Order Cases Online
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 | 1919 | Mecklenburg Real Estate v. Kyoleum Company | Davidson | Petitions for Certiorari | Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 131 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1919 | Mrs. Maggie Lansden v. City of Jackson | Madison | Petitions for Certiorari |
Lansden injured while using pedestrian sidewalk from stepping into a pothole, fracturing her hip; sue for negligence and $20,000; |
West | Range: 78 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1617 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | Minnie Peters Lee v. Bayliss G. Lee | Shelby | Petition for Divorce |
Parties were married in 1917, after which time the defendant abandoned the plaintiff and refused or neglected to provide for her. Defendant later stated he had no intention of again living with the plaintiff and moved his property from their home. Plaintiff states he had no just cause for his actions and filed this bill for an absolute divorce and to restore her former name. She also sued for alimony as a reasonable allowance. |
West | Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1599 | 206 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | R. Miles Burns v. City of Nashville, et al. | Davidson | Petition for Injunction |
See MT 531, 532, 533, 534, 537, 538, 539, 540, 723, Oversize MT 5. Add. Defendants: Hilary E. Howse, Mayor; Llyle Andrews, J. Morgan Wilkerson, Robert Elliott, J. D. Alexander, Board of Commissioners; Chas. R. Myers, Treasurer. Add. Defendants: Robert Ewing, George W. Stainback, George J. Tompkins, J. O. Tankard. Burns sought to enjoin defendants the duties of their offices, from making contracts, paying out any sums of money, or removal of any books, records,or other evidence |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 531 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | State, et al. v. F. E. Miller, et al. | Shelby | Petitions for Certiorari | West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1130 | 39 | Order A Copy |