Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1940 Eddie Rowe alias v. State Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 230 28 Order A Copy
View Entry 1858 Edward Moore v. State Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal

For selling liquor without a license to James Fleniken [also spelled Flenniken].

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1179 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1910 State v. Arthur Wright et al. Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal

Set of 5 Bill of Costs for the listed Defendants, as charged to Knox County Courts. No other case files included. Add. Defendants: Archie Clark, Dan Moriarty, Dick Martin.

 East Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 463 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1841 State v. Wiliam R. Caswell Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal

Anderson Hill also listed as defendant. The defendants allegedly knowingly sold large quantities of a "spirituous liquor called Sin to Owe" for profit. Indictment for retailing liquor.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1149 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1843 State v. Charles Wright Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal

Wright charged with selling "a certain kind of spirituous liquor called whiskey" to Isaac Barry.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1144 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1938 State v. Mrs. Taylor W. King Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 662 119 Order A Copy
View Entry 1846 State v. Sarah Smith Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal

Sarah Smith, a spinster, sold whiskey to Vardiman Dozier.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1127 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1841 State v. William R. Caswell & Anderson Hill Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal

Indictment for retailing spirituous liquor. Caswell & Hill charged with vending & selling by retail, in quantities of less than 1 quart, "a certain kind of spirituous liquor called wine" to John Dameron [Damron], who testified he had at various times bought wine by the glass or drink at Caswell's bar, sometimes from Caswell & sometimes from Hill, who was barkeeper in Caswell's tavern.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1148 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 State v. A. Schwab Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1209 13 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 State v. Margaret Landers Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal

The defendant is accused of the sale of illegal whiskey.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1190 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1861 State v. Susan Swaggerty Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal

For selling a quart of liquor to Robert Mitchell & James Nelson.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1193 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1943 Taylor W. King v. State Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal East Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 196 155 Order A Copy
View Entry 1914 W. P. Black & S. G. Heiskell v. State, Ex Rel Knox Liquor, Sale of Illegal

Incomplete case; opinion only. The State sued Black & Heiskell Heiskell for illegally selling liquor owned a building rented by Black, who reportedly sold liquor out of it. The suit tried to separate the fault of Black & Heiskell. Heiskell successfully proved his innocence as not part of Black's practices but merely a building owner.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 14 9 Order A Copy