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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 | 1946 | Andrew J. Ketron v. John F. Fine | Carter | Debt |
Debt not discharged by bankruptcy. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 41 | 63 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Ambrose Reagan, admr. of Sara J. Reagan, dec. v. Tennessee Central Railway Co. | Cumberland | Wrongful Death |
Sara Reagan was killed in a train accident. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 135 | 60 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Alma Davis v. Tennessee Coach Co. | McMinn | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from a bus collision. Exhibits include numerous oversized x-rays located in ET OV 1. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 236 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Billy Franklin Burnset et al. v. Tennessee Coach Company | Hamilton | Damages |
Plaintiff claims defendant held him unlawfully and against his will. Additional Plaintiff: John H. Burns |
East | Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 319 | 134 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Boyd Snyder v. D. M. Rose & Company | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Mr. Snyder, brought action against Defendant , as his employer not operating under Workmen's Compensation Act, to recover $50,000 damages for personal injuries sustained when an excavation, being made for a house to be erected, caved in on him. Exhibits: FHA insurance application, estimate cost of house, papers for contractor John Blazer, building permit, hospital bills, mining and manufacturing form, contracts, conveyance contract of Max and Annie Wolf, receipts. See also ET boxes # 456 and 727 |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 454 | 2408 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Boyd Wilkins v. J. A. Hamilton | McMinn | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from an assault by a "black jack." |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 179 | 210 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Bell Foster v. W. J. Sterchi, et al. | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Origin: vehicle collision. Exhibits include crumpled spectacle frames, b&w photos, scene diagram. Oversize exhibit items located at ET Oversize Box 1. Add. Defendants: Sterchi Coal Co., Clifton Lowery. |
East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 535 | 214 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Brooks Gross, admr. of Ernest Howard Gross v. Regal Exposition Shows, Inc., et al. | Sevier | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Additional defendants: Mrs. M. B. Scott, Jesse Bradley, The Corporation of Sevierville. Exhibits: newspaper clipping of obituary, correspondence. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 492 | 243 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Carl Rowles v. Doris Rowles Reynolds | Hamilton | Divorce |
Case also involves child custody issues. 2 folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 133 | 310 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Carment Evans v. Paul White, et al. | Unicoi | Election Dispute |
Additional Defendants: T. R. Keys, Frank E. Broyles, Frank T. Gentry, Commissioners of Election for Unicoi County. This action was brought by Evans to recover the office of Sheriff of Unicoi County. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 474 | 113 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Claude White v. L. A. Myers& F. J. Mayer | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 287 | 234 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1946 | Claude Gaither v. Archer Paper Company | Hamilton | Damages |
Plaintiff sued defendant for damages, arguing driver in the employ of defendant negligently struck plaintiff's vehicle with his own. Judgment for plaintiff, affirmed on appeal. Exhibits include repair bill, 2 large and 1 small photographs. |
East | Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 321 | 94 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | C. W. Phillips, Commr. Of Highways & Public Works v. J. W. Kerr et al | Knox | Condemnation |
Additional Defendants: Gladdie Kerr; Ben Testerman, Mortgagee. This was a suit on behalf of the State for the condemnation of a right-of-way for highway purposes. Exhibits include: house-moving estimate, highway blueprint, 12 - 8x10 photos of defendants' property and location for new road. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 468 | 221 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | C. H. Wise v. Allen Bell & Wife | Knox | Damages |
Plaintiff & his family were leasing a building from Defendants, & accuse them of malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, unlawful eviction. |
East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 533 | 413 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | C. Bert Osborne v. Lucille C. Osborne | Hamilton | Divorce |
Exhibits include garnishment form. |
East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 537 | 156 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Claiborne Co. Utilities District v. Mary E. Hughes et al | Land |
Plaintiff seeks to acquire land owned by Defendants. Add. Defendants: Katie Love, Ray Love, Joe Love, Roger Kivett. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 671 | 18 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1946 | Della Woods, et al. v. City of LaFollette, et al. | Campbell | Injury and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: Heirs of George Woods: Raymond Edward Woods and George Anne Woods. Additional Defendant: Tennessee Odin Insurance Co. "Workmen's Compensation." |
East | Range: 5 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 218 | 159 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Earl Washam v. Pewee Coal Company | Campbell | Injury and Damages |
Cause of Action: Worker's Compensation. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 192 | 200 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | E. F. Clark v. M. L. McClellan | Sullivan | Conversion | East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 664 | 17 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1946 | Edward Huff admr. v. W. B. Greene | Sullivan | Damages |
Cause of Action: Defendant owned property upon which there was construction and through negligence (not erecting a fence etc) plaintiff's daughter fell and drowned at the site. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 294 | 205 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Edith M. Scott v. City of Chattanooga, et al. | Hamilton | Damages |
Plaintiff tripped in a hole in sidewalk outside warehouse owned by Add. defendant while trying to avoid being struck by fork truck driven by employees of Add. defendant, and seeks damages. Verdict in favor of plaintiff, upheld on appeal. Additional Defendant: Chattanooga Medicine Company. Exhibits include letters, mail receipt, 1 large B&W photo. |
East | Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 325 | 299 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Elmer Swicegood v. Essie Feezell | Roane | Damages |
Plaintiff seeks damages stemming from Plaintiff building a fence that denies Plaintiff access to a roadway from his property. Exhibits include property maps. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 681 | 182 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Evelyn Gribble Allen v. Cincinnati, New Orleans,& Texas Pacific Railway Co. | Hamilton | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Exhibits include 4 marriage certificates, 4 divorce petitions, 3 handwritten witness statements, and 3 8x10 black and white photographs. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 301 | 271 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Esco Woods v. Western Union Telegraph Co. | Knox | Damages |
