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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 | 1913 | D. D. Shaw, admr. of Taylor Newbern, dec. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company | Haywood | Damages for Wrongful Death |
The deceased was struck and killed by the defendant's train. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1325 | 133 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | George O'Deneal v. State | Haywood | Murder |
Victim: Haywood Pender |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1308 | 84 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | Henry Hager v. State | Haywood | Robbery |
The defendant was convicted in the Circuit Court of Haywood County under an indictment charging him with robbery. He filed a motion for a new trial which was overruled and has appealed. |
West | Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1349 | 50 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | Joseph R. Taylor v. Brownsville Dry Goods Company | Haywood | Debt | West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1325 | 35 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1913 | Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Cooke, Gray & Company | Haywood | Damages |
The defendants originally sued the plaintiff for killing a horse, mortgaged by the defendant, on the track of the railroad company. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1325 | 60 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. R. J. Koonce | Haywood | Injury and Damages |
The defendant was injured while a passenger on the plaintiff's train. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1325 | 210 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | State v. Ed Barbee | Haywood | Liquor Violation |
Defendant found guilty of drinking & selling intoxicating liquors within 4 mules of a school house in October 1912. Was fined $50 and sentenced to 30 days in Haywood Co. Jail. Defendant filed motion for new trial. |
West | Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 906 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | State v. Jake Garrison | Haywood | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Marion Payne |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1308 | 63 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | Will Green v. State | Haywood | Other |
Cause of action: Jailbreak. In prison for the murder of Jake Rogers |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1335 | 31 | Order A Copy |