Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1916 Juvenile Court of Shelby County, et al. v. State, ex rel. Shelby Illegal Restraint

Additional plaintiffs: Mrs. B. G. West (Superintendent) and William Eifler (Clerk of the Juvenile Court of Shelby County). Ex rel. defendant: Mrs. P. W. Humphrey. The Juvenile Court of Shelby County is accused of illegally restraining and keeping Harry W. Humphrey from the custody of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Humphrey.

 West Range: 79 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1534 182 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Nat Scroggins v. D. B. Rice, Sheriff Tipton Illegal Restraint

Scroggins illegally restrained by Rice, sheriff of Tipton County; cause of restraint was being in violation of the "Bone Dry Law" or the illegal transportation, delivery, and storage of liquor; Scroggins appealing his workhouse detainment based on writ of Habeus corpus

 West Range: 77 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1979 40 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 State on the relation of Bill Hatcher v. Alf Hatcher et al. Sullivan Illegal Restraint

Add. Def: Mattie Webb, John Ford Sheriff of Sullivan County, W. Fred Sills, E. A. Garner, W. A. Keen, A. N. Hawk Justice of the Peace of Sullivan County, and Paul L. Thompson Deputy Sheriff of Sullivan County. Court of Origin is listed as the Law Court at Kingsport, TN. A. M. Ham made oath in Sarasota County, FL that Pla. falsely impersonated him to receive money from Gus Wrash. Pla. then fled from FL to TN where he was arrested. Pla. claims there is not reasonable cause for arrest or extradition.

 East Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1331 46 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 State v. Samuel Jack Knox Illegal Restraint

The state brought this case for William Warren who has been legally convicted of manslaughter in the western division of the state. Warren denied that his confinement in this penitentiary is legal. He claimed that he was leased out by the defendant to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company for work and that his detention and removal was illegal. Note 2 folders.

 East Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1763 191 Order A Copy
View Entry 1916 State, ex rel. v. Juvenile Court of Shelby County, et al. Shelby Illegal Restraint

Ex rel. plaintiffs: Chester R. Jones Jr. and John H. Jones. Additional defendants: Mrs. B. G. West (Superintendent) and William Eifler (Clerk of Juvenile Court. The Juvenile Court of Shelby County is charged with unlawfully detaining Chester R. Jones Jr. Chester was living in the household of John H. Jones and, based on the nature of the testimony in the case, the John H. Jones household being a fit place to raise children is in question. M. S. McLemore, a Methodist minister, testified in the case.

 West Range: 79 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1534 201 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 State, ex rel. v. City of Memphis, et al. Shelby Illegal Restraint

Ex rel. plaintiff: S. B. Ryals. Additional defendants: W. J. Hayes (Chief of Memphis City Police). "S. B. Ryals is illegally restrained of his liberty by the City of Memphis." To the best of his knowledge, it is because he owns and "has operated on the streets of the City of Memphis an automobile for hire…and has failed and refused to execute to the State of Tenn. a bond in the sum of $5000." Also includes a copy of Hoa Le Blang, et al., v. City of New Orleans from the Supreme Court of the State of LA.

 West Range: 79 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1535 444 Order A Copy