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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 | 1916 | A. J. McCorkle v. Sam Scott et al. | Gibson | Possession of Land |
Additional Defendants: N. P. Scott, Mary Flowers, and Ellis Flowers. The plaintiff claimed ownership of land in Gibson County in possession of defendants. Case is filed in two folders. |
West | Range: 79 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1419 | 444 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | C. E. James v. Thomas King & William Washington | Hamilton | Possession of Land |
Thomas B. Vanhorn sold some land to Missouri King dec. 1873. She was wife of Thomas King and mother of Mamie King dec. 1887. After Missouri’s death, Thomas abandoned the child and land. Mamie sold some of the land to Washington, who sold it to Napoleon Loder, who sold it to James. After Mamie died, Thomas returned to take possession of the land. James here filed for possession. |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2046 | 108 | Order A Copy |
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 | 1841 | Den Lesee of John Capps v. Bouyer Bullard | Claiborne | Possession of Land |
John Capps leased a track of land from defendant for a term of 10 years. When defendant in possession of land & refused to turn it over, plaintiff sued for possession rights and cost of suit. Note hand drawn map of tract in dispute on page 43. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1148 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1936 | D. L. Anderson& W. E. Branstetter v. S. H. Jones et al. | Morgan | Possession of Land |
Additional defendants: M. M. Goad, admr. Of John A. Jones dec., Oscar Shaver, deputy sheriff of Morgan County, Mary A. Jones, and Izza Dillon |
East | Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 937 | 131 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | Herman Schafer v. C. L. Strickland& W. R. Neighbors | Lauderdale | Possession of Land | West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 150 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1861 | John Baxter, et al. v. James McMahan, et al. | Cocke | Possession of Land |
Additional plaintiffs: Joel Dennis, Robert Volentine, Thomas Cotton. Writ issued to force plaintiffs off the land. parties in later suit over land in John Baxter, et al. v. James McMahan in ET 1212. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 35 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1911 | J. H. Austin v. Ruben Tipton | Lake | Possession of Land |
Plaintiff Austin claimed that they had leased their 150 acres to Tipton for 1 year but that he refused to leave the property. |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1288 | 41 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1910 | Kansas City Memphis & Birmingham Rail Road v. J. A. Sigman | Shelby | Possession of Land |
Case is effectively an eminent domain case as the rail road is sued to gain the ability to purchase property owned by the defendant for the purpose of constructing a connecting track to the plaintiffs existing tracks. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1242 | 211 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1933 | Kathleen Hale Vander Pyl v. Annie Isbel Hale | Washington | Possession of Land |
Complainant is the owner of a tract of land that belonged to her father, Thomas Hale, dec. The land was devised to her by her grandfather, James E. Hale's last will & testament. Defendant is unlawfully claiming some interest or right or posession of said land. Defendant is denying the plaintiff posssesion of the land. |
East | Range: 10 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1513 | 94 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | Memphis City Schools v. Dillard & Coffin & the Taxing District of Shelby County | Shelby | Possession of Land |
The original bill in this cause was filed to sustain the right of the Board of Education , under a grant, a certain lot of ground situated on the corner of Third and Jefferson streets in the taxing District of Shelby County |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 331 | 68 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1898 | Millie Garvin v. O. K. Robertson et al. | Shelby | Possession of Land |
Millie Garvin is disputing a writ of possession that was presented to her to force her off of her land. She states that she knew nothing of a previous case in which her land was to be sold. |
West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 709 | 140 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Nathan Honeycutt et al. v. W. N. Shell Jr. et al. | Carter | Possession of Land |
Plaintiffs Nathan Honeycutt and D. M Simerly sued the defendants William Shell Jr., Robert B. Bradly, and J. B. Miller (Deputy Sheriff of Coates County) for failure to notify them of an issue with land/property taxes that resulted in their attempt to seize the property. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1803 | 135 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1819 | Robert Farquharton, et al. v. Montgomery Bell, et al. | Davidson | Possession of Land |
Defendants: Montgomery Bell, Jenkins Whiteside, Thomas Hill, John Catson, Patrick Darby. Plaintiffs: Robert Farquarton, William Park, John Nichol. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 178 | 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 | 1901 | Southern Express Company v. V. D. Fuchs et al. | Shelby | Possession of Land |
Additional defendants: Victorine Fuchs, wife of V. D. Fuchs. Also see WT Box 800 for additional part of case. 6 oversize surveyor maps located in WT OV 1. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 776 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1922 | S. A. Miller v. Mrs. Nettie Miller& Don Miller | Henry | Possession of Land |
Plaintiff claims that he is the owner in fee and entitled to the immediate possession of 2 tracts of land located in 14th Civil District. Plaintiff claims he bought land from Nettie and her husband (his brother)Robert Miller, dec. He allowed Robert Miller's family to remain on the land until Roberts death when he then had an agreement with Don Miller to pay $150 a year in rent. Later when rent was demanded Don Miller refused to pay and refused plaintiff possession of land. |
West | Range: 78 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1783 | 184 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | Sally Jernigan, et al. v. John W. Taylor | Coffee | Possession of Land |
This case concerns possession of a 90 acre tract of land. Additional Plaintiffs: Jess Kendall |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 875 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1899 | W. W. Clarke et al. v. J. G. Blacksher | Henry | Possession of Land |
Additional Plaintiffs: C. B. Basford, D. C. Clarke, Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of the Memphis Annual Conference. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 759 | 183 | Order A Copy |