Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1934 American Oil Company v. Rufus Fox & F. W. Strickler Cocke Contract Dispute and Damages

Oral contract were entered with both of the respondents upon the assumption that the said buisness would be operated as a partnership business. They opended up a service station called Strickler Service Station, but it was abanonded by 1931. Complainants say that the respondents are indebted to them for $1105. 51. See ET Box 1460 for additional part of case.

 East Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 818 277 Order A Copy
View Entry 1940 Alonzo Brown next friend of Ruby Brown & Janice Brown v. Stokely Brothers & Co. Inc. Cocke Injury and Damages

Cause of Action: Plaintiffs' father was killed at work and they are seeking compensation through worker's compensation.

 East Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 168 186 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 Andrew Mantooth v. East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railway Co. Cocke Damages

Sued for $200 damages for loss of a mule that was run over by the railway.

 East Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1806 50 Order A Copy
View Entry 1941 Bessie Palmer et. al. v. Harve Sams & the Cocke County Board of Education Cocke Injury and Damages

Additional Plaintiffs: Evelyn Palmer by next friend Ed Shaver, Dovie Shaver by next friend Fate Ottinger. Cause of Action: School bus driver had an accident while plaintiffs were passengers.

 East Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 170 319 Order A Copy
View Entry 1827 Benjamin Davis v. Abner Harrison Cocke Damages

Plaintiff sued for damages after defendant ejected him from land he was leasing.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 670 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1855 Claudius B. Walker v. Reuben West, et al. Cocke Trespass and Damages

Plaintiff charges that the defendant tried to ruin his good name and reputation through slanderous comments. West and Temperance Anderson were accused of selling bread from a wagon during a Sunday service within five hundred yards of the congregation. Defendants: Reuben West, Temperance Anderson, and William West.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 19 92 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Clementine Dennis v. John C. Holder et al. Cocke Damages

Additional Defendant: Hugh R. Holder, partner with J. C. Holder in John C. Holder & Co. Plaintiff sued for $10,000 damages, charging them with the negligent & malicious handling of the body of her husband, Jack Dennis, who died at Tacoma Hospital & Sanitarium 1 Aug. 1929. Plaintiff alleges defendants took Dennis's body without her knowledge or permission, & left it unattended in their ambulance while they attended a dance.

 East Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 903 115 Order A Copy
View Entry 1936 Donald Cody v. Lute Harrison Cocke Damages

Donald Cody is sued Lute Harrison for damages to his automobile. He claims that his truck was struck my Lute Harrison's car when it was being driven by Mrs. Lute Harrison. He is seeking under $500 for the damages.

 East Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 915 217 Order A Copy
View Entry 1944 G. D. Lett v. J. E. Grizzard, et al. Cocke Injury and Damages

Regarding an automobile accident. Additional Defendant: Ernest Julian.

 East Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 125 185 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 G. W. Susong v. Nancy Carter, et al. Cocke Damages

Damages for tearing down a house. Additional defendants: Robert Carter, A. Clevenger. Additional case materials are in ET 1926 (Range 19, Section A, Shelf 6). Robert Carter was listed as the son of Nancy Carter.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 71 307 Order A Copy
View Entry 1943 Harve Sams & the Cocke County Board of Education Cocke Injury and Damages

Regarding an school bus accident.

 East Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 125 193 Order A Copy
View Entry 1895 Jobe Wright v. East Tennessee, Virginia,& Georgia Railway Company Cocke Trespass and Damages East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 27 26 Order A Copy
View Entry 1937 John Weaver v. J. A. Morrell& W. J. Parks Cocke Contract Dispute and Damages

Dispute over logging & timber.

 East Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 999 328 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 Joseph Hurley v. John Parks Cocke Trespass and Damages

On May 1, 1858, defendant was said to have engaged in fraudulent horse trading, for having knowledge a gelding was unsound that was exchanged for plaintiff's horse and colt. Said gelding incurred cost plaintiff for medical care. Plaintiff sued for $400 in damages. Circuit court fount for plaintiff.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1139 23 Order A Copy
View Entry 1851 James Baker v. William G. Seahorn Cocke Damages

