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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 | 1918 | Alfred Smith v. State | Putnam | Liquor Violation |
Witnesses included Bud Hunter, Pate Hunter, Tim Apple, Pate Pointer, W.R. Officer, Worth Bryant, and Wynne F. Clouse. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 105 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | Alvin Richardson v. State | Overton | Liquor Violation |
Richardson was actually charged with "Public Drunkenness." Witnesses included Ev Talley and her two children, Grace and Carl. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 130 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | Abe Reynolds v. State | Bedford | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 130 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1940 | Aaron Birchfield v. State | Monroe | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 130 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1949 | Alf Wheelock v. State | Washington | Liquor Violation |
Selling whiskey. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 139 | 47 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1940 | Albert Tipton & Anson Shelton v. State | Greene | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 170 | 56 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1940 | A. L. Heck v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 230 | 10 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1912 | Author Gentry v. State | Carroll | Liquor Violation |
Violation of 4 mile law. |
West | Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 908 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Arthur Poole v. State | Hamilton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Arthur Poole is charged with illegally selling intoxicating liquors out of his home. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 793 | 53 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Albert Dunk Gilliam v. State | Hamblen | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 818 | 13 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1937 | Alice Newsome v. State | Hamilton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | East | Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1005 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1916 | Andrew Cordini v. State | Shelby | Liquor Violation |
Cause of action: Selling liquor without a license. |
West | Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1448 | 17 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1938 | Albert Tipton v. State | Unicoi | Liquor Violation |
Tipton charged and convicted of transporting liquor and violating a statute. He was fined $100 and sentenced to 6 months in the County Workhouse, suspended on good behavior. |
East | Range: 9 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1290 | 32 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1931 | Adam Bunch v. State | Anderson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
For selling liquor within 4 miles of a schoolhouse. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1315 | 53 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1918 | Abbie Arnett v. State | Davidson | Liquor Violation | Middle | Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 98 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1921 | Alias J. J. Mulcahy v. State | Shelby | Liquor Violation | Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 173 | 76 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1926 | Arthur England v. State | Claiborne | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Order only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 68 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | Archie Clark v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he sold liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | Arthur Wright v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he sold liquor without a license. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Albert Clowers& Elmer Clowers v. State | Roane | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he manufactured liquor illegally. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1922 | Andy Byrd v. State | Fentress | Liquor Violation |
Unlawfully transporting intoxicating liquor. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 423 | 25 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1947 | Abe Waterson v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
"Violating the Bone Dry Law." |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 167 | 161 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1940 | Amos Oglesby & E. J. Hankins v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 | 106 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1939 | Ab Case & Jean Rogers v. State ex rel J. Fred Bibb | Knox | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 274 | 103 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1912 | Andrew Johnson v. State | Haywood | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is African American. Cause of action: Selling liquor within four miles of a school house. |
West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1053 | 44 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | A. D. Smith v. State | Tipton | Liquor Violation |
sold liquor within four miles of schoolhouse; fined $50 and 3 months jail time |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1407 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Benjamin Hadley v. State | Davidson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 266 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1918 | Bob Thompson v. State | White | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Joe Pointer was a witness at the trial. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 105 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1926 | Bob Kremser v. State | Hamilton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Order only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 70 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1926 | Beatrice Wade v. State | Washington | Liquor Violation |
Order only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 68 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Bill Wells& Emmett Cox v. State | Hamilton | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he sold liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1912 | Ben Tallent v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he sold liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Bill Barnett v. State | Washington | Liquor Violation |
"Possession of Liquor." |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 117 | 26 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1940 | Blaine Hensley v. State | Unicoi | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 144 | 28 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1945 | Bart Sexton v. State | Morgan | Liquor Violation |
"Possessing Whiskey." |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 149 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1946 | Bill Smith, et al. v. State | Campbell | Liquor Violation |
"Possessing Liquor." Additional plaintiff: Chide Murray. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 225 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1938 | Bill Grooms et al.v. B. E. Biggs Jr. | Polk | Liquor Violation |
Add. Plaintiffs: Johnnie Grooms, Ralph Grooms. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 758 | 35 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Bill Owens v. State | Hamblen | Liquor Violation |
Bill Owens was charged with possessing intoxicating liquors and was fined $100.00 |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 809 | 21 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Bill Gosnell v. State | Scott | Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of | East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 819 | 13 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1936 | Bill Giffin, alias& Frank Thomas v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Griffin was convicted of possessing liquor and was fined $300 and sentenced to 90 days in the county workhouse. Thomas was charged with the same thing and fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in the county workhouse. |
East | Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 979 | 270 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1937 | Brooks Williamson v. State | Hamilton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1112 | 11 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1936 | Baxter Burnett v. State | Cumberland | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
The plaintiff is being accused of unlawful sale of intoxicants. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1251 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1931 | Bob Burkett v. State | Hamilton | Liquor Violation |
The defendant was charged with transporting more than one gallon of liquor that was more than 0.5% alcohol and selling it within four miles of a school. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1354 | 41 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1933 | Burnette Moore v. State | Hamilton | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff in error, alias Ether Moore, is accused of unlawfully receiving liquor. Police searched plaintiff's home at 874 E. 4th Street in Chattanooga and found several containers of whiskey. Plaintiff's husband, Charlie Moore, had previously been arrested on the same charge. |
East | Range: 10 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1522 | 122 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1927 | Ben Coffman v. State | Gibson | Liquor Violation |
Coffman was indicted for receiving, possessing and transporting intoxicating liquor. |
West | Range: 77 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1888 | 96 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1914 | Bill Tucker v. State | Rutherford | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 134 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1922 | Ben Hill v. State | Maury | Liquor Violation | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 162 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1927 | Bill Carrell v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation |
Final Decree only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1926 | Ben Crawford, George Marsee& Gaines Marsee v. State | Claiborne | Liquor Violation |
Final Decree only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 72 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1912 | Blaine Sliger v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he sold liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 3 | Order A Copy |