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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 | 1841 | Charles Fisher & Co. v. A. Kirkpatrick & John Coatney | Anderson | Failure to Pay |
Incomplete case file. Response to petition of errors only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 20 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Ed Atterson v. State | Anderson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Sam Black. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 253 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Company v. J. B. Cross | Anderson | Destruction of Property/ Petition to Halt Construction |
E. T. V. & G. train killed Cross's horse. |
East | Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1753 | 71 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Jim Webster v. State | Anderson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "Assault with intent to commit Voluntary Manslaughter." Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 20 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1694 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1888 | Robert Ault v. State | Anderson | Liquor, Sale of to Minors |
The State charged the defendant with illegally selling liquor to minor T. W. Moore. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1852 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1926 | State v. Lewis Carroll et al. | Anderson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Name of victim: Hurstle Bunch. Additional Defendant: Daniel Carroll. |
East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 401 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1934 | State v. Arville Taylor & Oliver Gadd | Anderson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: E. A. Jenkins. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 754 | 79 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1861 | Solomon Dizney v. State | Anderson | Failure to Pay |
Name also spelled Soloman in documents. For failure to pay Sarah Dizney $2.25. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1193 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1896 | State for the use of Anderson County v. W. W. Hays, Trustee | Anderson | Failure to Perform Official Duties |
This suit was brought to recover money with interest penalties and damages for the failure of Hays to perform the duties of the office of County Trustee, and for the failure to collect and pay over school taxes for the year ending in 1895. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 738 | 227 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1832 | State v. William McCormick | Anderson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
McCormick charged with assault & battery with intent to kill. On 2 July 1832 he beat Titus England on the head with a "piece of plank" with an "intent to kill". Witnesses: Joseph Worthington; John Jarnagin; Samuel H. Bunch & George H. Black |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1100 | 25 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1851 | State v. Sam, a Slave | Anderson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Sam, a slave was the property of William Stewart and William Dick, aka Oliver's Sam. Sam is charged with assaulting William Diggs with an axe. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1147 | 20 | Order A Copy |