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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 | 1912 | Corporation of Ripley v. Jim West | Lauderdale | Assault and Battery | West | Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1090 | 25 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1912 | Delia Sills v. Sid Latham | Lauderdale | Damages |
An action "for damages for $5,000.00 for breach of promise to marry and seduction in aggravation of same." "Defendant's refusal to marry her has injured plaintiff's prospects in life, wounded her reputation, and caused her disappointment, mental anguish, and mortification." Plaintiff mothered a child from her relationship with the defendant, which she miscarried (or aborted). |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1282 | 110 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | J. Y. West, et al. v. Gaar, Scott, & Co. | Lauderdale | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiffs: J. Y. West, I. P. West, Jr. of Lauderdale Co. Defendants: Garr, Scott & Co., a corporation organized under laws of Indiana, Rufus Campbell, agent; J. W. Watkins, agent. Company retails engine, sawmill, and kindred machinery. Business dispute over three notes borrowed on account, also complaints that machinery failed to function properly. |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1282 | 389 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | Klutts & Smith v. George F. Carson | Lauderdale | Promissory Note |
Ex. A: promissory note for $1323.34 |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1285 | 56 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | State v. Joe Brown | Lauderdale | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Charged with selling liquor without a license. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1258 | 85 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | State v. Ollie Wells | Lauderdale | Violation of Age of Consent |
The defendant was accused of having sex with a twelve-year-old girl named Jenny V. Pitts. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1259 | 44 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | Theresa Byrn v. Mary J. Pugh | Lauderdale | Wills, Contested |
The dispute was over the will of T. Bun Carson, dec., brother to both plaintiff (executrix) and defendant. Page count does not include published materials. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1326 | 106 | Order A Copy |