Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1879 Charles Keiker v. W. H. H. Truett Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties

Additional parties: Henry Cox.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 46 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1880 Evan N. Pillow v. James L. Gaines, Comptroller of Tennessee Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties Middle Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 56 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 Fred Hesse, admr. of Kate Scheurich, dec. v. Theodor Hemberger, admr. of Lorenz Scheurich, dec. et al. Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties

Additional Defendants: F. J. Nopper, S. Ritter, and C. C. Laitenberger. The administrator of the estate of Kate Scheurich, the deceased widow of Lorenz, brought suit against the administrator of Lorenz, claiming his inventory of the estate was false. Hesse further claimed that Hemberger had converted parts of the Lorenz estate for his own use and violated his duties.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1101 186 Order A Copy
View Entry 1866 Furman, Green & Company v. P. L. Nichol, Clerk of Davidson County Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties

Furman and Green claimed that they offered to pay taxes due by their company in cash and to pay taxes due from Furman using bank notes issued by the Bank of Tennessee but the clerk refused to accept the payment and issue them a business license.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 609 44 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 R. Miles Burns, et al. v. City of Nashville, et al. Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties

Add'l defs.: Hilary Howse, Lyle Andrews, J. Morgan Wilkerson, Robert E. Elliott, J.D. Alexander, Charles R. Myers, U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. Add'l plaintiffs: Frank G. Sharpe, John T. Hays, R.L. Wright, T.J. Robertson, W.L. Moore, Edwin T. Mulloy, Oliver J. Timothy, R. H. Fite, W.H. Harrison, L.W. Denny, H.C. Buchi, Geo. S. Parkes, L.R. Jacobs, H.F. Cooper, G.A. Myers, John Parman, Harry A. Myers, H.A. Hewitt, C.E. Weise, J.M. Lunn S.A. Cherry, Fred B. Young. Charge: letting of illegal contracts.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 90 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1880 State v. T. D. Cassetty Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties Middle Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 70 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 State v. William Fox Hunt, County Court Clerk, United States Fidelity& Guaranty Company Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties

Case also found in Box 149.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 145 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 State v. Robert Chadwell, Revenue Collector, et al. Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties

Additional Defendants: John Taylor, Thomas Chadwell, and John M. Bass. Case involves the failure to appropriately collect tax revenue.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 346 62 Order A Copy
View Entry State v. James Whitworth et al. Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties

Additional Defendants: J. L. Whitworth, Jordan Stokes, Samuel Keith, and W. M. Duncan. State filed this suit to hold the sureties of G. K. Whitworth, late Clerk and Master of Chancery Court in Nashville, liable for a loan made in the case of H. C. Stump v. S. W. Steel without taking sufficient security. See also MT1184

 Middle Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1113 66 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 Thomas F. Perkins, Clerk v. Charles N. Gibbs, Secretary of State Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties

Failure of Secretary of State to deliver copy of the Statutes of Tennessee to the Clerk of the County Court of Williamson County.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 344 50 Order A Copy
View Entry 1889 The Mayor & City Council of Nashville v. John Goodwin Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties

The plaintiff in error was accused by the defendant of not properly maintaining a sidewalk, which led to the defendant's injuries.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 768 215 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 T. J. McMorrough, County Attorney for Davidson v. W. F. Hunt, County Court Clerk of Davidson Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties

Sued to remove W.F. Hunt from office for misconduct and neglect.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 362 81 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Wesley Greenfield v. L. W. Fussell Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 243 0 Order A Copy