Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1934 Charles Wilburn et al. v. Karl Koch Erecting Company & A. W. Kutsche & Company Knox Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service

Cause of action: Wage Dispute

 East Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 931 35 Order A Copy
View Entry 1934 J. D. Douglas v. State Hamilton Liquor, Sale of Illegal

Indicted on 4 counts: unlawfully receiving liquor; unlawful possession of liquor; unlawful transportation of liquor; unlawful sale of liquor.

 East Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1569 13 Order A Copy
View Entry 1934 State v. John Murr Greene Disturbance of Public Worship East Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 767 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1934 State v. Clifton Thompson Hamilton Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of East Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 748 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1934 State v. J. M. Hickman Sevier Violation of Age of Consent

Victim: Naomi Huffaker, a female under 21 years of age but over 12 years of age.

 East Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 750 26 Order A Copy
View Entry 1934 State v. Mitchell Kilgore Cumberland Possession of Stolen Property East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 805 45 Order A Copy
View Entry 1934 State v. Ross Brotherton Greene Disturbance of Public Worship East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 805 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1934 State Ex. Rel. Granville Hunt v. Martin Fleming, City Judge Hamilton Contempt of Court

Hunt originally charged with contempt of court for failing to appear as a witness for the State against Arthur Smith, charged with larceny, on 28 Sept. 1933. Hunt argued that every time he brought the defendant to court he was released which implied that the City preferred him free to repeat his crimes. Defendants Arthur Smith, Fred Smith, & LeConner Hodge described as "small Negro boys" often brought into court on charges of larceny or burglary.

 East Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1569 49 Order A Copy
View Entry 1934 Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Company v. G. L. Gass Hamilton Breach of Contract

Gass sued Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Co. for refusing to pay for 90 cross-ties that it had ordered from him. The cross-ties were to be delivered (at about 500 a month) to the right-of-way of the railroad where they would be inspected & "taken up" as needed. The 90 missing cross-ties disappeared before they could be inspected & "taken up". Gass argued that title to the ties passed to the railroad upon delivery & he should be paid for them.

 East Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1086 88 Order A Copy
View Entry 1934 Walter H. Cheers v. W. C. Paxton, et al Marion Aiding Escape of Prisoner

Plaintiffs sued defendant for injuries sustained in automobile accident by which defendant was at fault. Additional Plaintiff: Margret Johnson by next friend R.W. Johnson Additional Defendant: Willie Hammond Hale. Oversized map of accident site located at M-17-17.

 East Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1568 308 Order A Copy