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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 | 1886 | F. M. Fulkerson, admr., et al. v. E. M. Spears | Hawkins | Estate Settlement |
Fulkerson was the administrator of William White, dec., and Fannie B. Spears was the executrix of John H. [?] Spears, dec. The court ordered Fulkerson to take into possession all White's property and return an inventory to it. He found a heretofore unknown note that Spears and his mother Mary made to the late White. This new note was the second one listed among White's assets. Fulkerson sued for payment. Extra 34 pages added 12/15/16. |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1054 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. H. K. Sams | Hawkins | Other |
Cause of action: "unlawful retailing." |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1868 | 7 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. Mack Kyle, J. H. Delp, Guilford Minor, J. A. Kyle | Hawkins | Assault |
Action: Felonious assault, forfeiture. "with intent to kill the said J. P. Davis," on or about 19 Nov. 1883. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1868 | 37 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. Charles Miller | Hawkins | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Miller was charged with assualting Sam Bradley (alias Sam Pearson) with a knife. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1868 | 37 | Order A Copy |