Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1928 C. O. Manning v. State Hamilton 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: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1928 Everett Tudor v. State Hamilton 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: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1928 J. H. Lee v. State Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "Assault with intent to commit Murder in the Second Degree." Case is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Jesse Vickers v. State Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill East Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 314 113 Order A Copy
View Entry 1927 Louis Curry v. State Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Final Decree only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 72 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Luther Wilder v. State Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Case also includes a charge of Voluntary Manslaughter. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 Nat Harry v. State Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

The incident took place in Carpenter's Saloon on 628 Market St in Chattanooga. Harry was charged with shooting W. R. Jenkins with a pistol in the first degree. Charles Hodges was also charged.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 81 76 Order A Copy
View Entry 1941 Roy Taylor v. State Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Taylor is accused of assaulting Tom J. Rogers with a club with intent to kill. Rogers and Tylor had a disagreement about a ownership of a mower and then Taylor accused Rogers of shooting his dog.

 East Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 326 91 Order A Copy
View Entry 1949 State v. Bert Kaylor Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Verdict: Guilty, affirmed on appeal to Supreme Court.

 East Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 375 112 Order A Copy
View Entry 1945 State v. John Davidson Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Victim: C. R. Ball.

 East Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 481 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1901 State v. Julius Gibson Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Brief for the state lays out the facts of the case. Defendant shot prosecutor Charlie Williams 3 times for no reason. Williams fell, but Gibson dry-fired the pistol at him twice more. According to the shooter, Williams had mistreated Gibson's sister. The state admitted that the prosecutor did indeed follow her through a field & woodland, "perhaps for the purpose of soliciting accommodations from her". It stated that "she was or had been a lewd woman, and this was known to the prosecutor."

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 808 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1858 State v. Benjamin T. Thrower Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Thrower assaulted and attempted to murder Alexander Milliken. Thrower went to Milliken to collect money owed him. Thrower cursed and abused Milliken's wife, Milliken quickly paid him. Thrower came back later asking if Milliken would protect his wife. Milliken got his gun. Thrower left and came back with a gun. Thrower swore to kill Milliken and that he had a spite with him ever since they were in Mexico.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 State v. Walter Hines Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Hines found guilty of assault w/intent to commit 2nd degree murder of M. McGrill, using blunt instrument; sentenced to 5 yrs in penitentiary. McGrill assaulted & robbed in morning at his grocery store at 23rd & Chestnut in Chattanooga. Assault occurred as he stooped down to get dime's worth of tomatoes colored man named Bow-wow had requested, left him unconscious 2-3 wks. Bow-wow identified as Def. Hines. Primarily, case questions whether McGrill properly identified Hines. McGrill also spelled Magrill.

 East Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1322 102 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 State v. Andy Collins, et al. Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Additional defendants: Pat Collins, Edward Green, and Jack Green. Defendants are accused of assaulting N. L. Rawlings with intent to kill. According to Rawlings, the defendants visited his log home on Christmas night asking for directions and seeking the whereabouts of his son, James Rawlings. Rawlings spoke to them through a window, and when he refused to come outside, the defendants began firing at his home. Plaintiff believes 30 or 40 shots were filled.

 East Range: 20 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1570 46 Order A Copy
View Entry 1945 State v. Sam Wright Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Verdict: Guilty, affirmed and modified on appeal to the Supreme Court.

 East Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 359 80 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 Stephen Hays v. State Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

This is an appeal. In original bill, Hays was charged with felonious assault stemming from an attack on Hiram Wing on Dec. 4, 1858. Wing was a conductor on the Western & Atlantic RR of Georgia, & defendant a co-worker. When defendant was reportedly drunk on the job, it was Wing's duty to report this & Hays was fired. The attack was in retaliation. Defendant sentenced to 5 years in TN State Penitentiary.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1139 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 State v. Willie King Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Willie convicted of assault w/intent to commit 2nd degree murder of Evelyn Hendricks, with a pistol; sentenced to 3 yrs in penitentiary.

 East Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1308 14 Order A Copy