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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1927 | Bill Carrell v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation |
Final Decree only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | City of Maryville v. Harry Griffitts | Blount | Liquor Violation |
"Possessing whiskey." |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 177 | 103 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1948 | Dan Palmer v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 242 | 89 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1946 | Dawson Teffeteller v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation |
"Possessing Liquor." |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 257 | 60 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Elmer Dorsey v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | G. W. Camper Jr. & Charles Camper v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 94 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1928 | Hayes Vineyard & Jim McCarty v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he manufactured liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | Herman Smith v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation |
Incomplete case. Judgment only. Unlawful possession of liquor. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1092 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1949 | Luther Irwin v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 242 | 51 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1941 | Martin Eli Russell | Blount | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1091 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1945 | Mrs. Dawson Teffeteller v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation |
"Selling Liquor." |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 257 | 49 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1938 | Ray Gutridge v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation |
SuRay Gutridge appealed his conviction for selling beer without a license. Ray had a license to sell beer at his place of business on Niles Ferry Highway, but that license did not allow him to sell beer at a second store 12 miles south of there. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1116 | 38 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1948 | State v. Henry Stinnett | Blount | Liquor Violation |
Possessing and storing whiskey. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 702 | 68 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | State v. John Norwood | Blount | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Norwood indicted for selling whiskey to J. Gray Smith within 2 miles of Maryville College & Maryville Masonic Female Institute. Also referred to as Maryville Male College & the Masonic Female Academy. Ultimately, the indictment against Norwood was quashed & the Attorney General appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court. Possibly linked to State v. William Shelly, 1883 in ET1940. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1194 | 21 | 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 | 1937 | State v. Ernest Caylor & Shafter Vineyard | Blount | Liquor Violation |
def.s. charged with possessing whiskey on 19 Oct. 1936. Hayes Vineyard & Nick Wilson originally also named def.s. in this case. Authorities found 24 pt. bottles & 8 1/2 pt. bottles when they searched a store house & filling station used by the 4 men. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1257 | 175 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1937 | State v. Hayes Vineyard | Blount | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff charged with possessing intoxicating liquors on the date of 20 July 1937 in violation of the law. Hayes Vineyard pardoned by Gov. Browning on 19 Nov. 1937. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1258 | 72 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1931 | State v. Mrs. Jack Burns | Blount | Liquor Violation |
Burns charged and convicted of selling liquor to Walter Smith within 4 miles of a schoolhouse. Burns was fined $350 and sentenced to 60 days in workhouse. Burns moved for new trial, was overruled, and then appealed. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1359 | 41 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1933 | State v. Ray Rathbone | Blount | Liquor Violation |
Violation of Four Mile Law, incident of 23 July 1932. Selling liquor to Omar Norton. Grand Jury: Frank Eagleton, foreman; C. C. Gidion, W. P. Steel, J. W. Trundle, Royce Huffstetler, B. R. Kiser, John M. Blevins, James Bryant, W. F. Lane, Sam Costner, Jessie Porter, D. A. Lawson, and Allen Armstrong. |
East | Range: 10 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1463 | 45 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Sam Waters v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation |
"Manufacturing whiskey." |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 171 | 157 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | State v. Charles Camper | Blount | Liquor Violation |
Violation of bone dry law. Possession of intoxicating liquors. Original bill and transcript only. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 698 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1937 | State v. Roscoe Grindstaff | Blount | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Roscoe Grindstaff was charged with the illegal sale of beer to the public at his place of business. |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1036 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1869 | State v. George L. Ferrari | Blount | Liquor Violation |
Ferrari charged for unlawfully selling liquor to J.B. Bryant without oath and bond. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1185 | 11 | 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 |
| View Entry | 1933 | State v. Alvin Sparks, et al. | Blount | Liquor Violation |
Defendants, who owned a filling station were convicted of possession of 2 gallons and 1 quart of white new whiskey. Defendants sold whiskey out of filling station. Additional Defendant: O. B. Harris Exhibit: Photograph of O.B. Harris Filling Station |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1562 | 55 | Order A Copy |