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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1874 | Burdine Preston v. State | Wilson | Larceny |
Stealing of currency and goods of W. P. Phillips. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 355 | 37 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Henry Carter, Oscar D. Ryan & Will Atkisson v. State | Wilson | Larceny, Grand |
2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 434 | 430 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | Moses Harvill v. State | Wilson | Larceny |
Additional parties: W.C. Clark, Wingate Imill, W.H. Hays, Leander Hays and William Adamson. Harvill was accused of stealing 5 hogs at a value of $90. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 18 | 66 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1870 | State v. Ed Knight | Wilson | Larceny, Grand |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 720 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | State v. Jake Neal | Wilson | Larceny |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 738 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | State v. Jack Price | Wilson | Larceny |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. Discharged on good time December 26 1882. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 758 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | State v. Jasper Williams | Wilson | Larceny |
Victim: J. W. Earnest. Additional parties: William Haley, R. E. Thompson, Henry Henghas, James S. Flowers, M. H. Andrews, J. F. Wilkinson, and H. Z. Brown. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1878 | State v. Houston Myers | Wilson | Larceny |
Victim: Charles J. Browen. Additional parties: Boney Spencer, Henry Browen, Henry Ray, William Beggerly, Levi Gordon, J. A. Neal, etc. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 43 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. Scott Bass | Wilson | Larceny, Grand |
Sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 368 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. Wiley Eddings | Wilson | Larceny |
Sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 368 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. Pomp Gizzle | Wilson | Larceny |
Convicted of larceny for stealing horses. Sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 368 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1870 | State v. Manda Norris | Wilson | Larceny, Petit |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 720 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Jon Waters ( col.) | Wilson | Larceny |
Judgment only. Case incomplete. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 726 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | State v. Bill Oxendine | Wilson | Larceny |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. Noted on the document that the defendant died on June 28, 1882 in Spence(s?). |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 738 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | State v. Alfred Jennings | Wilson | Larceny |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. Discharged December 26 1882 on good time. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 758 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | State v. William Haman | Wilson | Larceny |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. Discharged on December 26 1882 for good time. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 758 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | State v. King Walsh | Wilson | Larceny |
Incomplete case file. Copy of transcript only. Additional cause of action: house breaking. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 758 | 8 | Order A Copy |