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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 | 1935 | Ed McArthur v. State | Hamilton | Assault, Felonious |
Ed McArthur is charged with felonious assault upon one George White with a pistol. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 849 | 33 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Jesse Reed & Lloyd Reed v. State | Washington | Assault |
Jesse and Lloyd were attending a Sunday school meeting with F. H. Sanders. Jesse behaved out of line and Sanders asked him to leave the room. Later, Sanders was walking alone down a road and Lloyd asked what his problem was with Jesse. Sanders and the boys met up several times, until finally the Reeds assaulted Sanders with a large stick, fracturing his skull. Apparently Sanders held a grudge because Jesse gave his daughter gonorrhea and syphilis. |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1564 | 170 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Lucian Asque v. State | Sullivan | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Howard Fletcher |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 836 | 33 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Mollie Shoun v. State | Johnson | Assault and Battery |
Victim Hazel Adams |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 887 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | State v. Coile Wolfenbarger | Union | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Clayton Chandler |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 819 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | State v. Will Lafollette | Sevier | Assault, Felonious |
The defendant was accused of assaulting Connie Hurst with a deadly weapon. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 839 | 372 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | State v. R.H. Collins | Knox | Assault, Felonious |
R.H. Collins is charged with felonious assault against one T.T. Burke. He shot him with the intent to commit murder. |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 884 | 46 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | State v. Winfred Holder& Earl Holder | Hamilton | Assault and Battery |
Both Winfred Holder and Earl Holder are charged with criminal assault and battery. |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 832 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | State v. Cass Stephens | Hamilton | Assault and Battery |
The defendant was charged with beating his wife. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 854 | 11 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | State v. Hubert Hartsell | Cocke | Assault |
Cause of action: felonious assault |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 881 | 99 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | State v. J. I. Huskey | Cocke | Assault |
Defendant charged with felonious assault, attacked Randolph Gunter in Feb. 1934. Found guilty of attempted manslaughter & sentenced to 1 year & 1 day in the State Penitentiary. Verdict appealed. Supreme Court opinion included. |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 884 | 130 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | State v. Hubert Hickman | Washington | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
The victim's name in this case was Mildred Fox. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 894 | 54 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | State v. Murrell Lingerfelt | Hamilton | Assault |
Cause of Action: Assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter. Victim: A. D. Hendrickson. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 898 | 164 | Order A Copy |