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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1922 | Andy Byrd v. State | Fentress | Liquor Violation |
Unlawfully transporting intoxicating liquor. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 423 | 25 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Arthur Cowan v. State | Shelby | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 433 | 47 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | A. D.King v. State | Shelby | Murder | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 448 | 456 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | A. H. Sorrell v. State | Haywood | Other |
Cause of action: Failure to display license plate on automobile. |
West | Range: 78 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1697 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Arthur Gardner, Raymond Horn,& C. H. Crosby v. State | Gibson | Theft |
Gardner, Horn, and Crosby are charged with theft of an automobile ("One Five Passenger new Ford Car, Engine No. 4376162"). The car belonged to Swink Pearce and was valued at $500. |
West | Range: 78 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1697 | 279 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Ben Hill v. State | Maury | Liquor Violation | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 162 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Benton Robertson v. State | Overton | Assault and Battery |
Benton Robertson was charged with assault and battery against Mary Willie Moore |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 429 | 32 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Bill Stewart v. State | Bedford | Liquor Violation | Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 465 | 24 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Ben Allen Eslick v. State | Giles | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
The plaintiff is appealing his conviction of obstructing a public road. He was charged with this as a result of leaving a wagon across the Pulaski and Brick Church Turnpike. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 400 | 64 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | C. H. Stanley v. State | Hamilton | Liquor Violation | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 162 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Carlos Winningham v. State | Overton | Violation of Age of Consent | Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 460 | 246 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Charley Stewart v. State | Shelby | Robbery | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 446 | 104 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | C. C. Cabler v. State | Wilson | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 465 | 15 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Delia Carpenter v. State | Rutherford | Careless Driving |
Charged specifically with driving while intoxicated. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 414A | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Emmett Smith v. State | Pickett | Liquor Violation | Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 173 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Ed Whiteside v. State | Rutherford | Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 432 | 23 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Ed Cotham, in error v. State | Gibson | Liquor Violation |
Incomplete case file. Cotham along with Roy Day, Rose Goodman & Tom McLemore was jointly indicted on possessing a still and unlawfully manufacturing liquor. |
West | Range: 77 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1898 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Eelodie Pailett v. State | Shelby | Larceny |
Shelby County case found in East TN documents. Final Judgment only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 87 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | F. G. Patmore v. State | Shelby | Larceny | West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 155 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Frank Seay v. State | Davidson | Robbery | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 439 | 37 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Fenner Weaver v. State | Shelby | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 439 | 16 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Henry Gallion v. State | Hamilton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 162 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Henry Carter, Oscar D. Ryan & Will Atkisson v. State | Wilson | Larceny, Grand |
2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 434 | 430 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | J. I. Smith v. State | Putnam | Appeal for New Trial |
Cause of action: Plaintiff's appeals for a new trial in his conviction of unlawful appropriation of property found. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 411 | 61 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | John Henry Literal v. State | Clay | Manslaughter |
John Henry Literal is appealing his charge of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Willie Copas |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 399 | 52 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Joe Thomison v. State | Lincoln | Liquor Violation |
Operating a distillery |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 412 | 79 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | J. D. Williams v. State | Grundy | Larceny, Grand | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 447 | 55 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | James Supply Company v. H. C. Jameson | Hamilton | Other |
Contributory negligence, re: traffic accident at corner of Ferger Place and Main Street, Chattanooga. Defendant had been awarded judgment in original trial against plaintiff. Appeal to Middle Division, Tennessee Supreme Court at Nashville. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 462 | 83 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Lola Merriman v. State | Sequatchie | Other |
The cause of action in this case is unlawfully permitting a minor to play pool in a public pool room without written permission. The defendant was ordered to pay a fine of $20.00 |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 411 | 28 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Luther Terry v. State | Putnam | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Defendant was charged with unlawfully selling liquor and was ordered to pay a fine of $50.00 and undergo confinement in the county jail or work house for a period of six months |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 411 | 41 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Lizzie, Alias Margaret Garard v. State | Montgomery | Other |
Accessory after the fact to murder, and aiding in concealing and covering up the crime of murder. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 460 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Lee Jenkins v. State | Sumner | Other |
Cause of Action: Violating the age of consent law. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 470 | 178 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Luther Terry v. State | Putnam | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
The defendant is charged with carrying brass or metal knucks |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 411 | 15 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Lige Young v. State | Rutherford | Appeal for New Trial |
Cause of action: Plaintiff appeals previous conviction of unlawfully disposing of a bay horse, which, as personal property, was covered by a registered mortgage or deed of trust... |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 411 | 39 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Louis Thompson v. State | Shelby | Robbery | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 431 | 43 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Lonnis Williams v. State | Cannon | Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 447 | 45 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Mary Thompson McNamara v. State | Shelby | Perjury | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 445 | 58 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | M. H. Fariss v. State | Hardin | Other |
Initial charge was Public Intoxication. Fariss appealed the court's decision based on inaccurate state witnesses and new witnesses to corroborate his sobriety on the day in question. |
West | Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1756 | 48 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Miller F. Winford, alias E. C. King, D. W. Moss v. State | Sevier | Fraud | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 434 | 112 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Perry Bartlett v. State | Putnam | Public Nuisance |
The defendant was charged with being publicly drunk to the common nuisance of the people. The defendant was sentenced today a fine of $50.00 |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 411 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Posie Lowry v. State | Shelby | Possession of Illegal Weapons | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 435 | 33 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Purity Feed Mill v. Chattanooga Feed Company | Hamilton | Breach of Contract | Middle | Range: 27 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 72 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Roy D. Brown v. State | Shelby | Burglary |
Plaintiff is appealing his conviction for burglary. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 429 | 149 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Robert Neal v. State | Wilson | Robbery | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 393 | 233 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1922 | Robert Thomas v. State | Giles | Child Support |
Robert Thomas is charged with unlawfully and willfully failing and refusing to provide for the support and maintenance of his two minor children. He claims he is not their father. Inez Gordon Thomas is the wife of the defendant and the mother of his two children. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 400 | 83 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Robert Brooks v. State | Fentress | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
The plaintiff was charged with selling liquor within four miles of a schoolhouse, selling liquor without an oath or bond and transporting liquor from one point to another in Fentress County |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 401 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Raymond Cole v. State | Madison | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Cole was indicted for "assault with intent to commit murder in the first degree upon the body of Henry Hall in May, 1921." |
West | Range: 78 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1691 | 80 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | State v. Otto Bundy & Noble Jones | Hamilton | Larceny, Grand |
Victim: Mattie Peacock |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 156 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | State v. Lee Bundy | Davidson | Murder |
Defendant was accused of the murder of E. L. McWhorter |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 157 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | State v. John McGlothlin | Davidson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Joe Mays. Witnesses included Frances May (wife of Joe Mays) and Ever Berry, a sister-in-law of the victim. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 160 | 0 | Order A Copy |