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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 | 1944 | C. E. & P. D. Angel v. Eureka-Security Fire & Marine Insurance Co. | Campbell | Insurance Disputes |
Car insurance dispute. Exhibits include sales agreement, promissory note, insurance policy, post receipts, correspondences, cancelled check, |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 601 | 155 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1829 | Charles Crabaugh v. Joseph Hart admr. of Micajah[?] Cross | Campbell | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Elizabeth Cross, alias Elizabeth Smith, Robert Smith. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 668 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Dora Fox v. the National Life & Accident Insurance Company | Campbell | Insurance Disputes |
Plaintiff sues insurance company seeking recovery of $2,500.00 beneficiary benefits on her deceased husband, Clifford Fox, dec. 23 April 1930. Exhibits include insurance documents, policies. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1423 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1887 | Elisha Siler v. J. C. Cooper | Campbell | Land and Title Dispute |
Siler claimed that Cooper cut trees, moved fences, and built a house on his land. Additional case names: Wymer Siler, G. A. Siler, George Bennett. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1849 | 175 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1839 | Ely Willson by next friend Jeremiah Willson v. Alfred Agey | Campbell | Property Dispute |
Dispute over a sorrel horse with a white face. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1100 | 14 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | George Boshears v. Houston Dossett | Campbell | Debt Dispute |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 90 | 4 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1844 | Hugh White v. James Smith | Campbell | Debt Dispute |
This is an appeal. Hugh White, a resident of Kentucky, was granted a judgment against James Smith, a resident of TN, in the amount of $34 and costs. Smith claims he lent his team & wagon to John Todd, who in turn purchased a load of salt from White. John Todd signed Smith's name on purchase note, without authorization. White brought suit to recover value of 325 lbs. of salt at 50 cents/bushel: $34. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1131 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1822 | John Noels v. Lewis Freeman | Campbell | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 664 | 27 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1887 | Jacob Hatmaker v. Silas Hatmaker | Campbell | Estate Dispute |
Concerns the validity of the will of McHenry Hatmaker. Additional materials in ET 1081 (Range 9, Section B, Shelf 4). |
East | Range: 19 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1903 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1844 | Joseph Hart v. Bullock | Campbell | Land and Title Dispute |
Land dispute. Due to missing pages, details of the case are difficult to make clear. File consists of description of land and witnesses. Missing first 42 pages. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1135 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1852 | James M. Marshall v. George M. Kerns | Campbell | Election Dispute |
In the race for county court clerk, Marshall supposedly won by three votes. Kerns successfully contested the election on grounds that Marshall had filed a false vote count with the court. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1143 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1854 | Jeremiah Kelso v. G. M. Kerns | Campbell | Election Dispute |
This case is a contested election for the office of County Clerk, the election held March 4, 1854. On this date Kerns had 284 votes, Kelso had 281, and a Reuben Rogers had 204 votes. Plaintiff sought a re-count as the results were so close. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1139 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1856 | John Reed v. Jeremiah Boshears | Campbell | Debt Dispute |
Dispute appears to be in regard to a debt involving the purchase of a mare and failure on behalf of the defendant to pay. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1182 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | James Miller, admr. v. S. W. Brown | Campbell | Estate Dispute |
Miller was administrator of John Miller's estate, and Brown complained that the estate owed him for a debt of $32.97. The suit began in 1867.Entered into the record was a list of work performed for the late Miller: items such as hauling turkeys; a whiskey barrel (and much whiskey); ten days of work at fifty cents a day; hauling 2,200 pounds of bacon and lard; and waiting on John Miller when he was ill, deranged, and difficult to care for. Case provides a look at labor customs and the value of labor. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1654 | 85 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1934 | The National Life& Accident Insurance Company v. Sissi Smith | Campbell | Insurance Disputes |
Lucy Smith bought a life insurance and the representative of the life insurance agency, the defendant, told Lucy that if she died that the money from the policy would go to her mother. Lucy Smith died and the defendant refuses to pay said policy to Lucy's mother, the plaintiff. |
East | Range: 10 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1450 | 115 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | William Walker v. James Smith | Campbell | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 688 | 56 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1850 | William Woodson v. John Kincaid | Campbell | Debt Dispute |
This is an appeal. This case revolves around debt owed John Kincaid in the amount ~$34. Circuit court found for Kincaid. Woodson maintained Kincaid owed him a like amount, and the two should cancel out. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1145 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | Wilson Ford & J. L. Tiller v. J. Stoddard Johnson, trustee, et al. | Campbell | Land and Title Dispute |
Incomplete case file; opinion only. Ford & Tiller sued Johnson, representative of Big Creek Gap Coal & Iron Co., Harvey M. LaFollette, rep of the LaFollette Land & Improvement Co. & the LaFollette Coal & Iron Co. Ford & wife, Lucinda sold land to Johnson as trustee. Title conveyance by a series of property liens became confused following the death of one of the principals, who did a de facto note on the original lien. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 6a | 5 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1859 | William H. McNeely v. Tucker W. Page | Campbell | Debt Dispute |
McNeely sued Page for a three dollar debt for not grinding his grain in turn. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | William H. McNeely v. Tucker W. Page | Campbell | Debt Dispute |
McNeely sued Page for $3 debt, penalty for not grinding his grain at public mill according to turn. Page owned the mill & his minor son Calvin was running the mill the day McNeely had his grain ground. Calvin's older son Franklin usually ran the mill. Jury ruled in Page's favor & McNeely appealed. McNeely also spelled McNealy. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 | 18 | Order A Copy |