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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 | 1931 | Robert Smith v. State. | Cocke | Assault and Battery |
Additional cause of action: Drunk in a Public Place. Pla. in error is accused of is accused of beating and stabbing Luther Gammons and Clifton Bible. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1325 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1821 | State v. Harkins Jones, et al. | Cocke | Assault and Battery |
Additional Defendants: James Jones, Adin Mason, James Mason, and James Duckner. Alleged assault victim is Aurther Davis. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 62 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1938 | State v. Roy Sisk | Cocke | Assault and Battery |
Victim: Maxie Sisk. |
East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 431 | 13 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | State v. Charlie Clift et al. | Cocke | Assault and Battery |
Victim: Richard Hillman. Notable Defense Attorney: Ben W. Hooper, former Governor of Tennessee, 1911-1915. Add. Defendant: Bruce Clift. |
East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 431 | 173 | 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 | 1837 | State v. John Ricker | Cocke | Assault and Battery | East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 678 | 14 | Order A Copy |