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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 | 1872 | G. F. Filley v. S. Rosenbaum et al. | Shelby | Patent Rights |
Co-defendants: Levi Rosenbaum & Meyer Rosenbaum. All defendants being stovemakers of the firm Rosenbaum & Bias of Memphis. The plaintiff a stovemakers invented in 1894 an improved cooking stove which he obtained a patent for in 1853. He says that the name Charter Oak was trademarked when the stove was patented. He alleges that the defendants violated his patent rights. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 17 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1872 | J. H. Hall v. State | Polk | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Final judgment only. Hall sued state for obstruction to the public road. Court ruled against Hall and fined him $10. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1212 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1872 | State v. J. H. Hall | Polk | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Hall charged with obstructing a public road by putting a fence across the road. Court ruled against Hall and he appealed. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1210 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1872 | William J. Turbeville v. Thompson Anderson | Davidson | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Plaintiff sued the defendant for $1000 in damages while driving his carriage and mule on McLemore Street in Nashville. Plaintiff claimed the defendant obstructed the street while trying to build a fence. See MT 268 for additional part of case. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 16a | 205 | Order A Copy |