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 Bithal Howard, et al. v. The Mount Pleasant Southern Railway Company Maury Other

Additional plaintiffs are unknown. The petitioner is requesting an application for supersedeas. The petitioner wishes to supersede the orders & decrees under & by virture of which the railway is proceeding to occupy the lands of the petitioners and excavate the same pending an appeal.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 487 9 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 Bettie J. Turner, by next friend v. T. M. Turner, et al. Wilson Other

M. H. Turner as next friend to Bettie J. Turner. Additional Defendants: E. P. Turner, Matt J. Turner. Complainant asserted that her guardian was mishandling her estate and requested that a new guardian be appointed to her.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 551 167 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 C. C. Mauldin v. W. M. Ball, et al Shelby Other

This is not a complete case. It is an "Assignment of Errors" document

 West Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 841 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 J. J. Clark, et al. v. Board of Mayor & Alderman of Milan, Tennessee Gibson Other

Complainants: W.C. Cresswell, R.F. Haun, all citizens of Gibson Co., 13th Dist. Defendants: Edward Smith, Mayor; W.B. Williamson, R.E. Edwards, J.P. Rhodes, W.G. Harrison, R.E. Taylor, W.H. Algee- Aldermen; W.H. Rust, tax collector, B.H. Williams, town marshal. Lawsuit on the constitutionality of the incorporation of the town of Milan, TN (1866).

 West Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 730 110 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 J. J. Clark, et al. v. The Mayor & Aldermen of the Town of Milan Gibson Other

This case deals with whether or not a charter for the town of Milan is valid or not. The boundaries of the town were apparently not properly described or defined in the original charter.

 West Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 791 23 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 Katherine O'Rouke v. Citizens Street Railroad Company& Mary O'Rouke v. Citizens Street Railroad Company Shelby Other

Both defendants are sued Citizens Street Railroad Company for wrongs and injuries resulting from a disagreement on whether or not their tickets were valid.

 West Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 813 90 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 Morriss Brothers v. William Bowers Shelby Other

This appears to be an assignment of errors to a previous case. The documents from the original case are not included. It appears that Bowers sued Morriss Brothers for damages because he was injured by falling slab while working for them.

 West Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 833 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 State v. Schlitz Brewing Company & Sigmund Rauscher, agent Shelby Other

Cause of action: Violation of state statues on prohibition.

 West Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 809 57 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 State v. Isaac Ward Hamilton Other

Brief. Cause: Age of Consent Law

 East Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 815 3 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 State v. Curtis Dixon Shelby Other

Incomplete case file. Judgment only. 8 copies included. Cause of action: Highway Robbery. See two other Curtis Dixon cases, dating 1900 in Shelby county but with different cause of actions.

 West Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1370 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 State v. Harvey Park Carroll Other

Violation of the age of consent law.

 West Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 677 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 W. J. Freeman v. M & O Railroad Co., Mrs. Mattie Harris v. W. J. Freeman, The Computing Scale Co. v. W.H. Pratt & Co.,& J.A. Cupples v. The Mobile& Ohio Railroad Co. Chester Other

The paperwork found in this file appears to be from a special session that was called in November 1900 in the Circuit Court to go over four separate cases. The findings of the special session regarding each case are listed in the documentation. See WT701 for Freeman case.

 West Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 791 22 Order A Copy