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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 | 1858 | Abraham Schwab v. F. H. Bounds | Knox | Replevin |
Schwab claims Bounds has improperly detained $200 of Schwab's personal property (clothing, books, carpet bag, umbrellas, other personal property). First jury couldn't agree so mistrial declared. Second jury ruled in Schwab's favor. Bounds appealed. Julius Ochs testified: Schwab acquired the property at issue from Frank Houseman, who owned small store in Knoxville (S. Levi & Bros) & wanted to sell out his stock. Goods later attached as Housman's property & replevied; this suit ensued. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1193 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Automobile Financing Inc. v. Roberts Auto Service et al. & Carl R. Roberts Undertaking Co. v. Automobile Financing Inc. et al. | Knox | Replevin |
Consolidated cases. Add. Def: Ernest R. Roberts, Mayme B. Roberts, and the Cherokee Motor Co. The automobile Financing Co. alleges that Roberts Auto Service as principal and Ernest and Mayme Roberts and the Cherokee Motor Co. as endorsers, are indebted to them in the sum of $5,553 secured by eight vehicles. Roberts Auto Service is a taxi co. operating in the City of Knoxville. Mayme and Ernest were in negotiations to purchase a building to lease to Carl R. Roberts Undertaking Co. at the time of the suit. |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1541 | 463 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1945 | Bales Furniture Co. v. Cecil Hurst Furniture Co. | Knox | Replevin |
Items being replevin: numerous furniture pieces. Exhibits include cancelled check, handwritten notes, item list. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 459 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1872 | B. McDannell v. William Hord | Knox | Replevin |
Plaintiff in error is accused of withholding 425 sacks of corn belonging to the defendant in error on a flatboat on the Holston River. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1243 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1933 | C. I. T. Corporation v. John N. Dickson | Knox | Replevin |
Dickson purchased a Studebaker from CIT Corp, then sold his contract to Cherokee Motor Company. Dickson asked for refinancing and was granted another contract at a higher rate. He defaulted on his payments and the car was repossessed. |
East | Range: 10 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1500 | 126 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | D. M. Rose & Co. v. Tennessee Lumber Company et al. | Knox | Replevin |
The plaintiff firm, composed of D. M. Rose, T. H. Rose, J. M. Pitner, and W. A. Pitner, filed suit to recover logs it had purchased from the Willey Boom and Lumber Company at $4.00 per thousand, who then resold them to the defendant company. |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2047 | 258 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1941 | F. F. Zimmerman v. Mrs. W. M. Tibbs, et al. | Knox | Replevin |
Additional Defendant: Bob Hutton. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 604 | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1901 | Gosler & Co. v. S. P. Collins, et al. | Knox | Replevin |
Incomplete case. Details included state that C. P. Camp executed a chattel mortgage from Gosler, putting ownership of property in Gosler's name. Involvement of Collins & Hunter is unclear. Court decreed that W. D Hunter recover $235.70 from Gosler & Co. & Robert Burrow & James A. Martin. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4a | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1937 | George L. Stockton, et al. v. Morris & Pierce | Knox | Replevin |
Exhibit materials: nine receipt, inventory and appraisement of property confiscated forms. Additional plaintiff: Jeff Dossett. |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1064 | 121 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1938 | G. A. Shirley v. Commercial Credit Co. | Knox | Replevin |
Plaintiff sued for $273.24, the amount of money paid upon the purchase price of 1 1936 Ford V-8 pick-up truck purchased from J. C. Mahan Motor Co. upon a title retained contract. Contract purchased by def.. who then repossessed the truck & sold it in violation of the Conditional Sales Law of the State of TN. |
East | Range: 9 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1285 | 108 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1931 | G. A. Johnson, admr. of W. H. Johnson, decd. v. John Richards | Knox | Replevin |
Johnson sued Richards to recover a Conover baby grand piano. Court ruled in favor of defendant. Plaintiff moved court for new trial, which was overruled, and then he appealed. Exhibits include Johnson's administrator's letters and J.M. Cook's chattel mortgage. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1348 | 58 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1936 | James E. Thompson v. Art Fisher et al. | Knox | Replevin |
