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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1939 | (unknown) | Knox | Unknown |
Folder only contains an order remanding the case to the Chancery Court of Knox County to be heard on appeal. Portion of page with case name is torn off. Only name given in document is Helen Hudson. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1068 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Ab Case & Jean Rogers v. State ex rel J. Fred Bibb | Knox | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 274 | 103 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1939 | Alex Poulos v. Pete M. Cronos | Knox | Debt |
Origin of debt: loan. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 559 | 106 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Annie Burch, Beneficiary v. Lincoln Income Life Insurance Co. | Knox | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Exhibits: insurance form, policy certificate, release and settlement of death claim, death certificate. Complainant filed to recover the proceeds of an insurance policy on the life of her brother, Calvin Browner, dec. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 566 | 203 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | A. B. Suffridge, admr. v. City of Knoxville | Knox | Negligence |
Deceased: Wanda Ruth Suffridge, of peritonitis Exhibits include 3 plat maps. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 797 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Arkansas Fuel Oil Co. v. Knox County | Knox | Debt on Account |
Exhibits only. Documents include invoices, delivery receipts, requisition orders, stock audit, franchise certificate, purchase orders, and statements. Others involved are Gates Rubber Co., Ideal Battery Co., Tenn. Dept. of Highways & Public Works, Knox Co. Highway Dept., Consumers Oil Co., Cities Service Petroleum Products, and Caswell Boyd Tire Co. See ET 557 for case file. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 808 | 577 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Anna Croft v. Walter E. Kennedy, Sr. et al | Knox | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Plaintiff seeks to recover money lost by her husband to Defendants in the course of gambling. Add. Defendant: Walter E. Kennedy Jr. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 653 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | A. M. McKissick v. Herbert Brody | Knox | Damages |
Plaintiff sued for damages for assault and battery. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 212 | 156 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Ben H. Brock v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. | Knox | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 564 | 204 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1939 | Bessie Barrett v. National Life & Accident Insurance Company | Knox | Insurance Disputes |
This was a suit to recover as beneficiary on a policy of industrial life insurance upon the life of Willie Barrett. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 630 | 199 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Charles B. Tindell v. Walter E. Kennedy Sr. et al. | Knox | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Plaintiff seeks to recover gambling losses. Exhibits include gambling tickets. Add. Defendants: Walter E. Kennedy, Jr. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 563 | 31 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Cumberland Battery Manufacturing Company v. R. H. Monger, et al. | Knox | Injunction |
Additional Defendants: Southern Service, Inc., Rupert Reynolds. Exhibits: correspondence; civil warrant, justice's execution, garnishment, scire facias, all in the case of Dr. R. H. Monger v. Henry V. Easterly, No. 6019. Complainant sought an injunction against the collection of a judgment. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 582 | 128 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Community Drug Co. v. Liquid Carbonic Corporation | Knox | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Exhibits: collection notice, remittance slip, checks, sales statement, correspondence, receipts, court documents, certificate, account sheet, distress warrants. Plaintiffs sued to recover $2000.00 paid to defendant company. This suit was based upon the failure of defendant to comply with the Code of Tennessee in regard to the repossession under a conditional sales contract of a soda fountain combination which had been sold to plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Neighbors. Add. materials located in ET 1526. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 598 | 344 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Cline Monroe v. State | Knox | Receiving Stolen Goods | East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 204 | 83 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1939 | Cumberland Trust Co. v. General Realties Inc., et al. | Knox | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Origin of recovery: misappropriation of funds during business dealings. Add. Defendants: G. T. Fielden, Florence L. Fielden, Lois M. Fielden, Zula P. Clark, John T. & Laura S. Shipley, J. R. & Mattie F. Underwood, H. B. & Pearl L. Litz, H. E. & Bratrice M. Grimes, Cas & Violet A McNeil, Frank & Gertrude J. Caldwell, Vernon O. & Ruth Henegar, J. R. Allen, Sallie C. Mitchell, Ruth Crow, Thelma Crow, Harley & Christine Crow, Mildred Crow Cate, W. H. Cate, 19 others. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 565 | 225 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Constance Dixon v. Gertrude Lobenstein et al | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Origin of Damages: Plaintiff was injured when a bannister broke at a property owned by Defendants. Add. Defendants: Bessie Lobenstein, J. Leonard Jones, E. W. Ogden, Fidelity-Bankers Trust Co., Mrs. J. V. Wyrick. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 653 | 77 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Cumberland Trust Company v. General Realties, Inc. et al. | Knox | Other |
