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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 | 1927 | Annie Mai Flack Barker v. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. | Crockett | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Pltfs husband, Joseph Walter Barker, died Nov. 8, 1926. His insurance was supposed to be paid out on proof of death, which pltf supplied. Ins. Co refused to payout policy. |
West | Range: 77 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1899 | 70 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1927 | C. D. Branson v. National Life & Accident Insurance Company | Gibson | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff sued for $280, for an insurance policy in which he was beneficiary. Zora Branson, deceased. Exhibits: insurance policies. |
West | Range: 77 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1910 | 110 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1927 | Lula Hale v. Universal Life Insurance Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff sued the defendant for $550 for an insurance claim for Joe Harris, decd. The deceased died after an appendix operation and plaintiff was beneficiary of the life insurance policy. Exhibits: insurance policy, death certificate. |
West | Range: 77 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1910 | 99 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1927 | M. D. Fleming v. M. Makowsky | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Fleming sued Makowsky for debt due from a breach of a rental contract for the upstairs portion of 288 North Main Street, Memphis. |
West | Range: 77 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1883 | 17 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1927 | State v. Walter Butler | Carroll | Assault and Battery |
Walter Butler was accused of assault and battery on John F. Peeler on December 24, 1925 in Carroll County, TN. |
West | Range: 78 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1874 | 151 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1927 | W. J. Donaldson v. Joseph Cheatham | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Damages include personal injuries resulting from being run over by an automobile. Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 93 | 12 | Order A Copy |