Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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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 | 1930 | Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Company v. Benton County | Benton | Taxation Disputes |
Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway was "a Corporation organized and existing under the Laws of Tennessee." J. C. Herrin was the Trustee of Benton County at the time of the case. |
West | Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2036 | 39 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1930 | O. P. Lashlee, et al. v. T. W. Saunders, et al. | Benton | Injunction |
Addtl pltfs: W. N. McCrary, J. W. Lashlee, P. L. McCrary, Tom McCrary, Dorsey Hedge, Lloyd Fuller, Tom Fuller, Leslie Craig, and Ernie Matlock. Addtl dfnts: C. P. Saunders, Theo Bridges, Gay Saunders. Pltfs. O. P. Lashlee and W. N. McCrary own and operate a county recognized and exlcusivized ferry business at Trotter's Landing on the Tennessee River in Humprey's County. McCrary's case consolidated with Lashlee's. Saunders countersued pltfs. Oversize map of Wyly land in WT OV 6. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2024 | 743 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1930 | State v. J. S. Bain | Benton | Fraud |
Bain was charged with writing an unlawful and fraudulent check to Jesse L. Byrn for the purchase of corn and hay. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2020 | 32 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1930 | State v. Alex Seburn | Benton | Liquor Violation |
Seburn was accused of breaking the "bone dry" law. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2020 | 10 | Order A Copy |