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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 | 1933 | Mrs. Clora Smith, et al. v. Mrs. Zilpha Moss, et al. | Chester | Conspiracy to Commit Murder |
Add pltfs: Virgie Cherry, Margret Jordan. Add. dfnts: Vassie Meadows, Elmer Meadows, Lilburn Moss, and First State Bank. Pltfs. were daughters of W. H. Moss and Zilpha Moss, add dfnts. (sans Elmer)children of the same couple. The pltfs. accused the dfnts. of conspiring to kill and rid themselves of the body of W. H. Moss in an attempt to claim his estate and holdings. Moss' body was found shortly after it had been dumped in a river, but the dfnts. did not issue a missing person's report. |
West | Range: 76 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 2163 | 118 | Order A Copy |