Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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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 |
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| View Entry | 1834 | Fanny Gillispie v. David Crockett& Elizabeth& George Patton Peggy Ann Patton | Warren | Ejectment-Unlawful Detainer |
Gillispie was lessor of James Patton (deceased), claims to have been ejected by heirs, George Patton & Peggy Ann Patton. David Crockett is the historical frontiersman. His second wife was Elizabeth Patton. Case was included in two different folders and has been combiend into one. Parts of the case are ovesrsized. Several pages are torn or fragmented. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 194 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1834 | James Jones v. Semei Evans et al. | Marion | Ejectment-Unlawful Detainer |
Other defendants: William V. Price, Samuel James, Abner Stokes. The arguments concern who has legal title to the land in question. Two notes attached to the case (included) state that the case maybe related to Evans, Price, James,Stokes v. Jones, in old box no. 51; and that someone borrowed a page (which included part of a newspaper) from this folder and apparently never returned it, since no such page is present. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 192 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1834 | Seay& Hearn v. Alexander McCall et al. | Smith | Ejectment-Unlawful Detainer | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 194 | 0 | Order A Copy |