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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1932 | A. J. Hawk et al.v. Lonnie Willett | Greene | Damages |
Case states "this is a suit of damages brought by Lonnie Willettt against A.J. Hawk and Willie Hawk, growing out of an automobile accident on February 2, 1931 in Greene County." He is sued for $10,000.00 in damages. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1408 | 104 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | C. M. Brannan v. The Estate of Sallie J. Harrell, dec.; Jennie Brannan v. The Estate of Sallie J. Harrell, dec. | Greene | Debt |
Consolidated cases. C.M. Brannon sued the estate for $8212.50 debt for personal services rendered to Harrell (to provide for her comfort and to nurse her throughout the night). Jennie Brannon for $3495 debt for 660 meals she furnished Harrell. Court ultimately ruled in favor of plaintiffs for $1085 each. Wilbur W. Piper, executor, appealed. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1396 | 143 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Clark Hair v. Dana Ramsey | Greene | Other |
A plea of detinue for wrongfully detaining a horse from 21 Jan. 1932, and "still detains it." Dispute grows out of a contract made in 1931. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1407 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | J. C. Jeralds v. F. A. Vann | Greene | Debt |
Defendant in error ran a mercantile business on Depot Street in Greeneville, Tennessee, in a building owned by Bob Bird. Defendant sold his entire stock of goods to the Plaintiff in error for $5,800. Plaintiff paid $3,000 and was to pay $500 each month thereafter. Defendant claims Plaintiff failed to pay the full agreed upon amount and is seeking payment. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1393 | 174 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Moshiem Bank v. J. M. Rader, et al. | Greene | Debt |
J.M. Rader, W.M. Rader, S.J. Rader, B.B. Rader, Etta Rader, and Henry Goslin are indebted to the Moshiem Bank in the amount of $5,000.00 with interest due by note(s) This is a large case…It is divided in 3 separate folders in ET Box 1427 |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1427 | 894 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Mosheim Bank v. J. M. Rader et al. | Greene | Notes |
Additional plaintiffs: Henry Gosnell, W. M. Rader and S. J. Rader. Court of Appeals reply brief only. Case involves collecting a $5,000 note executed by Gosnell to W. M. Radar and his wife S. J. Rader for the purchase price of 44 acres of land, being apart of the farm on which J. M. Radar was then living. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1438 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Mrs. J. T. Hungate v. C. C. Westmoreland | Greene | Notes |
Hungate sued her brother, Westmoreland, to collect a $200 note. Both parties had owned undivided interests in their home place and Westmoreland wanted to purchase Hungate's interest, which he did for $1000 ($800 in cash, $200 in note). |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1385 | 113 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | P. D. Brown v. M. S. Hawk | Greene | Damages |
Brown sued Hawk for $200 damages to his automobile by negligence and careless driving of defendant's car in excess of 20 mph. Repair work amounted to $134.17 and Brown lost the use of his car for 2 weeks, which he used as an employee of the Greenville Laundry. Court ruled in favor of plaintiff for $134.07. Hawk appealed. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1391 | 113 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Greene County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. | Greene | Breach of Contract |
Cause of action in case is listed as Breach of Contract. It appears the two insurance companies are in a dispute over a fire and who is responsible for paying for the damages. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1423 | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | R. L. Ward v. Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Co. | Greene | Insurance Disputes |
Pla. is a merchant located in Greene County. His store and merchandise, which were insured by the Def., were destroyed in a fire. The Def. charges that the Pla. willfully burned the store himself and refused to honor the insurance policy. Plaintiff is noted to live 17 miles from Greeneville and 4 miles from Romeo on Gap Creek Road, or Horton Highway. The Plaintiff's building was the only one in the community, which was comprised mostly of farmers. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1397 | 197 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | State v. Town of Greeneville | Greene | Public Nuisance |
After initial mistrial, jury found Town of Greeneville guilty of creating public nuisance by unlawfully maintaining septic tank on F. A. Vann's land, fined $25, ordered to abate nuisance w/in 12 mos. Surnames of witnesses: Simpson, Smoker, Dunn, Sentelle, Combs, Dykes, Humphreys, Brooks, Moreton, Coile, Snapp, Luttrell, Cowles, Biddle, Broyles. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1317 | 153 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | State v. Lee Collins& Ike Kinser | Greene | Liquor Violation |
Incomplete case file. Defendants are accused of illegally manufacturing liquor. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1363 | 21 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | State v. Sampson Landers | Greene | Assault, Felonious |
Landers charged with making as assault and battery upon Jonah Henderson by shooting him in and upon the head. The bullet went in the corner of his left eye and came out the right temple, making him blind in both eyes. He was shot in the cherry orchard picking some cherries. The exhibit includes a beautiful illustration of the scene of the crime with cherry trees and a springhouse. Landers was convicted of assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter; he was sentenced to 2 years in penitentiary. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1396 | 204 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | State v. Sam Guire, Alias Sam Dobbins | Greene | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The cause of action in this case is listed as "assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter." He assaulted one Earl Campbell. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1426 | 85 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Town of Greeneville v. W.A. Harris | Greene | Ordinance Violation |
Harris charged and convicted of violating Ordinance #118 and fined $50. Harris appealed. Ordinance #118 prohibited the keeping of a house of ill fame for the purpose of prostitution and lewdness, any gambling house, or any house where drunkenness, quarrelling, fighting or other breaches of the peace were carried on. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1392 | 39 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | W. L. Richards v. H. C. Ray | Greene | Damages |
Plaintiff is sued to recover funds for the repair of damages to a floor sanding machine in a sum under $500.00. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1428 | 95 | Order A Copy |