The cause of action in this case is not very clear. The owner of General Realties was building some expensive residential properties and was in charge of watching over materials and some payroll accounts belonging to Cumberland Trust Co. The owner of General Realties was a Mr. Fielden |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 797 | 249 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Dollie Acuff v. State | Knox | Larceny | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 | 71 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1939 | Ernest O. Mary v. State | Knox | Larceny, Grand |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | E. C. Templeton v. Paul L. Atchley | Knox | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Plaintiff seeking damages deriving from the death of deceased in a traffic collision with Defendant. Plaintiff is administrator of estate of Joe Cranford, deceased. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 563 | 139 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Edna Carmichael v. Lloyd Carmichael | Knox | Divorce | East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 580 | 69 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1939 | Eli Mincey v. City of Knoxville et al | Knox | Wrongful Termination |
Add. Defendants: Levi M. York, Otto Roehl, W. W. Mynatt. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 653 | 91 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Ethel Hurst v. Kate E. Walker, et al. | Knox | Deed Dispute |
Deceased: Joe A. Walker. Additional defendant: O. R. Roehl Co., Inc. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 760 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Elizabeth C. Tibbs v. William M. Tibbs | Knox | Divorce |
Court of Origin: Domestic Relations Court. Additional Causes of Action: Child custody and child support. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 291 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | E. A. Phillips v. C. S. Reeder, Sr. et al. | Knox | Lease Dispute |
Add. Defendant: Ella D. Reeder. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 559 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Ethel Brooks, et al. v. Knox County | Knox | Deed Dispute |
Add. Pltfs: Kate Acker, A. E. Edington, Helen Edington. Exhibits: Warranty deeds for a property near Bearden on the Kingston Pike. Named on deeds: Herbert H. Hoover (N. Y.), Dora Watt (Wyo.), and Brevard & Mary Hoover (N. C.). Indenture from R. H. Edington to Catherine J. Edington conveyed land for "One Dollar, with love and affection." 6 photos show the land on the pike. Some include the Kingston Tourist Home with a sign advertising "Heat & Hot Water." Oversize blueprint map. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 558 | 305 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Edna McKenzie Hill v. Lane Drug Store, Inc. | Knox | Workman's Compensation |
Exhibits: surgeon's report, injury form, correspondence. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 584 | 155 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Elizabeth Bradford et al. v. J.M. Farmer | Knox | Damages |
The defendant is the owner of a Chevrolet coach authomobile that was operated by his son who willfully and negligently accelerated the car to a high speed and took his hands off the steering wheel. This caused the car to crash injuring the plaintiff. Note: 2 folders |
East | Range: 10 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1455 | 212 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Fred Stout v. W. A. Frazier, et al. | Knox | Injunction |
Additional Defendants: D. S. and George S. Child, atty. Exhibits: bankruptcy decree, divorce decree. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 560 | 40 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | F. L. Orr v. State | Knox | Other |
Cause of Action: Drunk Driving. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 | 74 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | G. B. Houk et al. v. Richards Inc. et al. | Knox | Application for Injunction |
Plaintiffs seek injunction to keep Defendant co. from taking possession of furniture, which was promised them by Defs. Arnold. Add. Plaintiff: Eliza Houk. Add. Defendant: Richards Loan Co., J. C. Arnold, Margaret Arnold. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 489 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Gladys Payne Carter v. Witherspoon Coal Co. | Knox | Wrongful Death |
Gladys Payne Carter is the administratrix of the estate of James Houston Payne, deceased. Names associated with Witherspoon Coal Co.: Anna Belle Coleman, Mack Garrett, and Elmer Lee. Suit seeks $25,000 in damages for the "wrongful killing and death of James Houston Payne. The case has been placed in 2 folders. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1108 | 319 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Henry Kimbrough alias & Edwin Sharp alias v. State | Knox | Robbery |
2 Folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 200 | 479 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Homer Lindsey v. Planters Warehouse Inc. et al. | Knox | Debt |
Plaintiff holds a check issued by Defendant, which Defendant has illegally stopped payment on. Exhibits include receipts, cancelled check, correspondences, envelopes. Add. Defendants: J. W. Dean, W. H. Dean. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 555 | 125 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Irving L. Davis v. Swift & Company | Knox | Workman's Compensation |
