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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 | 1892 | Anderson Green & Co. v. N. B. Brockman, et al | Putnam | Debt on Account |
Defendants traded as merchants under the firm name of N.B. Brockman &Co. Additional Defendants traded under the firm name of Gentry & Co. Plaintiff alleged that defendants were indebted to them for merchandise sold and delivered. Additional Defendants: Martin B. Gentry, Gentry & Co. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 883 | 109 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | Abraham H. Ditty v. J. H. Moore & Eliza McKinley | Putnam | Debt Dispute |
Abraham H. Ditty filed this suit to discover whether or not Eliza McKinley had liability, or was legally bound in a previous judgement. Ditty had previously sued R. E. Fain and obtained a judgement in his favor. Eliza McKinley allegedly signed a security bond for Fain in the suit. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 8a | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1918 | Alfred Smith v. State | Putnam | Liquor Violation |
Witnesses included Bud Hunter, Pate Hunter, Tim Apple, Pate Pointer, W.R. Officer, Worth Bryant, and Wynne F. Clouse. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 105 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | Allen Manier v. H. Moore, admr. of Lee | Putnam | Debt | Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 278 | 191 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1858 | Benjamin F. Brindler v. John J. Whitefield | Putnam | Debt |
Cause of Action: Trespass on the case for Debt. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 275 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | Brady & Hodges v. Pearson & Company | Putnam | Contract for Labor and Materials |
Plaintiffs claim that they had a contract with defendant to haul a specific amount lumber for wages. Defendant claims that they did not have a contract for a specific amount of lumber. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 730 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | B. D. Hunter v. C. R. Ford, admr. of James M. McKinney | Putnam | Damages | Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 64 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1919 | Cookeville, Tennessee v. L. W. Wilmore | Putnam | Other |
L.W. Wilmore and Dora Jones were charged with unlawfully cohabiting together without being married. This was in violation of the ordinances of the town of Cookeville. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 130 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | Comer McBroom, et al. v. State | Putnam | Murder |
Additional plaintiffs: Sid McBroom, Carlos Flatt, Arlis Flatt, George Mills, Rucious Whitaker, Hop McBroom, Lum Bryant, Charlie Bryant. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 165 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | Cass Vaughn v. State | Putnam | Assault and Battery |
Additional parties: Ina Kinnard, Bettie Jared |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 113 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | Clabourn Bahannon v. William Baker & Samuel Burnett | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1915 | George F. Whittaker v. Monterey Spoke Co. | Putnam | Damages |
George Whittaker was a servant employed by the defendant and received injuries and file suit for $5000 as damages. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 82 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | Holland Denton v. James Bartlett & Curtis Mills | Putnam | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
Thomas B. Eastland, William Goodwin, W. H. Barnes |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 68 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1921 | Hardy Stout v. State | Putnam | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Hardy Stout was convicted of unlawfully selling intoxicating liquors within four miles of a school house. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 419 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1916 | H. B. Chamberlain& W. K. McAlister v. Tim Williams | Putnam | Payment for Goods |
Chamberlain and McAlister were receivers of the Tennessee Central Railroad Company. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 85 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | Hobert Roberts v. State | Putnam | Murder |
Murdered Ammon Hutchinson |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 128 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1885 | H. Denton v. J. R. Watson | Putnam | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 574 | 119 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1871 | John Johnson v. William Bartlett | Putnam | Loss of Property | Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 333 | 44 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1916 | J. S. Watson v. State | Putnam | Forgery | Middle | Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 100 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1858 | James Bartlett et al. v. Benjamin Watson & wife | Putnam | Ejectment |
Additional Plaintiffs: John Henry, John Hudgins, , H. Hudgins, Mary Hudgins, D. Hunter, Joseph Hudgins, Shelby Hudgins, Crockett Hudgins, Charles Lowry, Catharine Lowry. Additional Defendants: Wife - Lucy Watson. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 275 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1922 | J. I. Smith v. State | Putnam | Appeal for New Trial |
Cause of action: Plaintiff's appeals for a new trial in his conviction of unlawful appropriation of property found. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 411 | 61 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1923 | Jim Madewell v. State | Putnam | Liquor Violation |
Violation of the "Bone Dry" Law. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 423 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | J. P. & Mary Huddleston v. H. D. Curnby | Putnam | Debt |
Pltfs. sued dfnt. to reclaim debt of $18 for lien on a crop of corn. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 999 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | John L. Wallace v. Robert Holly, et al | Putnam | Petition for Land Recovery |
This case is a dispute over ownership and possession of a tract of land. Plaintiff alleged that defendants forcibly and unlawfully entered property. This case was filed to have defendants removed from said property. Additional Defendant: Dotson Holly |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 885 | 70 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | Jim Hop Hickey v. State | Putnam | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Additional parties: Lizzie Sullivan |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 134 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | John S. Watson v. Thomas Bohannon | Putnam | Debt Settlement | Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 326 | 21 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1922 | James M. Miller v. W. K. McAlister & H. W. Stanley, Receivers of The Tennessee Central Railroad Co. | Putnam | Injury and Damages | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 423 | 160 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1867 | J. Elrod v. D. S. Shepard | Putnam | Land, Confirmation of Ownership | Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 486 | 24 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1885 | John S. Watson, et al. v. H. Denton | Putnam | Ejectment |
