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 Franklin Carriage Co., et al. v. City of Jackson (TN) Madison Sabbath Violation

Addtl pltfs.: A. H. Askew; Louis Cook; J. J. Elvert, doing business under the name of 333 Tire & Vulcanizing Co.; John H. Johnson & Sons, a partnership of Neil Johnson & Norment Johnson; and Bryan Lyle, doing business under the name of American Gas & Oil Co. Addtl dfnts: Andrew Taylor, Chief of Police - Jackson; and R. L. Balch, Recorder of Jackson. Pltfs. were arrested for operating their businesses on Sundays and sued to prove the law unconstitutional, invalid, and void.

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2020 68 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 Herman Freeman v. State Hamilton Liquor Violation

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he feloniously transported liquor. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 Herman Freeman v. State Hamilton Liquor Violation

Cause of Action: Felonious Transportation of Liquor

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 20 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 Lee Hoffman v. State Shelby Liquor Violation

The case stated that the Deputy Sheriff of Shelby County had a search warrant for a "One-story frame pig stand and tourists cottages…being the premises occupied by Bungalow City Tourist Camp." While no intoxicating liquor was found in the pig stand or cottages, the deputy sheriff did find "29 pints of white corn whiskey and 12 pints of red corn whiskey" in a "field about 75 or 100 feet south of the premises." Hoffman operated the tourist camp with his wife on property rented from James Carrigan.

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2006 130 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 Pete Hines v. State Hamilton Liquor Violation

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he feloniously transported liquor. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 91 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 State v. J. C. Snodgrass & Jesse Oliver Decatur Liquor Violation

Charlie P. Gray named as dfnt. in parts of case, not in others. Dfnts. were accused of being in possession of items used to manufacture intoxicating liquor.

 West Range: 77 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 2108 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 State v. Walter Jones Henderson Liquor Violation

Jones was accused of possessing parts of a liquor-making still.

 West Range: 77 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 2097 41 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 State v. Howard Moffatt Obion Liquor Violation

Other defendant: Mattie Tipton Moffatt was indicted with Tipton for receiving intoxicating liquor, possessing intoxicating liquor, transporting intoxicating liquor. Violation of the Bone Dry laws.

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2044 102 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 State v. A. Z. Franklin and George Nix Hardin Liquor Violation

Defendants were charged with illegally manufacturing liquor.

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2047 76 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 State v. Calvin Brasfield and Clarence Brasfield Crockett Liquor Violation

Charged with illegally receiving, manufacturing, and transporting liquor.

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2022 40 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
View Entry 1930 State v. T. W. Petty Henderson Liquor Violation

Petty was accused of possessing intoxicating liquors. Dfnt. and wife, Fannie Petty, were indicted for unlawfully receiving, possessing, and transporting liquor.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2078 39 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 State v. J. C. Snodgrass & Jesse Oliver Decatur Liquor Violation

Charlie P. Gray named as dfnt. in parts of case, not in others. Dfnts. were accused of being in possession of items used to manufacture intoxicating liquor.

 West Range: 77 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 2108 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 State v. Alfred Cheatham Obion Liquor Violation

Cheatham violated the bone dry laws of Tennessee by possess two gallons of intoxicating liquor and selling it in his home; also within four miles of a school; no bill of exceptions

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2070 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 State v. Johnnie Jerrols Hardin Liquor Violation

Transcript only. Defendant was charged with possession of a still, and unlawful manufacturing of an intoxicating liquor.

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2041 68 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 State v. George Faucitt Crockett Liquor Violation

Charged with unlawful possession of liquor, unlawful possession of apparatus intended to manufacture liquor, unlawful transport of liquor, and unlawful manufacture of liquor.

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2022 40 Order A Copy