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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 |
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| View Entry | John P. Duncan, et al. v. Blount County Pike Commissioners | Blount | Malfeasance of Office |
$300K of bonds were set aside for the purpose of building new roadways in Blount County. The commissioners were accused of abandoning their duty to build the roads, of building roads in locations not authorized by statute. Suit was filed also to recover the money already paid for work done illegally. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 11a | 68 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1927 | State, Ex Rel v. R. T. Nicholson, James M. Shearer, M. Payne,& H. N. Bell | Polk | Malfeasance of Office |
Incomplete case file; volumes II & III only. Defendants were sued for failing to perform their duties as Justices of the Peace. Nicholson failed to gather the justices for meeting before a deadline, to elect various commissioners & to decide County financial appropriations. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 20 | 402 | Order A Copy |