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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 | 1931 | Joe Bishop v. Eagle Motor Company | McMinn | Damages |
The Eagle Motor Company is a partnership composed of David and Edgar Collins. Plaintiff complains that his daughter Dora Bishop was a passenger in a car driven by Edgar Collins when Collins lost control and collided with another car being driven by Peggy Gregory. Plaintiff claims his daughter suffered serious injury as a result of the defendant’s negligence and is seeking damages. |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1544 | 103 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1931 | Luke Lea v. Knoxville News Sentinel Company& W. E. Neil | McMinn | Libel |
Lea sued the Knoxville News Sentinel for libel to his damage $100,000. Lea was a publisher for the Nashville Tennessean and President of Southern Publishers Inc. Lea sued the newspaper for accusing him of robbing the public by using his influence as a corrupt political boss to control acts of public officials for his own financial gain. Lea sued for libel against a different company in the same year. See Luke Lea v. Times Printing Company et al. in ET 1344. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1358 | 86 | Order A Copy |