Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1915 Clarence Dunavant v State Lauderdale Murder

Name of victim: Robert Hathcock

 West Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1478 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 Dee Marks v. State Davidson Murder Middle Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 134 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 Eugene Higginbotham v. State Davidson Murder Middle Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 124 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 Hobson Pearson v. State Shelby Murder

Victim: Eva Maxwell, an African-American woman. She was pregnant at the time

 West Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1450 209 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 Loyd Logan v. State Cannon Murder

The charge is second degree murder. Additional parties: William Wallace

 Middle Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 134 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 Plummer Vaughn v. State Stewart Murder Middle Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 124 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 State v. Colone Eaves Maury Murder Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 364 145 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 State v. Frank Holman Robertson Murder

Additional parties: Lizzie Norman, E. W. Robertson, Dr. T. I. Gardner, George Darden, Gilbert Darden, Hattie Darden, J. W. Norman. This case is contained in two folders.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 163 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 State v. S. A. Rosenthal Shelby Murder

Defendant is accused of assaulting and shooting Sam Miller. Case was continued several times, from May court 1912 until March 1915, when a guilty verdict was finally obtained. Miller had evidently been having an affair with Rosenthal's wife.

 West Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1113 220 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 State v. Hannah Johnson Hardeman Murder

Charged with murder of George Simpson, shooting him with a pistol.

 West Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1381 38 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 State v. John J. McMahon Shelby Murder

The victim's name in this case was Burney Stiles.

 West Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1382 256 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 State v. John Bagby Henderson Murder

Name of victim: Joe E. Rogers, shot with a pistol

 West Range: 79 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1420 154 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 State v. Henry Roberts Fayette Murder

Charged with shooting the Sheriff and killing the Tax Assessor, named David Dobbins. Murder occurred at the Gately place in the 15th Civil District of Fayette County. It is noted the murder was reported in the Memphis newspapers. Pages are water stained, but legible.

 West Range: 79 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1441 92 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 Solon W. Allen v. State Giles Murder

Murder of J. B. Tate

 Middle Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 99 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 State v. Ben Lane Lincoln Murder Middle Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 132 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 State v. Frank Dietzel Obion Murder

Victim: George Wehman. Wehman was a boarder with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dunn. He went missing and was found in a well with a gunshot wound at the back of the head. Case fills two folders.

 West Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1380 507 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 Will Irvin v. State Davidson Murder, Attempted Middle Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 121 0 Order A Copy