Order Cases Online
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 | 1859 | Isaac A. Allen v. Andrew Susong Jr. | Greene | Petitions for New Road |
Although conserved, these documents are heavily damaged. Large portions of some pages are missing, causing difficulty in reading. Case pertains to disagreements concerning a new road in Greene County. Andrew Susong Jr. is the son of Andrew Susong, an Alsatian (French) man who sailed to the colonies with The Marquis de Lafayette to fight in the Revolutionary War. |
East | Range: 10 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 847 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Jesse & Cornelius Mays v. County Court | Greene | Petitions for New Road |
Although conserved, these documents are heavily damaged. Large portions of some pages are missing, causing difficulty in reading. Case outlines disputes concerning a new road to be built in Greene County. |
East | Range: 10 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1487 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | State v. Alexander Ramsey | Knox | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
The defendant lived on a public road and put up fences and other obstructions near the property to prevent people from passing by either on horseback or on foot. Case brought against him for impeding the public access through the highway and damaging property of the state in the form of the highway. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1176 | 14 | Order A Copy |