Tennessee. Supreme Court

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The Tennessee Supreme Court was established in 1796 and functioned without interruption with few administrative changes until the Civil War. The court was suspended during the war and was reinstated in 1867. The backlog of cases during the suspension initiated the creation of temporary courts to take up cases. The limited courts worked very well and were implemented in 1873, 1875, and 1877. The steady increase in cases made it necessary for the court system to be enlarged and in 1895 the Court of Chancery Appeals was created. Courts of Appeals and Civil Appeals were also created to hear cases of a civil nature from lower courts.

From the description of Trial Dockets, 1817-1936. (Tennessee State Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 652036385

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creatorOf Tennessee. Supreme Court. Trial Dockets, 1817-1936. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA
creatorOf Ramsey, James Nelson, 1943-. Papers, 1974-1993. New Hampshire Newspaper Project
referencedIn John Austin Moon Papers, 1832-1921, (bulk 1860-1921) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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associatedWith Moon, John Austin, 1855-1921 person
associatedWith Ramsey, James Nelson, 1943- person
correspondedWith Tennessee. Court of Appeals corporateBody
correspondedWith Tennessee. Court of Chancery Appeals corporateBody
correspondedWith Tennessee. Court of Civil Appeals corporateBody
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Active 1936

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