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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 | 1876 | A.H. Hefflebaum v. James T. Hoppers | Madison | Wrongful Possession |
Articles in question include 2 copper stills, 2 wash tubs, 2 cider press crates, 40 cider barrels, & other equipment. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1882 | James K. Conner v. John B. Inman | Madison | Possession |
Dispute over possession of a mule. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 218 | 9 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | Maria Joyce et al.v. Jonathan L. H.Tomlin et al | Madison | Adverse Possession |
Additional Complainants: Thomas E. & Katie Joyce, children of Patrick Joyce. Maria Joyce his wife. Additional Defendants: John Y. Keith; the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co.; A. S. & E. H. Ewing; C. N. Davis; William Butler Duncan & Patrick Joyce. Complainant maintaining her homestead rights against defendants. Patrick Joyce temporarily residing in Arlington, TX. |
West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 181 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1896 | State v. T. H. Stanfield et al | Madison | Possession of Land |
Additional defendant: Jack Sanders |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 453 | 25 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | William Brooks v. T. L. Kendrick | Madison | Possession, Unlawful |
Writing badly faded. |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 93 | 0 | Order A Copy |