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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1892 | Erwin Sellers v. State | Carroll | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 357 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1892 | George Miles v. the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Knoxville | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Cause: "Geo. Miles & John Miles are guilty of selling & causing & permitting to be sold, bartered, or given away at their saloon in said City (Knoxville) vicious, spirituous, and malt liquors it being the Sabbath Day or Sunday November 8th 1871 and in violation of the ordinances of the City … " |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1892 | John Schneidle v. State | Roane | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | East | Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1753 | 34 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1892 | State v. Tom Ballard | Crockett | Liquor Violation | West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 594 | 17 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1892 | State v. Willis Parks | Roane | Liquor Violation |
Parks was convicted of vending and selling malt (whiskey) and vinous (wine) liquors. Sid Bledsoe testified that he, Sam Howard, and James Tidwell paid Parks $1.25 for a gallon of blackberry wine, which they drank. Parks did not have a legal license to sell alcohol. |
East | Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1730 | 16 | Order A Copy |