Exhibits: Florida Workmen's Compensation Act booklet. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 628 | 97 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | I. G. Cowden v. Sam Herman & Mrs. I. G. Cowden v. Sam Herman | Knox | Unknown |
Consists of only exhibits. Includes photographs, a blueprint, and a cancelled check. It is believed the case originated in Knox County. No other information on case available. Cause of action unknown. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 808 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | I. G. Cowden & Wife v. Sam Herman | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Plaintiff cut her foot on a piece of metal left in her basement by Defendants after they installed a furnace for her. Defendant d/b/a Save Plumbing Supply Co. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 595 | 193 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | J. W. England, et al. v. The Mutual Loan & Thrift Corporation | Knox | Unknown |
Additional Complainant: Lillian England. Exhibits: application and financial statement, itemized appraisal, investment certificates, chattel mortgage, notes, certificate of incorporation, operating contract, co-makers statement, overdue notice. Exhibits: correspondence, receipts, |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 568 | 110 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Joel H. Anderson, exe. of J. H. Mauney, dec. v. Security Mills, et al. | Knox | Taxation Disputes |
The original bill was filed to set up the estate of J. H. Mauney, dec., as an insolvent estate. The commissioner of Finance and Taxation of Tenn. filed an intervening petition seeking payment of income taxes for 1935 from the estate of deceased. This case contains court documents from the intervening petition of the State and the answer of complainant Joel H. Anderson, exe. Additional defendants are unknown. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 600 | 59 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Jack K. Miller v. Knoxville Cab Co., et al. | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Minor Plaintiff was injured while riding in a cab driven by a strike breaker, when a striking cabbie (Claude Schuler) through a brick through the window. Action brought by plaintiff's next friend, Nora Miller. Additional defendant: R. P. Patterson. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 595 | 320 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | John Poore v. Norman Yingst | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Defendant doing business as Chilhowie Park Skating Rink. Exhibits include oversize xrays located in ET Oversize Box 14. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 598 | 259 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | John L. Mynatt v. Rowe Transfer & Storage Co. | Knox | Damages |
Also see ET Box 811 for exhibit materials. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 626 | 180 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | J. M. Day, et al. v. Charles J. Angle, et al. | Knox | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional Plaintiff: Louvernia Day. Additional Defendant: Jennie H. Angle, J. T. Underwood, Fidelity-Bankers Trust Co. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 632 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Jonas Epps et al. v. C. F. Whiteside et al | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Exhibits include deeds, mortgage documents, receipts. Add. Plaintiff: Alma Epps. Add. Defendants: J. J. Connor, M. J. Connor, Ed Connor, Kate Mooney. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 715 | 433 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | J. S. Cameron et al.v. D. Q. Campbell et al | Knox | Debt |
mortgage notes included. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 798 | 58 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Knoxville News-Sentinel Co. v. Tennessee Public Service Co. | Knox | Other |
Plaintiff petitioned the Railroad & Public Utilities Commission of the State of TN, stating the TN Public Service Co. overcharged it for its electrical use between the years 1930 & 1936. Asking the Commission to determine the correct rate for that period, & to refund to it $8,762.69 with interest added "as a rebate for overcharge". Annual Report and bills included. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 798 | 462 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Louis Slovis v. Frances Silva | Knox | Debt |
Origin of debt: promissory note. Exhibits include cancelled checks, envelopes, court documents. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 561 | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Myrtle Hansard, admr. of Eugene M. Hansard, dec. v. John T. Ferguson | Knox | Damages for Wrongful Death | East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 564 | 320 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1939 | Morris Drilling Company v. Farragut Operating Company | Knox | Petitions for Certiorari |
The cause of action in the case is listed a petition for a writ of certiorari. The original case was filed by the Morris Drilling Co to recover from the Farragut Operating Co. the contract price for boring a well in the rear of the Farragut Hotel. Under the contract, they were to receive $4.00 per foot. The bill sought to recover the balance due of $2470.50 with interest. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 798 | 93 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Margaret White v. James T. Shea et al. | Knox | Recovery |
Plaintiff seeks to recover compensation for items stolen from her while they were in the care and possession of Defendants. Exhibits include b&w photo, itemized inventory of property. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 565 | 114 | Order A Copy |