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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 | 1875 | B. M. Bradford v. B. G. Allison | Haywood | Promissory Note | West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199 | 54 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | C. L. Wilcox v. Nathaniel Parham | Montgomery | Petition on Promissory Note |
Parham issued a note to Wilcox in 1861. Wilcox left the neighborhood and gave the note to his son John L. Wilcox, cashier of the bank of Clarksville. Parham claimed he paid the note to C. B. Wilcox. The note itself was lost or mislaid. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1166 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | D. A. Dugger & Company v. W. L. Murphy | Maury | Promissory Note |
Additional plaintiffs: E. H. Green, J. H. Duger. Plaintiffs sued the defendant for $1000 in promissory notes made by the defendant on May 11, 1872. Each note was $500. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 18 | 11 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | E. A. Cote v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Co. | Shelby | Promissory Note | West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | Joseph M. Robb & May E. Robb v. Stewart College | Montgomery | Promissory Note |
A. Robb executed promissory notes to Stewart College due in 1861 for $224. May Robb was the administrator of his account and appealed an original suit against the estate to pay the debt. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 6 | 14 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | John W. Todd et al. v. B. D. Treadwell | Shelby | Promissory Note |
Additional plaintiff - S. M. Blake |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | John Zent v. State National Bank of Memphis | Shelby | Promissory Note | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | M. D. Merriwether v. John C. Robinson | Madison | Promissory Note | West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | Mary A. McCallum, guardian of S. T. McCallum v. S. M. Jobe | Shelby | Promissory Note |
Relates the boundaries of a lot of real estate owned by the defendant in the city of Memphis. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 50 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | P. C. Bethel v. City of Memphis | Shelby | Promissory Note |
P. C. Bethel had promissory notes that were suppose to be executed for stone paving done in public streets and alleys in the City of Memphis. L. M. Loudon was the firm heading up the project for such improvements. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | R. C. Brinkley v. T. E. Brown | Shelby | Promissory Note |
Case involving a promissory note. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 67 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | R. G. Gwin v. R. C. Greer | Shelby | Default on Promissory Note |
Witnesses included A. Jackson, J.J. Gwin, Nat Taylor, J.R. Robertson, and N.N. Gwin. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Rives, Poindexter,& Co. v. Joyner, Lemmon,& Gale | Fayette | Promissory Note |
Rives, Poindexter, and Company (a trading firm) consisted of William A. Rives, C.C. Poindexter, Oliver E. Poindexter, and W.J. Poindexter. Joyner, Lemoore, and Gale (a trading firm) consisted of William Joyner, H.T. Lemmon, and Tom Gale. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | S. H. & H. J. Thomas v. J. D. McLin et al. | Gibson | Promissory Note |
Additional Defendants: J.B. Arnold and Wilson Baird. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Thomas Glass v. W. R. Ross | Weakley | Promissory Note | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | Tennessee National Bank v. James B. Bingham | Shelby | Default on Promissory Note |
Defendant is accused of not making payments on a loan. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | T. P. Turner v. P.C. Bethel | Shelby | Promissory Note | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 0 | Order A Copy |