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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 | 1893 | Calvin Lee v. State | Weakley | Assault and Battery |
Victim: Cora Hornsby |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 576 | 78 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | John A. Hicks, in error v. State | McMinn | Assault and Battery |
Hicks was a professor at Ulysses S. Grant University in Athens, and was accused of assaulting Miss Bell. Bell tried to leave the room before class was complete, & Hicks caught her by the arm. She hit him in the face with books, & he tried to force her to sit. |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2037 | 152 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | State v. W. T. Gaines | Wilson | Assault and Battery |
Gaines was accused of assaulting Charles Castleman, prosecuting attorney in this case. Castleman owed Gained from the purchase of a wagon, and believed Gaines was hunting him down on Dec. 30, 1891 to recoup payment or meter out violence to coerce payment. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 966 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | State v. Joe Hankins | Trousdale | Assault and Battery |
Defendant, W. G. Hankins, and John Ford were accused of assaulting Cale DeBow. DeBow was employed as a farm hand by W. G. Hankins. Before the assault, DeBow and W. G were arguing about DeBow's contract, and W. G. accused DeBow of lying. W. G. testified that DeBow came towards him with a knife and the resulting altercation was in self-defense. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 965 | 29 | Order A Copy |