v. Clem Arledge, et al. | Franklin | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Additional defendant: James Noah. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | Joseph S. Lane, et al. v. Milton Lane | Wilson | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Additional parties: William Lane, Millard Lane, R. R. Lane, A. D. Lane, Joseph Martin, Richie F. Martin, and Martha Lane. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 32 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | Vance B. Webb v. M. F. O'Connor, admr. for Lodiwick Randals, et al. | White | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Additional Defendant: Jane Randals, widow of the deceased. Concerns dispute arising after Jane Raudals abandoned her deceased husband's land following an incident with the Ku Klux Klan, who beat her and burned the house to the ground. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 40 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | Wm. H. Rambo v. R. A. Donelly, et al. | Johnson | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Addtl dfnt: Littleton Hodge. Pltf. made an agreemnt with dfnt. to pay off liens against a recently purchased plot of land. Pltf. left the state for an extended period of time, but made payment through familial agents, only to return and find dfnt. sold deed and title to Hodge. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1648 | 51 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | Z. M. Young v. Z. Vanhooser et al. | Jackson | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Additional Defendants; M.J. Butler, Sallie Vanhooser. Dispute over the rightful owner of the B.E. Williams Estate. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 39a | 0 | Order A Copy |