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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 | 1871 | Camp Porter (col.) v. State | Knox | Breaking and Entering |
Camp Porter, an African American carpenter, was prosecuted for attempted petty larceny after breaking into the home of John Kent & attempt to rape Kent's wife, Elizabeth Ann Kent. Both Porter & Kent worked for Judge Temple, Porter even lived on his property. Porter would visit the Kent family to visit, while "picking his banjo." Rape charge dropped due to lack of evidence. Add'l documentation in Box ET 8. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 16a | 37 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1814 | John McClellan, et al. v. John Den, lessee of John McIver, et al. | Knox | Breaking and Entering |
Additional Plaintiffs: James Park, William Park, Joseph Park, and Thomas Swan. Additional Defendants: Samuel Worthington and Tobias Long. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 27 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | John Rose, In Error v. State | Knox | Breaking and Entering |
The State charged John Rose of breaking and entering into the home of J. E. Campbell through force of arms and committing larceny. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1790 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | Otis Smith v. State | Knox | Breaking and Entering |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1820 | Pomeroy Carmichael v. George F. Reynolds | Knox | Breaking and Entering | East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 63 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1931 | State v. Charlie Beard& Eary Price | Knox | Breaking and Entering |
Additional cause of action: larceny |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 795 | 63 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | State v. Matthew Newton | Knox | Breaking and Entering |
Deft. found guilty of breaking into the "dwelling house" of J. C. Campbell on the date of 20 June 1890 with the intention of committing larceny. |
East | Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1762 | 24 | Order A Copy |