Plaintiff sued for $50 in damages, stating that he and the def.. had agreed to swap horses, & Seahorn swapped him a horse that he knew was blind. Plaintiff examined the horse before the swap & expressed concern over his sight, but def.. insisted that the horse had one good eye. Note: the horse that Baker swapped had a knot on her leg that soon required medical treatment; however, she did recover & was completely sound afterwards. Seahorn acquired the horse he swapped from Elbert Ellis.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1152 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1861 John Holt v. Washington Davis& Thomas M. Davis Cocke Damages

John Holt is seeking $500 in damages for the mistreatment of a work horse that he loaned them.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1171 26 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 John Cogdill v. James H. Gett Cocke Damages

sued for damages of $10,000. The parties had gotten into a fight where the plaintiff assaulted the defendant, who acted back in self-defense. The plaintiff claims he never attacked the defendant and the assault was unprovoked.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1171 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1838 John Ellason v. Thomas Rodgers, guardian, et al. Cocke Damages

Additional Defendant: Samuel Smith. Ellason filed a plea of trespass to his damages of $250.00.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 638 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 Jonas Toby v. Pleasant Holt, et al. Cocke Trespass and Damages

Case file is incomplete; brief only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 73 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 John Demis v. Robert Largo Cocke Damages

Plaintiff and defendant are neighbors. Defendant removed his fence from his property. Plaintiff claims that the removal of the fence caused damage to his property.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1139 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1835 Lewis Chrisman v. Samuel Chunn Cocke Trespass and Damages

F. S. Hunt became the administrator for the estate of Lewis Chrisman who died during the course of proceedings.

 East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 696 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1936 Lute Harrison v. Donald Cody Cocke Damages

Defendant originally won a judgment of $100 against Harrison for damages in connection with a collision between a truck belonging to the defendant & a car belonging to the plaintiff. Plaintiff appealing the judgment. Also mentioned: Mrs. J. L. Harrison, wife of Lute Harrison & the person driving the car when the accident occurred; Peggy Harrison, their daughter, about 10 years old.

 East Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1020 47 Order A Copy
View Entry 1813 Noel Killingsworth v. James Bradford Cocke Trespass and Damages

Case involves debt, land, and "negroes."

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 52 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 Ottis Eisenhour, et al. v. A. R. Blazer Cocke Injury and Damages

Ottis Eisenhour was accused of recklessly driving an automobile (owned by father Frank Eisenhour) and forcing Blazer off the road. Blazer sued to compensate for doctors' bills, lost work time, and hiring another car while his was being repaired.

 East Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1407 139 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 Robert Gordon v. Authur Davis Cocke Trespass and Damages East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 54 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1944 Sam Williams v. Rhyne Lumber Co. Cocke Injury and Damages

"Workmen's Compensation."

 East Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 125 180 Order A Copy
View Entry 1845 Shadrack & Charles Inman v. Carter Talley Cocke Damages

Origin of damages: Plaintiff was ejected from land he was leasing by Defendant.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 670 70 Order A Copy
View Entry 1896 The Southern Railway Co. v. Harriett Click Cocke Injury and Damages

Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 90 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 Thomas Caton v. William McLeveen et al Cocke Trespass and Damages

Add. defendants: James Sevagrty, Rusell McNobb, Russell Baker, Nathaniel Giles, Abraham Denton, Sr., Abraham Denton, Jr., Martin Acton, James Wilson, John Wilson, William Clevingn, J.R. Allen, Alexander E. Smith, John Murrell, William R. Smith, Anderson Min, Anderson Harrison, Henry Gouchmoun, Anderson Fox, Benjamin P. Hopkins, Thomas Jackson, and others. The defendants unlawfully and falsely imprisoned the plaintiff for two years, causing injury in the process. Suing for damages in the sum of $50,000.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1227 195 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 William Worth v. Amos Dawson & William Fowler Cocke Damages

Worth sued defs. for digging through part of Worth's field, which digging was done after harvest. There was a path from Worth's house to the field & a pale fence surrounded the field. One of defs. heard to say he did the digging to make a safe mill road. Testimony that there were other roads leading to the mill, both public highways & wagon roads. Lots of testimony re: how the path / road through Worth's field had been used over the years.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1153 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 William McSween v. Joseph Costner, et al. Cocke Trespass and Damages

Case in 2 folders. Other defendants: Israel Carver; J. M. Whittle. McSween owned a large tract of land in Cocke County. Defendants came onto land & began cutting & removing timber from the property.

 East Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1749 359 Order A Copy