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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].
Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1936 | Arthur Phillips v. Warren M. Royal & Clothilde Royal | Carter | Land and Title Dispute |
Case includes a hand-drawn map on the back of a Barnes Indoor Circus Broadside. 2 folders. Exhibit item located in ET Oversize Box 10. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 911 | 216 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1849 | A. E. Jackson v. C. H. Gillespie, et al. | Carter | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendant: N. G. Taylor. Others involved: E. E. C. Gillespie, C. R. Gillespie, and [?] G. Taylor Case file is incomplete. Index included. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 67 | 253 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1860 | Jackson D. Carriger, et al. v. William Oliver & John Nave, Jr. | Carter | Land and Title Dispute |
Land at issue subject of state grant to Godfrey Carriger, No. 16917 (entry 274), & grant to John Nave Jr. & Christian Carriger, No. 12011, issued under TN statute to encourage iron works. Court ruled in pla.'s favor. Add. Defs: heirs of Godfrey Carriger, decd.: John, William, Allen Carriger; Eliza Buckles; David Bishop/wife Margaret; Reuben Brooks Jr., wife Elizabeth; heirs of Tennessee Carriger (decd.): Susan, Elizabeth Carriger; minors William Stover/wife Nancy, Emily Jane & Isaac Carriger. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1204 | 38 | Order A Copy |