Additional plaintiffs: J. R. Watson and George Bohanon. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 642 | 164 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | James & Robert McKinney v. R. Brown | Putnam | Land, Contract Dispute | Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 664 | 68 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1888 | J. K. Davis v. William& James Oldham | Putnam | Damages |
A log weakened defendant's fence. The fence broke and the wire injured Plaintiff's mare which was in the defendant's pasture. The mare was worth one hundred dollars and plaintiff seeks damages. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 734 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | J. P. Martin v. T. J. Fisher | Putnam | Debt |
Martin sued Thomas J. Fisher, former Attorney General, for debt of $50 for his demanding, taking, and receiving from Martin a greater fee than was allowed him as Attorney General in the tippling case of State v. John Martin (he charged $5 instead of the $3 he was entitled to for his services). |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 829 | 46 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1870 | Larkin Gunter v. Samuel Patton | Putnam | Damages |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he stole the defendant's horse. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 327 | 25 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1922 | Luther Terry v. State | Putnam | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Defendant was charged with unlawfully selling liquor and was ordered to pay a fine of $50.00 and undergo confinement in the county jail or work house for a period of six months |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 411 | 41 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Lafayette Fields v. J. R. Wallace | Putnam | Damages |
Plaintiff brought suit seeking damages against the defendant for falsely and maliciously charging him with perjury. Defendant allegedly referred to testimony given by the plaintiff in a previous suit between the two parties as lies. This case is related to "L. F. Fields v. J. R. Wallace," located in MT 999. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 983 | 43 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | L. S. Vaughn v. H. R. Chamberlain& W. K. McAlister | Putnam | Damages |
Tennessee Central Railroad Company |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 134 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1922 | Luther Terry v. State | Putnam | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
The defendant is charged with carrying brass or metal knucks |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 411 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | Lee Parigin (col.) v. Alex Verble | Putnam | Breach of Contract |
Plaintiff, Lee Parigin, sued the defendant, Alex Verble, for $250 in damages for breach of contract. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1060 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1920 | Mary Herron v. John Tucker | Putnam | Fraud |
John Tucker killed Mary Herron's husband, Lum Herron. Plaintiff's name also spelled Herren. See related case of State v. John Tucker in MT 149. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 151 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1857 | Major, a slave v. State | Putnam | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Defendant is referred to as "Nig" throughout the file. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 251 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1856 | Milton Draper et al. v. James Kirklin | Putnam | Ejectment |
Additional Plaintiffs: Susan Draper, Martha Jane Kerly, Maria Johnson, William Talbert and wife Phebe, Abraham Johnson, Elizabeth Hilryearld, Mary Hilryearld, Phebe Hilryearld, and S.W. Hilryearld. Names are very possibly misspelled. Defendant is also accused with trespassing. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1860 | Mary Allen v. William Hudgins | Putnam | Trespass and Damages |
Defendant is charged with "debauching and begetting [the Plaintiff] with a child." He is also charged with enticing her away from her guardian. The Plaintiff is described as a "lunatic" throughout the case, and the question of her competency is an issue. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 297 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | Miss Jane Edmondson v. Polly Edmondson | Putnam | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiff was an apprentice of defendant and continued to live with defendant after the apprenticeship ended under the promise of good wages. Defendant failed to supply good wages. Plaintiff brings suit for a breach of contract for labor preformed. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 733 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1916 | McConnell Moss v. State | Putnam | Murder |
3 Folders |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1860 | Mary Ann Allen v. William Hudgins | Putnam | Other |
Cause of Action: Trespass on the Case & damages. Plaintiff charges that defendants was trying to sully her good name and bring scandal upon her. Defendant debauched and carnally knew plaintiff causing her to become pregnant and forced her to pay him $10,000 in costs related to childcare and her pregnancy. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 293 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1860 | Mary Ann Fitzgerald et al. v. Joseph Jared et al. | Putnam | Ejectment |
Additional Plaintiffs: Elizabeth P. Fitzgerald, Phebe B. Fitzgerald. Additional Defendants: Felix M. Patterson, Polly Markum, Holly Markum, Matilda Fann, Elizabeth Markum, Moses Whitehead and others. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 291 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | M. O. Harrison v. S. P. Marlow | Putnam | Breach of Warranty |
Plaintiff brings suit seeking compensation for a diseased mare purchased from the defendant and represented as being of sound health. Plaintiff complains that the defendant warranted the mare and said she was as sound as a "Mexican dollar." Plaintiff states that after taking possession of the mare it began falling down, refused to eat, and eventually died. The defendant denies any prior knowledge of illness. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 963 | 69 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1918 | Newton Fox v. State | Putnam | Larceny | Middle | Range: 21 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 110 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1855 | Nancy Officer v. Preston & William H. Robinson | Putnam | Fraudulent Conveyance | Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 257 | 25 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1918 | Oscar Maddux v. State | Putnam | Assault and Battery |
Oscar Maddux owned and operated a saw mill in Putnam County. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 105 | 0 | Order A Copy |