Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1947 Cecil Henry Banks v. Southern Potteries, Inc. Unicoi Damages

Exhibits: discharge certificate, official U. S. Dept. of Navy medical record, hospital documents

 East Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 554 458 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 D. A. Moseley v. Inter-Mountain Telephone Company Unicoi Damages

The defendant strung telephone lines along a main highway in said county. The plaintiff was riding in the bed of a truck owned and operated by an agent of the defendant, when a low hanging telephone wire caught the plaintiff on the back of the neck and threw him from the truck. He sustained serious and permanent injuries and the plaintiff alleges that the defendant should have known that their wire was in disrepair. Suing for damages in the sum of $2,999.00.

 East Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1425 311 Order A Copy
View Entry 1940 J. V. Engle v. Earl Miller Unicoi Damages

Exhibits: situation diagram.

 East Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 474 92 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 James M. Love v. Hyram Bailey Unicoi Damages

Plaintiff sued to recover $1,000 as damages. In 1887, plaintiff purchased through verbal contract approx. one acre of land in 5th Civil District on Martin's Creek. In addition, a right of way to a spring on the def. land was included in deal. The plaintiff built fences and dug ditches to improve the land. Plaintiff sued when defendant rescinded the agreement.

 East Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1807 63 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Juanita Lewis, by next friend, J. N. Lewis v. Southern Pole& Timber Co., Inc. Unicoi Damages East Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 963 145 Order A Copy
View Entry 1936 M. V. Lewis & Glen Laws v. F. E. Surface Unicoi Damages

Laws, driving a truck owned by Lewis, collided with Surface's auto near Erwin. Surface was severely injured. Testimony: Ada Banner, Oscar Byrd, Gibson Deaton, Dewey Frye, Ewell Hensley, Lucile Huskins, Coach A. R. Isobel, Charlie Laws, Sheriff Carl McInturff, Dr. H. L. Malone, John Rush, D. D. Shell, Bill Street, Frank Toney, W. I. Tucker, J. W. Whitson & C. G. Whitson. Exhibit is a pencil-sketch map illustrating the collision.

 East Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 989 299 Order A Copy
View Entry 1944 Mary Barnett v. Unicoi County, et al. Unicoi Damages

Additional Defendants: Ben Emmert, A. L. Taylor, J. R. Dunbar

 East Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 552 54 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 O. M. Jennings v. Oscar Riddle by next friend T. N. Riddle Unicoi Damages East Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 914 36 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 O. M. Jennings v. Oscar Riddle by Next Friend, J. H. Riddle Unicoi Damages East Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 835 299 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Pearl Gouge v. J. Sherrill Treadway, et al Unicoi Damages

Additional Defendant: W. A. Edwards. Plaintiff sued for the unlawful conversion by defendants of burley tobacco and proceeds therefrom.

 East Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 470 158 Order A Copy
View Entry 1940 Robert Willis v. Unicoi County, et al Unicoi Damages

Additional Defendants: D. W. Buchanan, Fred Baughman, Hugh Bowman.

 East Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 472 28 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 R. M. Bradley et al. v. John Rotenberry by next friend et al. Unicoi Damages

Additional Plaintiff in error: Carriers Baking Co and Henry Bacon. Additional Defendant in error: Laura Rotenberry for herself and as next friend. John Rotenberry, son of Laura Rotenberry, was permanently disable when he was struck by a car driven by R. M. Bradley. John Rotenberry is 17 and an employee of Fleenor's Service Station in Bristol, Virginia. At the time of the accident he was changing a tire for Henry Bacon, an employee of said Baking Co.

 East Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1430 123 Order A Copy