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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 | 1938 | State, ex rel. Ruth Cupp v. Clayton Maples | Blount | Child Support |
Cupp, a single woman, accused Maples with bastardy and asked the court to recognize him as the father. He admitted to having relations with her, but denied the child was his. Ruth asked for the maintenance of the child until he/she was 12. The child was born January 30, 1935. Ruth filed a pauper oath, which could result in the child becoming a county charge. Hon. Sue K. Hicks (prosecutor at the 1925 John T. Scopes trial) presided. Precedent cited was William Goddard v. State. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1252 | 59 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1849 | State & Katharine Garner v. Andrew Duncan | Blount | Illegitimate Child/Bastardy |
Katharine Garner was pregnant at the time of the trial with the defendant's child. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1170 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1931 | State v. Walter Madison | Blount | Child Support |
Tried in the Juvenile and Criminal Courts of said county for the neglect and refusal to provide for and support his child Dorothy Madison, who is under 16 years old. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1355 | 43 | Order A Copy |