James E. Thompson of Knox county let a friend borrow his car to drive to Cocke county. While in Cocke county the friend wrecked the car and it had to be towed to the garage operated by Art Fisher. The friend told Fisher the car was not his and he could not authorize repairs. Fisher dismantled the car anyways and would not release the car to Thompson unless he paid a $65.00 repair charge. |
East | Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 933 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1933 | J. Lacy Barns v. East Tennessee Auto & Tire Company | Knox | Replevin |
W. R. Broadwater had a Velie Automobile he had purchased from Jewett Motor Company. J. C. Knowling sued and repossessed the car, but Broadwater did not appear in court. Broadwater resold to J. Lacy Barnes. The car was taken in by ET Auto & Tire who said they were owed money for storing the car. Barns sued to get the car back. |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1559 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | Ludden & Bates v. Belle Brady | Knox | Replevin |
Ms. Brady purchased an organ from Ludden and Bates with the terms being $153.00 to be paid in monthly installments of $5.00 each month. Plntffs accused Brady of forging a note on the account to reflect a payment of $50 rather than $5. Brady's organ was repossessed. Case sought to settle whether or not the account was up to date or whether the repossession was the appropriate action. |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2046 | 98 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1933 | Lenoir Land Company Inc. v. Haynes Heating Company | Knox | Replevin |
Appeal case only. Original case is an action of replevin to recover possession of a furnace. Hayes Heating Company sold a furnace to Dr. C. W. Fritts. Fritts secured a deed of trust of the property to Lenoir Land Company to secure the payment of the purchase price. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1447 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | M. J. Ramage et al. v. D. J. Patterson | Knox | Replevin |
Incomplete casefile. Additional plaintiff in error: J. H. Fleming. This is an action taken by the defendant in error to recover a printing press and printing materials detained from him by the plaintiffs. |
East | Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1601 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1945 | Mid-South Insurance Office, Inc. v. Issie Morgan Hatcher, et al. | Knox | Replevin |
Additional Defendants: Ella Johnson, N. W. Morgan, Park National Bank, James H. Hatcher. Complainant also filed an injunction and sued for debt. Exhibits: bond, contract, receipt, agreement, correspondence, account sheet, Exhibits: statement of deficiency, several account sheets, auditor's report, accounts statements with deposit tickets, policies written documents, expense reports, collections, checks, copies of ledger sheets, certificate of incorporation |
East | Range: 7 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 506 | 734 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | Nathan Stern v. Thomas Jewell, et al. | Knox | Replevin |
Complainant, Nathan Stern, was a merchant in Knoxville. The Defendant, Thomas Jewell, owned a horse livery stable & business in Rhea Co. Stern had kept his horse at defs. stable until bill amounted to $30. Failure to pay bill. In another instance, plaintiff attempted to keep another horse at same livery stable; def. kept horse as a lien until paid. Action filed, and subsequently was appealed. Add Def.: Knox Sheriff, J.K. Lones. Quote: "This is a case of a "Jew" vs. a "Jewell."" |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1868 | 47 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1941 | Phillip Chazen d/b/a East Tennessee Iron & Metal Company v. Sam Blumberg | Knox | Replevin | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 282 | 71 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1868 | S. T. Atkins v. Ambrose & Tarwater | Knox | Replevin |
The cause of action in this case is listed as replevin. It appears to involve taking possession of a certain lot of lumber estimated at fifty thousand feet that S.T. Atkins has seized. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1231 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1940 | The Osgood Company v. Jesse A. Bland | Knox | Replevin |
This was a suit to recover possession of a gasoline shovel. Exhibits: order contracts, contracts, checks, late payment notices, |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 632 | 231 | Order A Copy |