Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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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].
Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1890 | J. W. Young, in error v. State, in error | Hamilton | Assault and Battery |
Young was charged with unlawfully fighting in a public place, the county court house in Chattanooga, with Lo Kimble. Young…"ran behind the wire of the Clerk's office…and picked up an ink stand and I grabbed a poker at the fire place and stood there with.. it" from Kinble's testimony. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1810 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1890 | State v. James Holt | Cocke | Assault and Battery |
Deft. indicted for assaulting Alice Gregg on the date of 25 Feb. 1889, by "taking hold of her arm in a rude, angry and insolent manner, by striking her, by stopping her on the highway and other wrongs". Taylor Gregg, the victim's father, alleged the deft. seized his daughter's horse by the bridle, used obscene language, and attempted to rape her. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1811 | 28 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1890 | State v. J. L. Cardwell | Smith | Assault and Battery |
Incomplete casefile. Victim and circumstances are unclear. Defendant's name also spelled Caldwell. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 872 | 11 | Order A Copy |