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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1901 | D. W. Beckham v. G. T. Taylor et al | Obion | Conveyance, Illegal |
Additional def..: L. S. Parks. Euloe(?) Caldwell, George Adams & the First National Bank of Union City, TN. On 2 Dec. 1884 the city of Union City sold part of Washington Avenue, a well used public street, to the firm of Beck & Bransford which constructed a business on the property. Plaintiff maintains that city had no title to Washington Ave. and therefore could not sell it. Also, the building itself is a nuisance & obstruction as the avenue was meant for free & open use by the public. |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 743 | 228 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1905 | Mayor & Aldermen of Union City, Tennessee v. Abe Walker | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 763 | 55 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1873 | State v. William Burton | Obion | Possession of Illegal Weapons |
Burton was charged with unlawfully carrying a pistol. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 19 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1903 | State v. J. B. Pope | Obion | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Cause of action: carrying a pocket pistol not being an army or navy pistol. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 864 | 44 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | State v. William Hewatt | Obion | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Hewatt is accused of carrying a pistol illegally. This case is much older than others in the same box -- it was wadded up inside another case file. |
West | Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1075 | 7 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1924 | State v. Wallace Tipton (col.) | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Tipton was charged with selling intoxicants within four miles of a schoolhouse. |
West | Range: 78 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1774 | 92 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | State v. Thomas Faris | Obion | Possession of Illegal Weapons | West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 19 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | State v. Sut Gardner | Obion | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 239 | 24 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1905 | State v. Newt McDavis | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1108 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1919 | State v. Lance Fox | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Charged with violating the 4 mile law. Sale occurred at a store owned by Lance Fox. Noted as being 2 miles from a school in Glass, TN (Obion County). |
West | Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1563 | 62 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1929 | State v. Harry Lee Watson | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Charged with illegally selling liquor in a pool room in Samburg, TN. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2006 | 77 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1923 | State v. Bell Cross | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Defendant is charged with selling intoxicating liquor within 4 miles of a school house. |
West | Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1753 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1923 | State v. R. E. Byrd | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Byrd was charged with the "Bone Dry" law, selling intoxicants within four miles of a school house. Byrd is also listed J.E. Byrd in court documents. |
West | Range: 78 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1778 | 47 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | T. J. Hopkins & Co. et al. v. S. B. Cary et al. | Obion | Conveyance, Illegal |
Additional plaintiffs: Fisher & Farley of Paducah, KY & Orr Brothers, based in Nashville, TN. T. J. Hopkins & Co. also based in Nashville. Additional defendants: J. M. Johnson, J. T. Wilson & James McCallister of Obion, Co., TN & Lee Cary of CA. S. B. Cary owned an interest in a large flour mill in South Union City called the Cary Mill. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 152 | 0 | Order A Copy |