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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 | 1928 | A. A. Newson& W. F. Newson v. Joseph Edward McKissick | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Bert Ridge & Tillman Rogers v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Brookside Mills& American Mutual Liability Insurance Co. v. John Harrison | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Belva Watkins by next friend E. N. Watkins v. Federal Clothing Stores | Knox | Petitions for Certiorari |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | C. W. Williams v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he transported liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Cockrum Lumber Co. v. W. H. Sterchi, et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | David Dearmond v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 86 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Drusilla Ford v. R. S. Painter, et al.& S. B. Giffen v. R. S. Painter, et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Case references the "Equity Court" of Hamilton County. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Dr. J. Victor Henderson v. City of Knoxville, et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. Possibly related to A. J. Hall v. J. Victor Henderson; ET Box 5, ET Box 1390. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Dan Lewis v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 86 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | D. M. Rose & Co. v. R. S. Dysart, et al. | Knox | Petitions for Certiorari |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Drusilla Ford, exe. v. Elizabeth Mead, et al. | Knox | Petitions for Certiorari |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Essie Plyley Galbraith v. C. M. Plyley | Knox | Unknown |
Case references the "Law Court" of Knox County. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Ed Thomas v. State | Knox | Larceny |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Eugene Carmichael v. J. C. Mahan Motor Co. | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Edith King, et al. v. Vestal Lumber & Manufacturing Co., et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Fowler Bros. & Co. v. Grover Davis | Knox | Bond Dispute |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Frank Calloway v. Harry O'Neil | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | George Town's Gaines, guard. v. Catherine Woodhill Gaines, et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Glenn Stubley v. Whittle Trunk & Bag Corp. | Knox | Petitions for Certiorari |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Horace van Deventer v. William Oliver, et al. | Knox | Debt Dispute |
Dispute involves a contested will and the sale of property. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Henry Green v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he transported liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Hubert Johnson, et al.v. J. S. Lyon, et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Hitch Ice & Packing Co., et al. v. Maryville Ice & Coal Co., et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion and correspondence only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Hu M. Webb, exe. v. Mary Brown | Knox | Unknown |
Case references the "Law Court" of Knox County. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Ira Atchley v. State | Knox | Perjury |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | J. C. Kenner & S. H. Kenner v. City National Bank | Knox | Fraud |
F. E. Haun in his capacity as head Cashier of City Bank of Knoxville, purchased Knox Savings & Loan, delivered $280,894.29 of promissory notes to the Kenners. The Kenners allowed Haun to manage all aspects of their account, to which he mismanaged & defrauded them. See additional documents in box ET 86 & ET 88. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 19a | 584 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | James Vandeventer v. LeRoy McMullen | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | James Atkinson, et al. v. Railroad Employees Mutual Relief Society | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | James O'Brien, alias v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 86 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | J. S. Dallas& wife Cordie Dallas v. City of Knoxville | Knox | Petitions for Certiorari |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | J. M. Caylor v. State | Knox | Other |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he drove an automobile while drunk. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | John Whitman v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "V. B. D. L." Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | J. W. Spradlin v. R. C. Burnett & M. C. Monday | Knox | Unknown |
Case references the "Equity Court" of Knox County. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | John V. Trotter v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 86 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | L. C. Ely, et al. v. Frank Williams, et al. | Knox | Debt Dispute |
Case references a bond and possible damages. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Mrs. May Nagle v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Orange Crush Bottling Co. v. Frank West, et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Oliver James Hook v. George Hook, et al. | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Case includes a petition of certiorari. Case file is incomplete; opinion and correspondence only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | O. L. Brown v. State | Knox | Other |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "V. B. D. L." Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Mrs. Victoria Rimmer | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Phillip Glover v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 86 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | R. Moneymaker, admr. v. Lucy Calloway, et al. | Knox | Petitions for Certiorari |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Rufe Johnson v. State | Knox | Other |
The Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "Compounding a Misdemeanor." Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Robert Shorter v. State | Knox | Larceny, Grand |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Sam Rogers v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he transported liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | State ex rel. Fred Hankins v. The City Jailor of the City of Knoxville | Knox | Unknown |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | State v. Tom Johnson | Knox | Arson | East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 794 | 170 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1928 | State, ex rel., etc. v. Lynnhurst Cemetery, et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Case references the "Equity Court" of Knox County. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 20 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1694 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | The City of Knoxville v. S. G. Lawson, et al. | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 3 | Order A Copy |