Mercer Law School is here in Macon, GA. This sound very interesting. ----- Original Message ----- From: "liz hicks" <erootrot@usa.net> To: <albibb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 1:24 AM Subject: Re: [ALBIBB] Reports of Supreme Court Cases - Books on Internet Archives > Just fyi, one can find an index to appealed court cases 1696-1906 > in the First Decennial Digest. This as well as State Reports for > (Alabama, > Texas, Ill., etc.) can be found at Law Schools such as the > University of Texas, University of Houston. I do not know if the U of > Al in Tuscaloosa has a law school or not. Find a Law school in your > state. The index usually lists the plaintiff's name first. Example: > State of Alabama vs. Smith or Jones vs. Bremond. One can also > access court cases at www.westlaw.com. You have to have a credit > card to use this site. They charge by the case. The last one I > printed was $12.00. You do not have to be an attorney to obtain > cases from Westlaw. One should know how to read a case citation > before trying to use a law library for genealogical research. > This is a fab. and little known source for genealogical info. and > worth the effort. Liz > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > Received: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:25:51 AM EDT > From: "Deb" <ddhaines@gmail.com> > To: <albibb@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [ALBIBB] Reports of Supreme Court Cases - Books on Internet > Archives > > I found 79 search results last night at the Internet Archive for the AL > Supreme Court "Reports of Cases..". The full books have been scanned. > > > > http://www.archive.org/details/texts > > > > In the search box type: reports of cases alabama > > > > In the media type box, select: text and American Libraries > > > > Click on a link from the search results list. You can view the table of > contents or search the book's contents by clicking on the image of the > book. > You can also download these books to your computer if you find a case that > involves your ancestor. > > > > These court case books usually include disputes of: land, loans, business > partnerships, wills, etc. Some of the cases are quite lengthy while others > provide very little information. If you are looking for other locations, > replace Alabama with another state or omit Alabama in the search box. > > > > They are a great resource tool for genealogists! > > > > Good luck!! > > > > Deb > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBIBB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBIBB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >