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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 | 1881 | A. M. Stevens et al. v. H. Floyd Ferguson et al. | Dyer | Deed of Trust |
Additional Plaintiff: S. R. Latta. Additional Defendants: Mary Montezuma Ferguson (wife of H. Floyd Ferguson), W. C. Doyle, James A. Foster, P. C. Ledsinger, and others. |
West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 177 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1904 | A. E. Hardison et al. v. D. P. Leggett et al. | Dyer | Deed of Trust |
Additional Plaintiff: M.C. Hardison. Additional Defendant: F.B. Leggett. |
West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 896 | 46 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1910 | F. A. McCorkle et al. v. John E. McCorkle et al. | Dyer | Deed of Trust |
Additional Plaintiffs: Margaret McCorkle, H.H. Montgomery, and Mayda Montgomery. Additional Defendant: A.J. McCorkle. The plaintiff, a brother of John E. and A.J. McCorkle, intended to pay a debt through a deed of trust. |
West | Range: 80 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1214 | 236 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | Harvey& Keith v. John W. Wilson | Dyer | Breach of Trust |
John Wilson bought a large quantity of supplies for himself and family on the credit from Harvey & Keith, a business firm in Kentucky. Wilson didn't want to pay so Harvey & Keith pressed charges. The sum that Wilson owed was $1,476.00. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | Mack Bohm & Co. v. John W. Wilson | Dyer | Breach of Trust |
Bohm Mack & Co. is a business in Cincinnati . |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | Pittman Bro. & Co. v. John W. Wilson | Dyer | Breach of Trust |
Wilson was indebted to this company in the amount of $1, 719.00. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | R. C. Parret v. D. W. Brown | Dyer | Deed of Trust | West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1927 | State, ex rel. v. R. G. Watson, et al. | Dyer | Breach of Trust |
Ex rel.: B. F. Young. Addt'l dfnts: D. W. Moss, J. N. Baker, and H. B. Rike. Being in weak health, Young assigned all of his notes, accounts, and stock of merch. It was intially valued at less than its actual worth. The state was attempting to claim the estate and newer increased values of the assets. Housed in 2 folders. |
West | Range: 77 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1886 | 289 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | W. M. Watkins v. J. N. Wyatt | Dyer | Deed of Trust |
Case involves a request for repayment of what was essentially a mortgage on a cotton crop not yet planted. Folder includes several pages of legal briefs. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 212 | 34 | Order A Copy |