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 City of Memphis v. John Walsh Shelby Carrying an Illegal Weapon

The case revolved around a fist fight between the defendant and a man named McFadden.

 West Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 139 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 Hettie Camp by next friend v. John A. Turley, et al Polk Conveyance, Illegal

Plaintiff alleged that prior to her marriage to co-defendant Jos. Camp, she was in possession of six or seven hundred dollars. She loaned two-hundred dollars, one-hundred ninety dollars, and one-hundred fifty dollars to Jos. Camp at different times in their marriage. Camp used promissory notes to purchase a tract of land and then conveyed it to defendants, plaintiff was forced to sign under duress and therefore declared that sale is void. Additional Defendants: John H. Lusk, Jos. Camp

 East Range: 19 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1927 260 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 James Glidewell v. Ambrose R. Reid et al. Madison Conveyance, Illegal

Additional Defendants: George Calvin Spivey and his wife Fannie Spivey (formerly Fannie Reid).

 West Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 139 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. G. W. Kinnaird Putnam Carrying an Illegal Weapon Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 38 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. Dock Hart Shelby Carrying an Illegal Weapon West Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 125 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. J. S. Wilder Fayette Liquor, Sale of Illegal West Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 125 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 Scott Huffstetler v. State Dyer Carrying an Illegal Weapon West Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 125 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 Spencer Overby v. State Carrying an Illegal Weapon

County: Unknown.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 35 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. W. Cab Clouse White Carrying an Illegal Weapon

Additional parties: Ab McBride, Davis Lurry, F. M. Lewis, Steve Johnson, Dennis Lurry, Alex Camson.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 38 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. Scott Ellis Macon Carrying an Illegal Weapon Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 38 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. Edmond Dickson Carroll Carrying an Illegal Weapon West Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 125 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. Charles Saffrans Shelby Carrying an Illegal Weapon West Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 126 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. John Robbins Shelby Carrying an Illegal Weapon West Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 126 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. Ait Estes Marion Liquor, Sale of Illegal

Defendant alias Arch Estes. For selling liquor to W. K. Smith, a student at Sam Houston Academy. Case also states that it was sold without the consent of parent or guardian of Smith. It doesn't give Smith's age, so it's unclear if it was simply illegal sale of liquor or illegal sale of liquor to a minor.

 East Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1685 9 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 W. D. Ridont v. M. L. Williams Shelby Conveyance, Illegal West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199 65 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 William K. Walsh v. Ambrose R. Reid et al. Madison Conveyance, Illegal

Additional defendants: George Calvin Spivey and wife Fannie Spivey, formerly Fannie Reid, daughter of Ambrose R. Reid. Also mentioned: Thomas Reid, James G. Reid, D. A. Reid, L. R. Wharton and P. H. Webster.

 West Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 138 0 Order A Copy