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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 |
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| View Entry | Henry Crissen v. State | Knox | Assault and Battery |
Incomplete case. Opinion only. Date unknown. Victim: S. Foust |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 814 | 3 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. John Walters | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape | West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 154 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1881 | State v. R. F. Aratta | Shelby | Assault | West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 168 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1876 | State v. Joby, alias J. H. Rambo | Marshall | Assault with Force and Arms |
Joby was accused of assaulting and killing James Edmondson. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 27 | 82 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | State v. R. H. Duke & Whit Duke | Obion | Assault and Battery |
Defendants indicted for attacking John R. Odom on 7 February 1882. Used sticks and ax handles as weapons. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 189 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1824 | State v. Ephraim Shockley | White | Assault |
Assault of Richard Meadly of White Co., 1822. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 365 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1828 | State v. Frederick Bollinger | Claiborne | Assault |
Add. Cause of Action: Breaking and entering. Victim: Henry Ozimus. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 670 | 26 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1868 | State v. Holland Osborne [Osborn/Osburn] | Knox | Assault and Battery |
Osborne charged with beating, wounding, and ill-treating Elizabeth Harper. Jury found Osborne guilty and fined him $50 and costs of the case. Defendant moves for a new trial, which is allowed. Osborne found guilty again and is also sentenced to 60 days in county jail. Defendant moves for new trial again, which is refused, and then he appealed. See also State v. Holland Osborn, et al., Knox County, 1867 [ET 1222] & Holland Osburn v. State, Knox County, 1867 [ET 1219]. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1189 | 48 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1915 | T. E. Puckett v. State | Rutherford | Assault with Intent to Kill | Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 130 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1831 | William Mooney, Sr. v. State | White | Conspiracy to Assault |
Appeal to Supreme Court. "named James Moore and after being sworn in due form of law says that he is afraid that William Mooney, Sr. of said County will do him bodily injury either by beating, wounding or killing them (family) or some of them .." Others: Sampson Mooney, Charles Mooney, Charles Mooney, Martin Mooney, William Mooney, Jr. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 374 | 18 | Order A Copy |