Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1893 Atwood Gin Co. et al. v. A. H. Cannon Carroll Breach of Contract

The Atwood Company contracted with Cannon to build a gin house, which they claim was never completed.

 West Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 384 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1893 Jepp Shadd v. The Louisville & Nashville Rail Road Co. Carroll Damages

The suit concerns a mare that was struck and killed by a passenger train. The plaintiff claims that the engineer blew the whistle only once, which was not enough to shoo the horse off the tracks. The mare had escaped from a pasture with a broken fence.

 West Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 384 66 Order A Copy
View Entry 1893 Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Cora Scates Carroll Damages for Wrongful Death

The defendant's husband, Charley Scates, was killed while employed as a conductor for the L&N RR.

 West Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 589 269 Order A Copy
View Entry 1893 State v. John Travis Carroll Murder West Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 383 91 Order A Copy
View Entry 1893 State v. Ethridge McAlexander Carroll Murder

The defendant was accused of shooting a man named Charles F. Tippit.

 West Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 580 122 Order A Copy
View Entry 1893 State v. Miles Beal Carroll Larceny, Petit

Stole money from W. C. Bullington.

 West Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 583 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1893 W. T. Perkins (a minor) by John Perkins (father) v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company Carroll Damages

Lawsuit of $1,999, damages from train accident in Trenton, Ky., Nov. 1890, by W. T. Perkins, a minor; lawsuit carried by his father, John Perkins. Map of Trenton, Ky., site of railroad accident.

 West Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 592 115 Order A Copy