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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 | 1849 | State v. John W. Martin | Bradley | Keeping a Bawdy House |
J. Winslow Martin arrested for keeping a "disorderly house" where he permitted patrons to "be and remain drinking,tippling, cursing, singing, hollering [sic] fiddling, dancing and otherwise misbehaving themselves," and generally being a public nuisance at the expense of others. Hiram Pendergrass was also charged. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1101 | 8 | Order A Copy |