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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 | 1867 | F. H. Gordon, exe. of John Gordon, dec. v. George F. Carpenter, et al. | Smith | Notes |
Additional defendants: Samuel Allison & Sterling Ward. Plaintiff sued the defendants on a unpaid note that the deceased had made in 1856 for $1000. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 21a | 138 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | Gordon Brothers& Anderson v. Stitchford& Harris | Smith | Default on Promissory Note |
Defendants' full names: Burr Harris and William Stichford. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 57 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | Hugh McCrea et al. v. Willis Dean et al. | Smith | Default on Promissory Note |
Additional Complainants: W. H. Harris, S. M. Fite, J. A. Fite. Additional Defendants: Samuel C. Kirby, Augustus S. Locke, Jane M. Locke, Julia G. Kirby, Sophia K. Kirby. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 61 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1815 | James Roberts v. William Sullivan et al. | Smith | Default on Promissory Note |
Additional Defendant: William Calhoun. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 176 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | J. H. Ammonet v. H. D. Marchbanks, et al. | Smith | Promissory Note |
Ammonet is the holder of several notes written by Marchbanks and others. He states he has not received payment and the terms have not been met as agreed upon in the notes. Additional defendants: Thomas Fisher, Yancy Malone, Jonathan Dedman, and Nicholas Smith. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 256 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | J. G. & J. N. Bridges v. Lugetta Garrett, et al.. | Smith | Notes |
Additional Defendants: Sydney A. House. William House, and heirs of William Garrett, dec. The plaintiffs were physicians in Smith County. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 676 | 230 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | Wallace [Bleope] v. Seaburn Holland | Smith | Notes |
There was a dispute over a note that the defendants tried to pay off with Confederate money. First 2 pages missing. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 22 | 301 | Order A Copy |