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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 | 1904 | Elvin Janes v. State | Weakley | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 720 | 27 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1904 | Joseph Friedlander v. W. F. Werner | Shelby | Sale of Goods |
Sues for the value of a pocket watch and chain pawned to the defendant. |
West | Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 684 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1904 | Martin Brown, Jr. v. State | Rhea | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Incomplete case file; brief for the State only. Brown was accused of selling within four miles of school & for selling liquor without a license. John Banks went to Dayton to buy brandy from Brown in the train depot. Banks drank it all with a friend & went back to brown to buy more. They were caught by the sheriff who found they had procured the liquor from Brown. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 16a | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1904 | R. B. Wright v. State | Fentress | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Opinion only. Wright was charged with selling liquor without license and convicted. He was fined $50 and sentenced to 6 months in County jail. The judgment was reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 827 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1904 | State v. Sam Rogers | Shelby | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Selling liquor to a Minor, Lee Miller. |
West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 710 | 19 | Order A Copy |