Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1920 Alice Hamner, by next friend F. Hamner v. The John Gerber Co. Shelby Injury and Damages

Plaintiff sued for $10,000 for bodily injury and medical expenses. Plaintiff, 10 years old, alleges that she was hit by an automobile driven by an African American man, an employee of The John Gerber Company.

 West Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1595 262 Order A Copy
View Entry 1926 Bluff City Market Company, Inc. & Bry-Block Mercantile Company v. Mrs. Orie Horne & Jere Horne Shelby Injury and Damages

Bry-Block Mercantile Company operated large dept. store in Memphis. First floor was grocery and meat market. Mrs. Horne slipped on vegetables on the floor, claiming negligence and loss of service for her husband, Jere Horne.

 West Range: 78 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1849 307 Order A Copy
View Entry 1924 Estelle Lawson v. Jerome Broens Shelby Injury and Damages

Estelle Lawson sued for $500.00 in damages resulting from injury sustained in a car accident caused by the driver, Jerome Broens.

 West Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1746 106 Order A Copy
View Entry 1926 Fischer Lime & Cement Company v. Tony Sorce Shelby Injury and Damages

Fischer Lime and Cement Company bought land on the north side of Pontotoc Ave. in the fall/winter of 1923-1924. Tony Sorce is sued for damages and injuries resulting from a car accident involving his wife, his minor daughter, and a friend. The Sorces' car accident resulted from going over a retaining wall built by Fischer Lime and Cement Company on their Pontotoc Ave. property. Sorce alleges it was dangerous. See WT 1842 for additional part of case.

 West Range: 78 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1840 131 Order A Copy
View Entry 1920 Josephine Howard, admr. v. City of Memphis Shelby Injury and Damages

Josephine Howard is the administratrix for her sister, Maude Howard, an African American girl. Maude fell through a sidewalk grating at the NE corner of Broadway and Louisiana streets in Memphis and passed away ten months after the accident. Before her death, Maude began a suit against the City of Memphis and after her death, Josephine continued the suit.

 West Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1748 136 Order A Copy
View Entry 1908 Memphis Street Railway Company v. Mrs. Charles T. Jordan Shelby Injury and Damages

Jordan was injured stepping into a hole while alighting a streetcar. She claimed that because it stopped in front of the hole and that the car blocked the streetlight, she was entitled to a settlement.

 West Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 972 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Memphis Street Railway Co. v. Lillian Presleym & Harvey Presley Shelby Injury and Damages West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1080 124 Order A Copy
View Entry 1908 Memphis Street Railway Co. v. Mary L. Schoolar Shelby Injury and Damages West Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1108 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1920 Nashville Railway & Light Company v. G. C. Overby Davidson Injury and Damages Middle Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 146 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 Nancy Snyder v. J. C. Jett et al. Knox Injury and Damages

Opinion only. Additional Defendants: Peters, Daily, Underwood and McCampbell.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 68 3 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 Phillips & Buttorff Mfg. Co. v. W. M. Roberson Davidson Injury and Damages

W. M. Roberson was employed as a carpenter by the plaintiff.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 115 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Southern Railway Co. v. O. P. Goodwin Hamilton Injury and Damages

Damages for $5,000.00

 East Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 826 130 Order A Copy
View Entry 1918 Sam Chunn v. The Memphis Hardwood Flooring Company Shelby Injury and Damages

Plaintiff argues negligence on the part of The Memphis Hardwood Flooring Company, his employer. The plaintiff sues the defendant for $15,000 due to injury after falling 20 feet off of an unsafe scaffold. Exhibits include photographs, building drawings and time cards. 3 folders

 West Range: 78 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1632 217 Order A Copy
View Entry 1937 William R. Kitts v. Knoxville Ice & Cold Storage Co. Knox Injury and Damages

Damages for $5,000.00

 East Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 771 83 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 W. T. Henry v. Virginia Jellico Coal Co. Claiborne Injury and Damages

Personal injury relating to a mining accident.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 105 115 Order A Copy