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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 | 1913 | Charles H. Cole, et al. v. Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum et al. | Shelby | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Exhibits: Application for Membership in the Royal Arcanum and 1911 Code of Constitutions and Laws of the Royal Arcanum. Additional plaintiffs: Helen Loveland Cole, Bell Loveland, and Walter W. Loveland. Additional defendant: Hannah Loveland. Cause of action: recovery of $3,000.00. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1322 | 245 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1913 | Henderson Wade Hampton et al. v. Ty Hulsa | Madison | Recovery of Land/Property |
Additional plaintiffs: Mary Butler, John Butler, Fannie Butler, Dave Butler, Ellen Reid, and Charles Reid. Cause of action: recovery of sixty nine acres of land in the 8th civil district of Madison County. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1309 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1913 | National Telegraph Institute v. Edward B. Cassanova | Shelby | Recovery |
Cassanovas, who had already mastered wire telegraphy, enrolled at National Telegraph's Memphis institute to learn wireless telegraphy. They had been assured that the Memphis school taught wireless. It did not, so the Cassanovas demanded a refund. The company's main campus was in Cincinnati. |
West | Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1090 | 224 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1913 | W. N. McClish v. Madison Cotton Oil Company | Madison | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Cause of action: recovery of $86.50 as the balance on a promissory note for cotton crop |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1310 | 42 | Order A Copy |