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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].
Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1936 | Evan Adkisson v. W. H. Duncan, Trustee, et. Al. | Morgan | Deed of Trust |
Additional defendants: M. L. Portwood, and Arthur Portwood. Adkisson claimed that the Portwood's illegally filed a Trust Deed with W. H. Duncan, Morgan County Trustee, claiming that Adkisson owed them money for a piece of property Adkisson purchased. |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1018 | 209 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | Louise S. Rees, et al. v. First National Bank of Chattanooga, et al. | Hamilton | Breach of Trust |
Chattanooga Savings Bank & Trust, forerunner of 1st Nat'l. Bank, was trustee of estate of Benjamin Franklin Rees (d. 1907). Income from bank's investments to go to brothers & Erlanger Hosp. Investment properties fizzled, so family sued. Reconstruction Finance Corporation had a role, so case could be helpful in researching Depression & banking. M. H. Silverman had questionable involvement. Testimony: N. J. Simmons, E. H. Lawman, A. A. Dragoo, Taylor Durham, I. D. Strong, G. L. Nichols, C. H. Buck. |
East | Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 933 | 247 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company, et al. v. Alfred N. Jackson, Jr., et al. | Blount | Deed of Trust |
Additional Plaintiffs: Tom W. Mayberry,Fowler Brothers & Cox, Inc., F. E. Fowler, Harry P. Atkins. Additional defendants: Alfred N. Jackson, Sr., Eugene D. Jackson, Henry F. Jackson, Aimee J. Short, Rosa M. Jackson, A. N. Jackson III, Robert C. Jackson, Eugene Jackson, Jr., John McReynolds Jackson, Eleanor Jackson, Edward Jackson, Miriam Jackson, Ellen Jackson, Theodore Jackson Short |
East | Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 926 | 158 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | State v. W. S. Howell | Hamblen | Breach of Trust |
Defendant employed by Pinnacle Mills from 1 Jan. 1927 until June 1930. Charged with fraudulently appropriating $8011 in company monies for his own use. Found guilty of "fraudulent breach of trust". Two bank notes were pinned to page 45 of larger Corporation Record Book. |
East | Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 959 | 496 | Order A Copy |