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 | 1880 | George Somers v. F. M. Davis et al. | Gibson | Failure to Pay |
Co-defendant: John Davis. Plaintiff is attempting to collect an unpaid judgment from an earlier case; defendants are insolvent, but John Davis owns a piece of property which plaintiff is urging the court to force him to sell in order to pay the debt. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 37 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | Joseph D. Smith et al. v. Elisha Harrison | Gibson | Failure to Perform Official Duties |
Other plaintiff: Edmund Keely. |
West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 168 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | J. M. Senter v. S. D. Carroll, et al. | Gibson | Failure to Pay |
Additional defendants: William T. Carrol, J. D. Smith and Z. Smith. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | Shane Bell & Co v. C. R. Clement & Company | Gibson | Failure to Perform Duties as Counse |
This case involved the loss of cotton owned by Shane Bell that was being stored in a shed owned by C R Clement. |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 14 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | Zachariah Bryant et al. v. James E. Wood et al. | Gibson | Failure to Perform Official Duties |
Folder includes one legal brief. Other plaintiff: M. Oppenheimer. They claim that Wood, county clerk and commissioner, neglected to make several large payments for which he was liable by virtue of his position. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 151 | 0 | Order A Copy |