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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 | 1929 | State v. W. W. Roberts | Roane | Breach of Official Duty |
Roberts, former sheriff of Roane County, was accused of imposing & collected fines for boarding prisoners which he pocketed. Testimony mentions drinking on the job as well as allowing his wife to let prisoners out in his absence. Exhibits show some prisoners were held in the workhouse for two to three times longer than they were sentenced. See add'l documentation in box ET 12. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4 | 546 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. Evan E. Young, et al. | Roane | Breach of Bond |
The State sought $1000 in damages for breach of bond. Additional defendants: James Sevier, John F. Ladd, C. B. French, F. Young, R. F. Weleker, James H. Weleker (executors of B. F. Weleker). Evan E. Young was Clerk of the Circuit Court. The State sued for breach of bond claiming young did not account for and pay out all county and state revenue collected by him. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1868 | 29 | Order A Copy |