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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 | 1943 | A. F. Frazier v. W. D. Wilson | Rhea | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 183 | 88 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | Anna Beall v. John Alexander Beall | Hamilton | Divorce |
Also concerns custody of minor, Charles LaVerne Beall. Exhibits include receipts, canceled checks, etc. |
East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 401 | 97 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | A. K. Wheeler v. Church of God Publishing House | Bradley | Workman's Compensation | East | Range: 7 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 515 | 27 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | Allen Vaughn, et al. v. Jim Foster | Loudon | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Additional Plaintiffs: Floyd Vaughn, Jr., Mrs. Verla Thomas. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 586 | 72 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Belle Brown v. City of Chattanooga | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
Exhibits are missing from file. |
East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 412 | 219 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | C. L. Moody v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., Inc. | Hamilton | Damages |
Plaintiff seeks damages because telegraph sent by way of Defendant arrived to his wife late, causing him mental anguish. |
East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 401 | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Carmon K. Crawley v. Crane Enamelware Company | Hamilton | Personal Injuries |
Cause of Action: under Workmen's Compensation Act. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 360 | 110 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | City of Knoxville v. Mrs. Roscoe Roberts | Knox | Ordinance Violation |
The defendant was charged with violating an ordinance of the City of Knoxville prohibiting the storing of liquor. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 604 | 39 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Cambria Coal Company v. A. J. Hyden | Anderson | Injury and Damages |
Cause of Action: Worker's Compensation. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 126 | 41 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Calvin Price v. Lillie Bowles | Blount | Damages | East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 138 | 112 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | Charles Lee Harvey Jr. v. Manufacturing Acceptance Corporation et al. | Knox | Other |
Additional Defendants: Roy E. Perry d/b/a Perry Motor Company. Cause of Action: After not paying according to the sales contract for an automobile, the dealer took back the car, the plaintiff is claiming he is entitled to have some of the costs refunded as defendants failed to advertise some of the terms. Also includes a buyers agreement. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 284 | 78 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Clyde Wells, et al. v. Henry Bloom, et al. | Knox | Damages |
Additional Plaintiff: Mrs. Clyde Wells, d/b/a D. Wells Grocery. Additional Defendant: Malcom Bloom, d/b/a H. Bloom & Co. Exhibits: audit papers, USDA documents/letters, food stamp cards, USDA food stamp plan. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 630 | 337 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | D. S. Etheridge Company, Inc. v. D. W. Gray | Hamilton | Debt |
Exhibits include contracts, release form. |
East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 402 | 128 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Dr. Louis A. Haun v. I. A. Akridge | Knox | Debt |
Exhibits: correspondence, check. Debt due to nonpayment of notes. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 452 | 214 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Elbert Abston v. Charles McBee | Roane | Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 536 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | Earl Hicks v. Ed Baker, et al. | Rhea | Debt for Rent |
Additional Defendant: Chloe Baker. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 199 | 141 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Elizabeth Buckholtz et al. v. Hamilton County | Hamilton | Damages |
Add. Plaintiffs: Gertrude Bohr, E. D. Bohr. |
East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 378 | 36 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Ernestine Ervatt v. H. F. Bischoff, Sr. | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
Exhibits: hospital papers and bills, check and receipt, correspondence. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 438 | 217 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Edgar Devaney & Virgil Devaney v. John F. Gouge | Roane | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Additional Case: Wilburn Poole and Morgan Poole v. John F. Gauge[?] Defendant's name is also spelled Gouge in some instances. |
East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 536 | 47 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Fred M. Williams v. J. J. Crane& Sons | Hamilton | Debt on Account |
Additional Defendants: J. J. Crane and Sons Contract Haulers, J. J. Crane Trucking Company, and J. J. Crane. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 358 | 261 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Frank Burns v. Berry Hudson& Willie Berry Hudson, Jr. | Hamilton | Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 358 | 66 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | G. A. Parker v. Alice Akard & Nannie Stone | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 5 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 220 | 79 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | G. D. Cooper, alias D. G. Cooper v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co., et al. | Loudon | Debt, Petition on |
Additional Defendant: Yazoo Mississippi Valley Railroad Company. Exhibit: contract, live stock release. Complainant filed an action of debt under $500.00. Complainant claimed that he ordered 44 head of cattle and received only 43 off of the train. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 592 | 75 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Gertrude Lindauer Fultz v. Cora Fultz, et al. | Claiborne | Habeas Corpus |
Additional Defendant: Birg Fultz. Habeas Corpus proceeding that involved the custody of Edward Andrew Fultz, Jr. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 602 | 36 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Glen W. Kimbrough v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co., et al. | Knox | Damages |
Additional Defendant: Joe Bailey. Exhibit: situation diagram/drawing. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 618 | 293 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Grayden Daughtry v. Clark Brothers | Hamilton | Debt |
