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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 | 1911 | Duplex Printing Press Company v. Whig Printing & Publishing Company | Madison | Petitions for Certiorari |
Exhibits: copy of petition |
West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1117 | 91 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | John J. Hayter v. Thomas McCreary, et al. | Madison | Sale, Petition to Halt |
Sale of slaves. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1908 | Jackson Railway & Light Company v. Jackson & Southeastern Railroad Company | Madison | Petitions for Certiorari |
Case in 3 folders. |
West | Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1168 | 439 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1916 | J. A. Deming, Chief of Police & the City of Jackson v. Joe Nichols | Madison | Petition for Habeas Corpus |
Defendant was fined $50 on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon, from which judgment he sought an appeal. Defendant failed to pay the fine. |
West | Range: 79 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1431 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | Mrs. Maggie Lansden v. City of Jackson | Madison | Petitions for Certiorari |
Lansden injured while using pedestrian sidewalk from stepping into a pothole, fracturing her hip; sue for negligence and $20,000; |
West | Range: 78 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1617 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | W. E. McClamroch, admr. of George Allison McClamroch, dec. v. Jackson Home Telephone Company, et al. | Madison | Petitions for Certiorari |
In 2 folders. Other defendants: Jackson Railway and Light Company. Folder only contains briefs & petitions for certiorari, not original case docket. |
West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1121 | 285 | Order A Copy |