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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 | 1845 | Elizabeth Hester et al. v. John Y. Wilkinson et al. | Giles | Estate Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: John Hester, her husband and their children. Additional Defendants: Allen Y. Wilkinson and Tilman David |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 220 | 32 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | Elijah D. Wheeler v. Edwin A. Keeble | Rutherford | Debt Dispute |
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Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | George M. Deadrick et al. v. Sydney Smith, exe. of Wharton, et al. | Rutherford | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Albert Cooper Additional Defendants: Benjamin Litton |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 216 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | John Dement, et al. v. Charles Dement, et al. | Rutherford | Estate Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: David Dement. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | John McGregor heirs v. Rutherford McGregor | Rutherford | Land and Title Dispute |
McGregor heirs: Mary, Amy, Flowers, Anderson, J. Donelson, Millbury and Martha. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | John H. Hinton v. Henry A. Cole by his guardian Willis B. Johnson | Montgomery | Estate Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 217 | 88 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1845 | Jesse Rogers v. Frederick Bolinger& Jacob Bolinger | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Plaintiff made an arrangement with the defendant to pay for a tract of land. Plaintiff is bringing this case to receive the title. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1133 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | James Stockard heirs v. Robert Craig, et al. | Maury | Estate Dispute |
Other defendants: Alexander L. Pickard |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | John E. Dance, et al. v. William Nichol | Davidson | Debt Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: Drury Dance; John F. Doak. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | John Den, lessee of Jeriel Dodge & John Bowman v. John Hodges, et al. | Washington | Land and Title Dispute |
Add. Defs: Howell A. Hodges, Jesse Duncan. Dodge & Bowman leased to Den (to farm) several tracts of land near or on Watauga River & Holston River, including tract with ferry formerly known as Duncan's Ferry. Den ejected & filed suit for $500 damages. John Hodges lived on land. Duncan was "an old man" who "had no family" & lived with John "as one of his family." Howell (John's son), lived on & farmed another part of the land. Dodge & Bowman died while suit pending; their admrs. continued the suit. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1127 | 98 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | Mildred Richards by next friend Thomas H. Richards v. Randall W. Ewing, et al. | Davidson | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: William S. Maddux and William D. Richards. Plaintiff is wife of one of the additional defendants, William D. Richards. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 986 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | Stokely Vinson v. George F. Tufts & F. A. Schleuter | Sumner | Estate Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1845 | Thomas Maney et al. v. Abby Porter, admr. of Thomas Porter, dec. | Maury | Estate Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Robert P. Currin, William Maney, and William S. Murfree |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 204 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | Thomas B. Price, et al. v. Prichett Alexander | Rutherford | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: S. W. Baird, M. D. Hicks, and Bill Farrier. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 220 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | William Langston v. Garland Ryan, et al. | Montgomery | Debt Dispute |
Other Defendants: Robert S. Moore; Joseph Broaddus; William Broaddus; William A. Calder; Gabriel A. Davie |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 0 | Order A Copy |