Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1915 Dub Smith v. State Rutherford Larceny

Smith was an African-American charged with stealing buggy wheels.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 130 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1921 John Garrett v. State Rutherford Larceny Middle Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 414A 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 State v. Edmund Hall Rutherford Larceny

Edmund Hall, referred to in the case as "colored," was accused of stealing a gray horse that hadbeenkept in a 100 acre field. The hores belonged to Aquilla Davis. Davis' son testified that the field was large and they didn't account for the horse's whereabouts. He said he had no knowledge of the defendant or when the horse was stolen.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 13a 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 State v. King Gannaway (col.) Rutherford Larceny, Petit

Gannaway was indicted for recovering stolen goods.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 29 62 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 State v. Joe O'Neil, (col.) et al. Rutherford Larceny, Grand

Additional defendants: Haywood Williams was an African-American. Victim: Joe Frank & Co. Additional parties: N. C. Collier and E. G. Budd. O'Neil and Williams stole coats

 Middle Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 29 51 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. John D. Morton Rutherford Larceny

Theft of money from Sam O'Brien, Thomas Corbitt

 Middle Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 36 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1880 State v. Jake Buchanan& Peter Gilden Rutherford Larceny

Jake Buchanan, colored and Peter Gilden, colored. Peter Gilden had an alias named Peter Gillous. Victims: Henry Norman, colored and P. W. Norman.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 55 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. Rufus Adcock & Moses Adcock Rutherford Larceny

Rufus Adcock, colored, and Moses Adcock, colored. Victim: Mary E. Brown.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 59 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. Phillip Banks et al Rutherford Larceny

Additional defendants in separate cases on the same Transcript of Judgment: Ambrose Mosby, Alias Mosley; Green Smith and Leanna Smith (same case).

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 367 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. Phillip Banks (col.) Rutherford Larceny Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 369 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1880 State v. Jake Buchanon, et al. Rutherford Larceny

Incomplete file. Additional defendants unknown.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 552 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 State v. Green Keuble (col.) et al. Rutherford Larceny

Additional Defendants: Step[?] Keuble, Joe Keuble, Marshall Keuble, R. Keuble, N. Keuble, all colored.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 563 42 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 State v. Pomp[?] Robison (col.) et al. Rutherford Larceny

Additional Defendants: Charley Johns, col'd, Marsh Wade, col'd, Ike Searcy, col'd. Victim: M. E. Neely.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 563 46 Order A Copy
View Entry 1866 State v. Julius Sherod Rutherford Larceny

Judgment only. Case incomplete.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 726 3 Order A Copy
View Entry 1870 State v. Amos Shepherd (col.) Rutherford Larceny

Judgment and report of court only. Case incomplete.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 726 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1870 State v. William Cato Rutherford Larceny

Attempt to commit larceny. Judgment only. Case Incomplete.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 726 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 State v. Alfred Newsom (col.) Rutherford Larceny

Newsom was accused of stealing a hog belonging to Ed Arnold. John Spence (col.) was also accused.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 35a 110 Order A Copy
View Entry 1920 State v. Tom Spann Rutherford Larceny

Case revolves around the sale of a truck to the defendant's father, Arthur Spann.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 147 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1921 State v. P. T. McLean Rutherford Larceny

Victim: W. W. Puckett.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 151 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 State v. Moses Eve Rutherford Larceny Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 200 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 State v. Burrel Smith Rutherford Larceny

Charged include breaking an entering. Verdict and sentence only.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 368 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 State v. John Hall alias Frank Johnson Rutherford Larceny

Charged specifically with "larceny of cotton." Verdict and sentence only.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 368 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 State v. David Keeble Rutherford Larceny

Charged specifically with "larceny of cotton." Verdict and sentence only.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 368 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1920 State v. Annie May Wade & Della Johnson Rutherford Larceny Middle Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 403 37 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 State v. Noah Roberts Rutherford Larceny Middle Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 525 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1870 State v. Ed Morris Rutherford Larceny

Judgment and report of court only.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 726 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1893 State v. Sam Nelson, Jeff Nelson, Nelse Turner, & John Nelson Rutherford Larceny

This case was consolidated with State v. Jeff Nelson and George Nelson. The def. are accused of stealing and killing hogs belonging to Moses Davis and Aaron Trimble. The hogs were found in a pen belonging to Dr. Sam Nelson, grandfather of George Nelson. Dr. Nelson is noted to be a lifetime physician in Rutherford County. Case file notes that several men tracked the hogs in controversy and observed two sets of human footprints, "one set belonging to a white man and one set belonging to a negro."

 Middle Range: 36 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 959 111 Order A Copy