Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1895 D. L. Brown v. J. C. Foster DeKalb Promissory Note

Plaintiff, D. L. Brown, sued for payment on a debt due by note, which the defendant, J. C. Foster, issued to Brown for the purchase of a soda fountain from the plaintiff.

 Middle Range: 36 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1059 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1895 Mrs. Callie Rollins v. D. W. Dinges & Beckwith, admr. DeKalb Notes

The plaintiff Rollins claimed that her late husband John Rollins executed a note to her for $500. The defendant administrators of John Rollins denied the authenticity of the note.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1097 67 Order A Copy
View Entry 1895 R. M. Bone v. J. J. Ford DeKalb Debt on Account

Bone sued to recover standing debt on an account. It seems the debt accrued between 1884 and 1892.

 Middle Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1025 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1895 State v. Nathan and Jim Kirkling DeKalb Larceny

The State charged the Kirklings with theft of a roan horse the belonged to F. F. Rigsby. Included in the case is the "Officer's Mileage for Conveying Prisoners" receipt.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1097 41 Order A Copy
View Entry 1895 State v. George Blankenship DeKalb Malicious Stabbing

The State charged Blankenship with the "malicious stabbing" of R. L. McDowell. McDowell testified that he went to Gum Springs school with Len Cantrell to peaceably clear up issues with the defendant and he stabbed him. The defendant claimed the plaintiff made repeated threats on his life.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1095 84 Order A Copy
View Entry 1895 State v. Ambrose Fouch DeKalb Murder, 2nd degree

The State charged the defendant with the shooting death of Wilson Gregson during a party that the defendant threw at his house. Fouch claimed that Gregson, who was not invited, was drunk and disorderly and that Fouch was defending himself.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1097 110 Order A Copy