Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1912 A. Adcock, next friend of Clain Adcock v. Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company Gibson Injury and Damages West Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1099 44 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Clain Adcock, by next friend A. Adcock v. Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company Gibson Damages

While waiting on a siding for a train to pass, plaintiff was hit by a train backing onto the siding and injured so badly he had to have his feet amputated. He claims there was no one on the back of the train to watch for people or obstacles, and no warning whistle, and that the noise of the passing train blocked the sound of the train on the siding.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1080 29 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Claine Adcock, next friend, A. Adcock v. the Mobile& Ohio Railroad Company Gibson Damages

Damages involved in accident of 24 Sept. 1910.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1090 132 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Clain Adcock, by next friend A. Adcock v. The Mobile & Ohio R. R. Company Gibson Damages

Clain Adcock, 16, was waiting in a public crossing for a through train to pass when a train on the siding backed up into him without signaling and injured his feet so badly that both had to be amputated. A. Adcock is his father. The principal argument for the plaintiff seems to be that that crossing had been used for many years and that the train crew should have looked to see whether anyone was on the track before moving.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 858 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Forrester& Forrester v. W. R. Thomas Gibson Debt, Balance on

Plaintiffs: W. A. Forrester, J. M. Forrester, d/b/a Forrester & Forrester Real Estate Brokerage. Defendants: W. R. Thomas, J. G. Thomas, L. F. Smith. Debt due for services- remaining amount of $200 in contract for $2,000.00 for selling tract of land for defendant Thomas in Gibson Co., 1909. Court decision appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, Jackson, TN.

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1327 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Hunter B. Tyree, by next of friend v. Illinois Central Railroad Co. Gibson Personal Injuries

Plaintiff's next of friend is his father, C. E. Tyree. sued defendant for $1,999.00 in personal injuries. Exhibits include a hand-drawn map of the railroad where the accident occurred and the Illinois Railroad Co. Agent's Register of Trains. Printed brief is also included. Map located in WT OV 6. Also see WT 1186.

 West Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1184 267 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Hunter B. Tyree, by next of friend, C. E. Tyree v. Illinois Central Railroad Co. Gibson Damages

Damages in the sum of $1999.00 due to death of horse, damaged buggy and plaintiff injury.

 West Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1186 202 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Illinois Central Railroad Company v. L. L. Davidson Gibson Damages

The defendant originally sued for damages based on a shipment of bananas. Page count does not include published materials.

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1280 185 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. Moodly L. Cately Gibson Injury and Damages

The defendant was employed by the plaintiff as a fireman and was injured on the job (leg had to be amputated).

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1305 142 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Kate Brown v. State Gibson Tippling

Cause of action: unlawful selling and tippling "intoxicating liquors as a beverage within 4 miles of a school house."

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1327 23 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Louis Cunningham v. Robert Sandiford, et al. Gibson Property Dispute

Co-defendant: Wallace Sandiford. Plaintiff claims that defendants entered upon a piece of property that he had owned, fenced, and planted for several years and proceeded to trample the land he had prepared for planting and to erect their own fence. Brief includes a map (sketch) of the property.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1072 139 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Mrs. Mary Sowell v. A. T. Marrs Gibson Rent Dispute

Marrs owes Sowell $125.25 for rent on the land of plaintiff

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1299 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Oscar Clemmons v. Illinois Central Railroad Company Gibson Damages West Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 906 26 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Pete Sharp v. State Gibson Carrying an Illegal Weapon West Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1053 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 State v. Walter Gains Gibson Liquor Violation West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1088 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 State v. Lawyer Montgomery Gibson Liquor Violation

Charged with selling liquor within 4 miles of a school.

 West Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1258 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 State v. Almus Becton Gibson Public Indecency

Charged with public drunkenness

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1305 95 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Vaulx Mahon v. State Gibson Murder

Appeal to TN Supreme Court at Jackson. Murder of D.W. Dickson, Jan. 1911. Additional materials related to this case are in box WT 1289. Additional defendants: Vaulx Mahon, Floyd Parr, Gasso (?) Moore.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1083 50 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Walter Wright, Luther Cates,& J. H. Mobley v. State Gibson Extortion West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1088 84 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Western Union Telegraph v. John Craig Gibson Damages

Damages for failure to deliver telegram announcing the death of plaintiffs brother and therefore he was unable to attend the funeral. Court of Origin: Law Court.

 West Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1188 105 Order A Copy