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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1860 | H. Armstrong, et al. v. State | Coffee | Assault and Battery |
Victim was dragged from his bed by a lynch mob and was whipped and flogged. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 311 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1860 | Richard Hayworth v. State | Grainger | Assault and Battery |
Richard Hayworth, Jr. & Calvin Hayworth & found Rachel Mallecoate & Angelina Hughs, mentally disabled, were washing clothes. Richard poked Hughs with a stick on the hips making lewd references. The women who testified were discounted by other witnesses as lewd & discreditable. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 9 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1860 | State v. Thomas Lane& Madison Rose | Greene | Assault and Battery |
Thomas Lane and Madison Rose are charged with assault and battery for beating one John Jordan. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1175 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1860 | William McMahon v. State | Knox | Robbery and assault |
Martha Jane Sands & Mary Massey, married, but separated from Anderson McMahon, William's brother, went to George Love's shoe shop on evening. McMahon brothers came in asking for his boots, stating he would pay in gold. He then whispered to Sands that he wouldn't pay, threatening all with guns. McMahon walked out with the boots. Love was disabled & lived in his shop. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 9 | 24 | Order A Copy |