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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 | 1871 | C. W. Murphy v. Hiram Partee | Lauderdale | Debt, Petition on |
Additional Plaintiffs: John Voss and Z.(?) S. Voss |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1908 | Mary Revier v. Emil Nathan & Company | Lauderdale | Petitions for Certiorari | West | Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 945 | 44 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1917 | Mrs. Loula F. Decker v. E. M. Rice et al | Lauderdale | Petitions for Certiorari |
Add. defendant: Thompson Brothers Company. Original bill originated on the case of an unpaid note executed by Dan Ingram to the plaintiff for $315. |
West | Range: 79 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1532 | 60 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | State, on relation of W. A. Barfield v. R. E. Malden | Lauderdale | Petition for Mandamus |
Malden Judge of 14th Judicial Circuit of TN which includes Lauderdale Co. In Oct. 1902 relator Barfield tried & found guilty of 2nd degree murder of R. H. Hammonds & sentenced to 20 years. Barfield charges defendant made material changes to his attorneys' bill of exceptions that negatively affected the outcome of his case. He is petitioning for writ of mandamus to compel defendant to sign a "true, full, fair & correct" bill of exceptions to be used at a new trial. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 838 | 303 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1911 | S.T. Kirkpatrick & Mrs. Violett Vaughn, admr. v. Ripley Savings Bank & Trust Co. | Lauderdale | Petitions for Certiorari |
The cause of action in this case is listed as "petition for certiorari." |
West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1056 | 94 | Order A Copy |