Origin of debt: payments made on repossessed furniture. Exhibits include sale contracts, payment receipts, correspondences, notice of sale. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 467 | 103 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Hugh H. Burnett, et al. v. Estel Stokely, et al. | Cocke | Election Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: Haze Moore. Additional Defendant: N. F. Stokely. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 125 | 80 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Hazel Hemphill v. Miller Brothers Company | Hamilton | Damages |
Exhibit Materials: six photos of elevator where accident occurred. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 358 | 108 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Harve Sams & the Cocke County Board of Education | Cocke | Injury and Damages |
Regarding an school bus accident. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 125 | 193 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Harold L. Roberts v. Genevieve Roberts | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 400 | 94 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1943 | Ida Nowell v. Rowe Bowman, et al. | Johnson | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from a car accident. Additional Defendant: Labe Waldrop. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 87 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Isabella S. Sprinkle v. Noah A. Weaver & George Lunsford. | Loudon | Injury and Damages |
Additional Case No. 3298: Marvin Short, by next friend, R. L. Sprinkle v. Noah A. Weaver and George Lunsford, for damages. Exhibits: 4 - small photos, 1 - medium photo. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 586 | 258 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | J. S. Hall v. Mildred H. Skidmore, exe. of Lyle C. Stovall, dec. | Hamilton | Debt |
Debt due to unpaid notes. Exhibits include correspondence. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 442 | 257 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | J. M. Kemp v. M. A. Fleming | Hamilton | Other |
Cause of Action: Debt by Judgment, previously rendered. Exhibits: copy and original Magistrate's Civil Docket, judgment certificate. Debt due to land. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 446 | 127 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | J. P Anderton et al. v. City of Knoxville | Knox | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Plaintiffs sued Knoxville fire department for wages lost due to unlawful pay and grade reductions. Exhibits include Knoxville City Charter book, copy of legislative act. Add. Plaintiff: B. M. Turbyville. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 595 | 284 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Jack Brewer v. Herbert McVeigh& Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.; Keith Williams v. Herbert McVeigh& Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. | Hamilton | Damages |
4 folders; 1 box. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 131 | 1036 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Jennie M. Ellis v. Earl White | Greene | Personal Injuries |
Exhibits: 2 - 5x7 photographs, business card, doctor's notes, hospital statements, correspondence, examination report. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 584 | 273 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | J. W. Cardwell v. Parkrite Auto Parks Company, et al. | Knox | Damages |
Additional Defendant: Alex J. Rogers. Exhibit: situation diagram/drawing. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 620 | 102 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Kermit Faulkner v. James Henry Washington | Knox | Wills, Contested |
Deceased: George Washington. Exhibits include will, letters of administration. |
East | Range: 7 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 503 | 194 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Katrina Randolph, et al. v. Carr Brothers, et al. | Washington | Negligence |
Additional Plaintiffs: Next Best Friend, R. S. Rudolph. Katrina Randolph was seriously injured using coal purchased from the Defendants. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 204 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Katherine Crane, etc. v. Erb H. Crane | Hamilton | Debt |
Jennie Rose Crane, as next friend. Debt due to child support or alimony owed. Exhibits: papers from original Chancery proceeding ordering support in monthly installments. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 440 | 97 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Lake Dunn v. Boss Lewis & Bill Lewis | Polk | Damages |
Exhibits: situation map. |
East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 536 | 67 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Lizzie Stapleton v. Standard Life Insurance Company of the South | Sullivan | Insurance Claims and Policies |
The petitioner sued the defendant for $1000.00 plus legal interest and the statutory penalty for an insurance policy issued to her son, J. B. Stapleton, dec. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 596 | 143 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Lawrence Walsh v. Marcus Holt | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
See ET 441.Plaintiff, a minor, was hit by automobile Driven by defendant. Exhibits include 2 large b&w photographs, large map. Plaintiff's next friend: M. L. Walsh. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 439 | 704 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Mrs. Johnnie Fowler v. Jessie E. Turner | Hamilton | Personal Injuries |
Exhibit Materials: 3x2 photo of accident site. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 362 | 214 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Mrs. L. A. Cray v. W. H. Evitt | Rhea | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock |
Damages thereof. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 177 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Mary Carter v. Tennessee Coach Co. | Washington | Damages |
Resulting from the loss of baggage. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 204 | 115 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Margaret M. Bower v. Dewees, Inc. | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
Plaintiff was leaving store owned by Defendant when she slipped on sidewalk in front of store on grease left by Defendant's agent, injuring herself. Exhibits include 3 large b&w photos, 2 receipts. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 457 | 118 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Margaret Hester, et al. v. Otto J Hubbuch, et al | Hamilton | Damages |
Additional Plaintiff: A. C. Hester. Additional Defendants: Hubbuch Glass Co., Clifford Simmons of Cloverleaf Drug Co., C. A. Noone. Exhibits: 5 large photographs, doctor receipt, meteorological summary, correspondence, lease, blueprint |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 440 | 456 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | Mary McCoy v. Mrs. Leland Johnson | Claiborne | Habeas Corpus |
Habeas Corpus proceeding that involved the custody of Burdine McCoy, granddaughter of plaintiff. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 602 | 72 | Order A Copy |