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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 | 1897 | E. E. Miller v. W. H. McMurrey, trustee, et al. | Dickson | Default on Promissory Note |
Add. Defs: S. W. Hopkins and W. W. Craft. Plaintiff sued to recover debt on notes totaling over $1,000 that the defendants issued as Hopkins & Craft Stave Co. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1219 | 66 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1897 | First National Bank v. A. M. Shook et al. | Davidson | Bank Note |
In 1889, J. P. Williams, A. M. Shook, Nat Baxter Jr., and G. M. Fogg (partners) purchased an iron furnace from the Warner's and Mrs. Goodrich, executing four notes signed by each of the partners. When the sellers demanded payment of the note, the defendants borrowed $9,296 from the plaintiff bank. Williams was also vice-president of the bank at the time and illegally instructed a cashier to remove the name of Shook from the note. Exhibit is note issued by parties. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1189 | 269 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1897 | German Bank v. Phoenix Fire& Marine Insurance Company | Shelby | Non-payment of Bank Note | West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 473 | 52 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1897 | John D. King v. W. T. Rogers, admr., of D. H. King, dec. | Madison | Notes |
Note for $2000.000 |
West | Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 661 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1897 | R. Kupferschmidt v. Christian Mundinger et al. | Shelby | Promissory Note |
Additional Defendants: Sue M. Mundinger (wife of defendant); Charles and Robert Mundinger (children of Christian and Sue Mundinger). |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 0 | Order A Copy |