Trial Dockets, 1817-1936.

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Trial Dockets, 1817-1936.

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Consists of the trial dockets for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Court of Chancery Appeals, and Court of Civil Appeals. The index details the time frames and number of volumes contained for each court.

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Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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Tennessee. Court of Civil Appeals

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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 o...

Tennessee. Court of Appeals

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Tennessee. Court of Chancery Appeals

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