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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 | 1914 | McMinn County Pike Commission v. Nathaniel Hornsby | McMinn | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Court of Origin: Unknown. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1871 | State v. Jacob P. Bryant | McMinn | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Bryant indicted for unlawfully obstructing Turnpike Road leading from Athens to Tellico Plains (chartered under Athens & Tellico Plains Turnpike Co), by nailing plank across it, piling rails & brush on it, building fence across it, & otherwise obstructing it where road passes through farm of John J. Dixon, thereby interrupting travel on the road. Road was made but never opened until recently. After road opened, state discovered Bryant had obstructed it; then failed to remove obstructions after notice. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1237 | 22 | Order A Copy |