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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 | 1855 | Alphonsa D. Meatne & Thomas B. Eastland v. Pryatt Adkins et al | Bledsoe | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Add. defendants: Loliver Revis & Feilding Naramow. Defendants allegedly unlawfully broke and entered with force of arms into the property of the plaintiffs. sued for $500 in damages. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1180 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | Bank of Tennessee v. Jesse C. Roberson, et al. | Bledsoe | Non-payment of Bank Note |
Additional defendants: J.M. Roberson and S.H. Roberson. Defendants owe Bank $2000 for an unpaid promissory note. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1185 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | Bank of Tennessee v. Robert Dweggins, et al. | Bledsoe | Non-payment of Bank Note |
Additional defendants: James Worthington and P.S. Hutcheson. Bank sued defendants for $700 for an unpaid promissory note. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1185 | 36 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | Bank of Tennessee v. Isaac E. Swafford et al. | Bledsoe | Non-payment of Bank Note |
Additional defendants: Samuel Swafford & Thomas R. Swafford [alt. spelling Swofford]. Bank sued defendants for $1856 for unpaid promissory note. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1185 | 81 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | Bank of Tennessee v. Joseph Morr & William Worthington | Bledsoe | Non-payment of Bank Note |
Bank sued defendants for $2900 for unpaid promissory note. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1185 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1833 | John Brown v. Ephraim & William Hixson | Bledsoe | Land, Sale of |
The plaintiff claimed the defendants owed him payments for land sold by him. The plaintiff was a Cherokee Indian. |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1050 | 53 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1854 | Reuben Brown v. Doroy& Swafford Jr. | Bledsoe | Slaves, Ownership of |
Plaintiff accuses the defendant of unlawfully detaining his property in the form of a slave. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1151 | 23 | Order A Copy |