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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 | 1874 | Corley v. Corley | Possession of Land |
Incomplete file. This is an opinion of a case that defendant was lawfully in possession of some property but not entitled to exclusive enjoyment of the profits. Specific type of property unnamed. County and court not listed |
East | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1598 | 1 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1874 | John H. House v. Minor Cosby | Sumner | Wrongful Possession | Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 75 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1874 | State v. Thomas Faris | Obion | Possession of Illegal Weapons | West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 19 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1874 | State v. Henry Moore | Davidson | Possession, Unlawful |
Charges include "carrying burglar's tools" and larceny. Two verdicts and sentences included. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 368 | 4 | Order A Copy |