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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 | 1943 | Allen Vaughn, et al. v. Jim Foster | Loudon | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Additional Plaintiffs: Floyd Vaughn, Jr., Mrs. Verla Thomas. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 586 | 72 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Clyde Woodford, et al. v. American Aggregates Corporation | Loudon | Petition for Compensation |
Additional Complainants: W. D. Blankenship, No. 3039; Roy Woodford, No. 3040; Charles Jenkins and Frank Wilburn, No. 304, causes consolidated. Complainants sought wages for their work on the Ft. Loudon Dam at Lenoir City which defendant company contracted with TVA to build. Complainants claimed they had not been paid according to the Walsh-Healey Act provisions. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 590 | 248 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1938 | Jim Goodson v. Floyd Wright | Loudon | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Deceased: Irene Goodson. Killed when Kerosene used to start a fire caused an explosion. Plaintiff suing as administrator of estate of Irene Goodson. Add. Defendants: W. H. Browder, Campbell Oil Co., Gulf Refining Co. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 703 | 486 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1899 | State on Relation, etc. v. Judge S. A. Rodgers, Genl. F. D. Owings, Judge H. R. Lindsey | Loudon | Petition for Injunction |
These bills were filed to enjoin defendants from exercising the functions of the several offices to which they had been legally elected, but from which the last Legislature of Tenn. attempted to remove them by Acts which are claimed by the State had the effect of abolishing their offices. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 730 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | William Kerr v. State | Loudon | Motion for Appeal |
In the original case, the defendant was charged with assault with intent to rape. He was sentenced to ten years of hard labor. He then appealed this sentence. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1688 | 24 | Order A Copy |