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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 | 1900 | A. M. Hornsby v. City National Bank et al. | Knox | Deed of Trust |
Cover page only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 6 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | B. P. Stevens v. William Akard | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 69 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | Burk McClellen v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | Charles Moses, exor. v. Fannie Grainger, et al. | Knox | Debt Dispute |
Additional defendants are unnamed. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | Ed McNichols v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | Feder, Holzman & Co. v. W. H. Gass | Knox | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Case is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 88 | 15 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | James B. Riley v. James King | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Case file is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 69 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | James Dinwiddie v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | James Fax v. State | Knox | Larceny |
Final Decree and Procedendo only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 99 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | Joseph Dinwiddle v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | J. W. Crudgington v. W. J. Hogan, et al. | Knox | Debt Dispute |
Incomplete case file. Short brief only. Suit seeks to establish the legality of garnishing accounts and income in order to recover a debt. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 7 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | La Follette Land & Improvement Co., et al. v. W. H. Hollingsworth, et al. | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Case is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 90 | 15 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. Sarah Riddle | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he illegally sold liquor. Case file is incomplete; orders and opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. James Dinwiddie | Knox | Rape |
Defendant is charged with raping Maggie Murphy. Case is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 90 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. J. B. Carty | Knox | Fraud |
Case is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 90 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. Philo Sheppard | Knox | Breach of Trust |
Case is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 90 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. John Riddle | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he illegally sold liquor. Case file is incomplete; orders and opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. Mary Stringer | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he illegally sold liquor. Case file is incomplete; orders and opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. Will M. Kinsey | Knox | Unknown |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State ex rel, C. H. Flournoy v. R. L. Cates et al.. | Knox | Mandamus |
"This is an application for Mandamus to compel the commissioners of Election to issue to relator a certificate of election to the office of Justice of the Peace for the 24 District of Knox County. He claims he was elected to that office in Aug 1900. |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 813 | 5 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | William McKinsey v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case incomplete; summons only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 102 | 4 | Order A Copy |