Telegram sent by Plaintiff through Defendant was delayed, costing him a business deal. Exhibits include telegrams, receipt, correspondence. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 557 | 378 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Edith Greene v. Lacy Meyers | Anderson | Debt |
Plaintiff sued to recover money for items lost while in care of Defendant. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 727 | 31 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Fannie Maddux v. Frank Dowell | Sullivan | Breach of Contract | East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 285 | 148 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1946 | F. D. Powers, admr. of Gerald D. Powers, dec. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company | Knox | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Exhibits: 6 - small photos, 5 - 8x10 photos, blueprint. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 634 | 550 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Grace Stephens v. American Mutual Liability Insurance Co. et al. | Knox | Workman's Compensation |
Exhibits include earnings statement, x-rays. Xrays located in ET Oversize Box 14. Add. Defendant: American Textile Woolen Co. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 585 | 210 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Gladys Rose v. Tennessee Eastman Corporation | Anderson | Injury and Damages |
Worker's Compensation case. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 112 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Goldie Maddox v. Provident Life Insurance Co. | Hamilton | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Life insurance claim. Deceased: Raymond Maddox. Exhibits include insurance policy, b&w photos, bullet. |
East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 537 | 168 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Hercules Podwer Co. v. Fletcher R. Morgan | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
Cause of Action: Worker's Compensation. Case includes xrays. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 258 | 128 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Hurshel P. Pell v. Hercules Powder Company& Traveler's Insurance Company | Hancock | Other |
Exhibit Materials: one x-ray of pelvis, one x-ray of neck. Cause of Action: Workman's Compensation. Judgment affirmed by Supreme Court of Tenn. |
East | Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 336 | 143 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | H. E. Leeman v. W. C. King, Local Bus Lines | Knox | Damages |
Exhibits: accident report card, very large situation diagram hand-drawn on a long sheet of wrapping paper. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 462 | 261 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Herman Noland v. Bertha Evelyn Noland | Sevier | Divorce | East | Range: 7 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 513 | 153 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1946 | Henderson H. Ownbey v. Glen Falls Indemnity Co. et al. | Hamilton | Workman's Compensation |
Add. Defendant: Connelly Motor Co. |
East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 537 | 113 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | John W. Johnson v. C. W. Hillman, agent | Hamilton | Rent Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 140 | 78 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1946 | Joe Bye v. Pete Peltz | Morgan | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from damages to a flock of sheep by the Defendant's dogs. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 273 | 94 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | J. M. Frederick v. C. W. Beach | Hamilton | Damages |
Plaintiff accuses defendant of hitting minor son, D. Frederick, with an automobile, and seeks redress of damages and expenses. Exhibits include: 3 skull x-rays, small bag of broken glass, 8x10 black and white photograph. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 305 | 232 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | J. W. Gentry v. Maryland Casualty Co. | Knox | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Exhibits: banking acct. book and statements, policy/contract, correspondence, receipts, itemized lists and prices on several small pieces of paper, business account book, large stack of checks. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 464 | 330 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | J. S. Yoakum v. John L. Goin | Claiborne | Debt |
Plaintiff loaned defendant money to purchase a farm together with 2 others for the purpose of speculation. Plaintiff alleged that defendant never paid him back after the farm was sold and profits divvied. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 374 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | J. D. Johnson v. Bruce Graham, et al. | Greene | Taxation, Unlawful |
Man is disputing poll taxes. Exhibits include tax receipts, voter percentage graph. Additional defendant: George F. McCanless. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 635 | 138 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | J. H. Pardue v. E. A. Lancaster | Greene | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Origin of recovery: unpaid commission due as a result of breach of sales contract. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 727 | 106 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | J. D. Sell, et al. v. G. C. Anderson, et al. | Johnson | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: Marion Sell. Additional Defendant: Mary P. Anderson. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 147 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | James Gosnell v. M. Stringfield | Morgan | Election Dispute | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 248 | 100 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1946 | Joseph A. Mallett v. Stone & Webster Construction Co. | Hamilton | Other |
Cause of Action: Workmen's Compensation dispute. Judgment in favor of Plaintiff. Exhibits include pay records, 3 x-rays of plaintiff's elbow/arm. Initial case summary only, no additional briefs included. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 327 | 110 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Josie Atchley v. James R. Atchley | Sevier | Debt on Account |
Plaintiff is sued for tuition and other expenses paid for her daughter's college education. |
East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 541 | 249 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Kenneth S. Nolan v. Joe Hannah & James Hannah | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
2 Folders. Case also includes xrays. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 258 | 523 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Kermit J. Smith v. Service Fire Insurance Company | Hamilton | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Additional Cause of Action: Breach of Contract. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 266 | 137 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Lucy Stuart v. Appalachian Hospital | Johnson | Debt on Account |
Resulting from medical bills. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | L. A. Haun v. Leola Haun | Knox | Divorce | East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 468 | 604 | Order A Copy |