Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1878 Bailey P. Harrison v. State Sumner Assault and Battery

Assault of Martha Jones. Joseph C. Stark, Judge of 10th Circuit, W. N. Cowden, Circuit Court Clerk, B. D. Bell, District Attorney General, D. P. Hart, Constable of Sumner Co. Jurors: J. K. Taylor, E. H. Green, J. J. Smith, T. F. Honeycutt, A. W. Overton, H. P. Enloe, George Schleuter, Charles Poston, M. V. Trout, H. E. Love, V. H. Allen, A. Escue. E. T. Bush, Foreman.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 38 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Jacob Turner v. Thomas Stratton Sumner Assault and Battery

Jacob Turner claims Thomas Stratton beat and wounded him severely and he seeks damages for his pain and suffering

 Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 241 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1889 John Vance v. State Sumner Assault

Plaintiff in error along with, James Durham, and Jacob Vance, are accused of assaulting Sam Fitts with a pistol with intent to kill. The dispute appears to have been caused by differences in opinion regarding an election. According to the case file, Fitts had previously been convicted of rape or attempted rape and served 9 months in jail.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 826 79 Order A Copy
View Entry 1827 Matilda v. John Crenshaw Sumner Assault and Battery

Slave case. Recorded in Book H, Page 477. Additional parties Stephen Crenshaw next friend of the slave Matilda. The charge includes false imprisonment.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 184 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1817 Noah B. Tindale v. John Shelby Sumner Assault and Battery

Hon. Bennett Searcy, Circuit Ct. Judge, 3rd Circuit in Smith Co. Hon. Nathaniel W. Williams, Circuit Ct. Judge in Sumner Co. Anthony B. Shelby, Circuit Ct. Clerk for Sumner Co. Originally heard in Sumner Court; change of venue to Carthage, Smith Co. Jurors: William Pendarris (sic), Elijah Haynie, Joel Dyer, Jacob Feght, Abram Overrall, John Feght, George Tunney, Robert W. Roberts, Phillip Sutton, William Short, Matthew Duke, Jeremiah Taylor; Patrick Darby, John H. Bowen; Felix Grundy

 Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 212A 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 State v. Hardy Bell (col.) Sumner Assault

William Douglass, referred to as "colored" as was the def., testified that he lived near Gallatin on land belonging to . F. Green. In 1875 a "colored" preacher came to his house on a mule, asking to stay the night. Douglass put the mule in a neighbor's barn only to later find Bell had let him out. They got into a fight and Bell stabbed Douglass in the face- very descriptive account of the wound.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 13a 39 Order A Copy
View Entry 1878 State v. John H. Wells Sumner Assault with Intent to Kill

Victim: John G. Stuart. Additional parties: Jeff Lewis and C. R. Head.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 43 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 State v. Aleck Peyton (col.) Sumner Assault with Intent to Kill

Victim: Pleas Moore.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 559 56 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 State v. Arthur Smith Sumner Assault with Intent to Kill

Victim: John Clark.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 558 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1880 Thomas Whitney v. State Sumner Assault and Battery Middle Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 58 0 Order A Copy