Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1817 Abram Trigg v. John Lynn Hawkins Trespass and Damages East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 56 15 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Andrew Tarter v. William Larkins & Mariah Larkins, wife Hawkins Trespass and Damages

Damages for $5,000.00. Wife's name is also spelled Maria.

 East Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1102 53 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 Cornelius Shugere v. James White Hawkins Damages

Complainant wishes for defendant, the overseer of a public road, to pay a debt of two dollars and twenty five cents for failure to work the public road to which he belongs as required by law.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1139 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1878 D. C. Charles v. H. S. Bure-- [?] Hawkins Property Damage

Henry S. Bure-- [last name illegible] owned two mules claimed to be "notoriously mischievous stock." They were known to be in the habit of "throwing down or jumping fences." Charles allowed them to roam, so they destroyed crops. Charles sued for compensation.

 East Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1661 15 Order A Copy
View Entry 1882 East Tennessee, Virginia, & Georgia Railroad Company (in err) v. R. F. Powel Hawkins Property Damage

Powel sued the rail road for the loss of a box containing goods headed for Union Springs, Alabama. Powel was moving his family from Tennessee to Alabama and shipped his household goods in multiple boxes. One box never arrived. Apparently the boxes had to change cars during the trip and the railroad alleged that the charges for changing cars was not paid.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 16a 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1827 Elijah Embree v. James McReynolds Hawkins Trespass and Damages East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 682 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1906 G. M. Bitner v. H. B. Stamps Hawkins Contract Dispute and Damages

Case is incomplete; brief only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 88 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1937 Horace L. Davis et al. v. S. S. Lawson et al. Hawkins Contract Dispute and Damages

Additional Plaintiffs: Harry L. Justus, Mrs. Hubert Port, Gladys Addington, Mrs. Rosa Horner, Maxine Bible, Lula Berry, Ogle Arnott, and others. Additional Defendants: J. A. Mayes, D. H. Dean, L. C. Chapman, S. N. Williams, C. E. Smith, and W. W. Owens. The plaintiffs, all public school teachers, sued the defendants (all members of the county Board of Education) for rescinding original contract of salaries.

 East Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1039 87 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 Isaac Johnson v. Richard Fair et al. Hawkins Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods

Additional defendant: William Miller. The defendants were accused of misrepresenting a horse which they sold to the plaintiff and failing to uphold a warranty. William Miller died & his admr (Henry Wax) added as def't. Alt spelling: Richard Fain. Def. formerly partners dba Fain & Miller.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1182 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1827 James Steele v. Thomas Ingram Hawkins Trespass and Damages East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 682 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 John Goggin v. The East Tenn. & Va. Rail Road Company Hawkins Trespass and Damages

$10,000 damages. Plaintiff was pushing a loaded hand car along the tracks following a train with another train approaching in the rear. The train he was following stopped in a curve out of his sight and the hand car collided with the train throwing the plaintiff off and injuring him.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1132 9 Order A Copy
View Entry 1855 James Gibbons v. Michael Tarter et al Hawkins Trespass and Damages

Add. defendant: Peggy Tarter. Case of trespass with damages in the sum of $2,000. This case is a response to an earlier trial in which the Tarters were the plaintiffs and Gibbons the defendant. Gibbons states Tarter maliciously made false statements against him to tarnish his good name and standing in the community.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1161 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1937 J. C. Dean v. Rue Dalton Hawkins Damages

Defendant struck and killed the Plaintiff's dog with his automobile.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 675 110 Order A Copy
View Entry 1827 John A. Rogers v. Isham & Anne Reynolds Hawkins Trespass and Damages East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 682 15 Order A Copy
View Entry 1895 Joseph Mays, Jr., et al. v. East Tennessee, Virginia& Georgia Railway Company Hawkins Injury and Damages

Additional Plaintiff: Joseph Mays, Sr. as next friend.

 East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 702 83 Order A Copy
View Entry 1855 King Peck Hansford & Co. v. James T. Brice Hawkins Damages

King Peck Hansford & Co. is a partnership made up of John G. King, William G. Peck, Samuel W. Hansford and George C. Laughorne. N. B. Brice, acting as agent for King Peck Hansford & Co., purchased hogs from James T. Brice. The hogs were never delivered.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1188 15 Order A Copy
View Entry Maggie Cooper v. Noah Horton Hawkins Damages

Cooper loaned Horton a horse, and it died while he was using it. Horton claims he said he would ride the horse to Flat Gap in Hawkins County & back, but the horse became ill & died. He was accused of "converting" the horse, or using it for a purpose other than agreed upon. Horton offered a portion of the horse's stomach as proof that the horse died of botts (botflies), the maggots having eaten through the walls of the horse's stomach. She sued to recover the value of the horse.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4a 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1943 Parley Barker v. Thomas J. Price Hawkins Injury and Damages East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 610 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1941 Stokes Minor, admr. of George Lawson, dec. v. Tennessee Coach Company, Inc., et al. Hawkins Damages for Wrongful Death

Additional Defendants: O. G. Clark and wife, Mrs. L. C. Clark. Exhibits: 5 - 8x10 photos, situation diagram.

 East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 606 103 Order A Copy
View Entry 1944 Thomas J. Price v. Parley Barker Hawkins Damages East Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 494 53 Order A Copy
View Entry 1838 W. B. Mitchell, et al. v. Daniel Lipe [?], et al. Hawkins Damages

Additional Plaintiff: Stockley D. Mitchell. Additional Defendant: Jesse Beeler. Damages for wrongful ejectment.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 636 56 Order A Copy
View Entry 1941 William Reece v. Tennessee Coach Company Hawkins Injury and Damages

Diagram included.

 East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 606 229 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 W. B. & DeWolfe Miller, exe. v. C. J. McKinney & John Netherland Hawkins Damages

C. C. Miller dec. originally brought suit against the defendants for debt due by promissory note but died while the case was pending.The suit was now being prosecuted by the executors of C. C. Miller's estate. The defendants deny owing said debt and claim to have already paid it in Confederate money. The matter in controversy appears to be whether the contract was written to allow payment in said Confederate notes.

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1638 30 Order A Copy