Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1914 Bonner Thomasson, by next friend v. Western Union Telegraph Company, et al. Shelby Assault

Plaintiff, Bonner Thomasson, sued by his next friend, C. D. Thomasson- both residents of Shelby Co., sued defendants, Western Union Telegraph Co., and C. H. Carroll, an employee of said company, for sum of $2,000.00, result of assault, 31 Dec. 1912, upon defendant Thomasson who was attempting to collect (wages?). Defendant had been discharged as result of labor strike by messenger boys against company. Carroll threatened bodily harm against defendant.

 West Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1378 78 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 Calvin Smith v. Memphis & Arkansas City Packet Company Shelby Assault and Battery

The folder includes three briefs, two hand-written and one printed. Smith worked as a "rouster" on the steamboat Rene Macready, loading cotton. He claims he was attacked by the first mate, beaten on the head and buttocks with a hickory stick, and then threatened with a pistol and shot at.

 West Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 253 45 Order A Copy
View Entry 1922 Glover Davis v. National Life & Accident Insurance Co. Shelby Assault and Battery

Plaintiff claims she was the victim of assault and battery by the defendant's agent in her home. She says that, "without provocation or excuse [he] cursed, assaulted, and beat" her.

 West Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1132 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 George Dunwood v. John Lenti Shelby Assault with Force and Arms

Dunwood alleged that Lenti fired a pistol at him while walking down North Pauline Street and Hubbard Place in Memphis.

 West Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1122 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1910 Hills Business College v. Ethel Raney, big next friend John T. Raney Shelby Assault and Battery West Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1185 147 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 Maggie E. Rice v. Memphis& White River Packet Company Shelby Assault

Rice was sued the company for $10,000 "for violently, forcibly, illegally, maliciously, and willfully ejecting" herself and her little child from a steamboat.

 West Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 286 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1914 Max Plesofsky v. Lattie Billingsley& husband, A.P. Billingsley Shelby Assault

Plaintiff was in defendant's store when defendant wickedly, wantonly and unlawfully seized and assaulted plaintiff at the same time accusing her of having stone certain goods and violently searching Plaintiff's clothes and person for said articles.

 West Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1375 80 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Oscar Haaga v. Julius Brett, et al. Shelby Assault with Force and Arms

Additional parts of case in WT Box 1265. Additional defendant: James H. Malone

 West Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1265 282 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 S. A. Pool v. Jacob Storz Shelby Assault and Battery West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 232 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1873 State v. Jim Fisher Shelby Assault with Intent to Kill West Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 41 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1906 William Day v. Bettis Majors Shelby Assault and Battery

Plaintiff says defendant came up to him in the lobby of the Gayoso Hotel and without any reason began to curse and abuse him, pushing and striking him, and causing him severe injury. Cover is missing.

 West Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 997 69 Order A Copy
View Entry 1910 Will Williams v. Gaston Hotel Co. et al Shelby Assault and Battery

Additional defendants: W. F. Mooris and Peter Bishop.

 West Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1059 156 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 Will McDuff v. W. N. Jeffries& Lee Line Steamers Shelby Assault

McDuff claimed that W. N. Jeffries, serving as a Captain on a boat owned by Lee Line Steamers, assaulted him.

 West Range: 78 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1648 75 Order A Copy