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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1869 | James Brown et al. v. State | Blount | Assault |
Additional plaintiffs in error include: Elias Goddard, James Goddard, William Goddard, Russell Goddard, Robert Goddard, J.M. Grier, Harvey Boyd, James Alexander, and Thomas Clemons. Plaintiffs in error are accused of assaulting Jacob Smith with whips, sticks and cowhides and attempting to intimidate him with pistols. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1218 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | State v. James Brown & others | Blount | Assault |
Opinion. Victim: Jacob Smith. |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 815 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | State v. John Murphey | Blount | Murder |
Victim: Lewis Simsford. Houston Conner also mentioned as a party to the crime. The defendant shot the victim with a pistol. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1190 | 75 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | State v. Leo L. Ferrari | Blount | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
For illegally selling liquor to Julius Fagg. Labeled "State Cause No. 38." NOTE: there is another State v. Leo L. Ferrari case in this box and one in ET 1224. They are all have similar charges, but they all appear to be separate cases. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1231 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | State v. Leo L. Ferrari | Blount | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
For illegally selling liquor to Julius Fagg. Labeled "State Cause No. 39." NOTE: there is another State v. Leo L. Ferrari case in this box and one in ET 1224. They are all have similar charges, but they all appear to be separate cases. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1231 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | State v. James Brown, et al. | Blount | Assault with Force and Arms |
Victim: Jacob Smith. There were nine other defendants, unknown. Incomplete file. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 742 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | State v. Leo L. Ferrari | Blount | Liquor Violation |
Ferrari charged with selling liquor to John F. Garner without taking an oath not to mix or adulterate the liquor with any other substance and without giving bond of $500 in case of violating an 1860 act. Court fined him $50. See also State v. Leo L. Ferrari in ET 1231 for 2 more (different) cases with similar causes of action. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1224 | 20 | Order A Copy |