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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 | 1892 | John Malone v. State | Davidson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Plaintiff in error was accused of attempting to murder Sim Fuller with a shotgun. Plaintiff and Fuller were at Dick Arnolds store and saloon on the corner of Murfreesboro Pike and Fairfield Ave. when they began to argue about a cigarette. Fuller left the store and the plaintiff followed him out. The plaintiff asked Fuller if he wanted to fight and then shot him. Casefile notes Fuller lives on Fairfield Ave. in South Nashville. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 955 | 26 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1892 | State v. Allen Connor | White | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Connor (aka Allen O'Connor and Allen Sharp) was accused of shooting Burt Balew with attempt to kill. Balew testified that he and several other men were sitting on a fence when Connor walked by and said that he could "whip anyone in the crowd." Balew went towards Connor and put his hand on his shoulder. Connor then shot him with a pistol concealed in his pocket. Connor states that he and Balew were friends and that the pistol went off by accident. Connor was 16 at the time of the shooting. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 959 | 52 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1892 | State v. Wesly Hunter, (col.) | Maury | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Defendant was accused of stabbing Henry Clay. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 913 | 63 | Order A Copy |