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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1922 | Ben Allen Eslick v. State | Giles | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
The plaintiff is appealing his conviction of obstructing a public road. He was charged with this as a result of leaving a wagon across the Pulaski and Brick Church Turnpike. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 400 | 64 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | Duncan Knox v. State | Knox | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
For building a fence across a public road six miles outside Knoxville & running east from a trestle of the Knoxville & Ohio Railroad on the Knoxville-Jacksboro Road. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1685 | 41 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | Ezekiel Cleveland v. State | Bradley | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Ezekiel Cleveland was charged with obstructing a public road. He built his personal fence across the road in question. |
East | Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1600 | 25 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1878 | George Ford v. State | Anderson | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
The plaintiff in error was accused of obstructing travel by building a fence across a public road. Exhibit materials include a hand-drawn plat map depicting the properties of the plaintiff, George Taylor, and P. and L. Hatmaker. Said lands lie near the Clinch River. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1645 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | Holland Osburn [Osborn/Osborne] v. State | Knox | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Holland Osburn [Osborn/Osborne] is charged with obstructing a public road. See also State v. Holland Osborn, et al., Knox County, 1867 [ET 1222] & State v. Holland Osborne, Knox County, 1868 [ET 1189]. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1219 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | John Lewallen v. State | Knox | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
"The indictment charge the defendant with obstructing a public road laid out and established by the county court." |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 98 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1926 | J. D. King v. State | Washington | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Final Decision/Order only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 68 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1917 | Morgan County v. Martha Goans | Morgan | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1861 | Nathaniel Bowman v. State | Hawkins | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
For removing some rails & changing a switch on the Rogersville & Jefferson Railroad. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1193 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1892 | Robert Kittrell v. State | Rhea | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
The plaintiff was charged with building a fence across a public road. |
East | Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1729 | 41 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | S. L. Wilson v. State | Knox | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1926 | State v. J. D. King | Washington | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 403 | 34 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1889 | State v. E. Fitzgibbons | Shelby | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
The defendant is charged with obstructing a road in Shelby Co. by allowing a fence to block the road. |
West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 469 | 43 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1899 | State v. I. Mandel | Henry | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 823 | 15 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1921 | State v. B. H. Crittenden | Weakley | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Other defendant: Shelby Crittendon. Crittendon is charged with obstructing a private way leading from the Bible Union and Martin Public road to the home of Walter Chappell by placing posts in said way and stretching wire across the same road -preventing travel by the said Walter Chappell who had a perfect legal right to the uninterrupted and undisturbed use of private road. |
West | Range: 78 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1703 | 70 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1849 | State v. Charles Anderson | Jackson | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 382 | 8 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. A. Fields | Obion | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 284 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1853 | State v. Red River Turnpike Company | Sumner | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 421 | 15 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. James Cooper | Claiborne | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Title page only |
East | Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1994 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1889 | State v. Sam F. Status | Weakley | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 325 | 63 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1887 | State v. Thomas Daulton, W. H. Hatley, & Bill Shearley | Benton | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 430 | 10 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. N. S. Ward and E. A. Ward, alias Brown Ward | Lincoln | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
The State charged the Wards with obstructing a public highway leading from Ridge Road to Tucker's Creek Road by putting rails across the road. Exhibit is a small hand-drawn map of the area of road that was obstructed and the surrounding properties. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1145 | 65 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1890 | Sam Stout v. State | Weakley | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Sam Stout is charged with building a fence on a public road to intentionally and unlawfully block that road. The said road is located in Weakley County. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 564 | 45 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1903 | S. W. Karnes v. State | Weakley | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 720 | 18 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | State v. Isham Gilliam | Marion | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Defendant's name also spelled Gillum. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 753 | 40 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | State v. T. J. Elliott | Washington | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 874 | 185 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1887 | State v. J. M. Brothers | Rutherford | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 696 | 22 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. Lewis Trost & Abe Newhouse | Haywood | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1241 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1911 | State v. R. B. Marshall | Obion | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Exhibits include diagram. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1259 | 120 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1872 | State v. J. H. Hall | Polk | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Hall charged with obstructing a public road by putting a fence across the road. Court ruled against Hall and he appealed. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1210 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1868 | State v. William Jackson | Knox | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Jackson charged with obstructing a public road by building a fence across the road leading from the Knoxville and Jacksboro Road to Lambs and Odells Mills. Court found Jackson guilty and fined him $1 and costs of suit. Jackson appealed. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1230 | 26 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1871 | State v. Jacob P. Bryant | McMinn | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Bryant indicted for unlawfully obstructing Turnpike Road leading from Athens to Tellico Plains (chartered under Athens & Tellico Plains Turnpike Co), by nailing plank across it, piling rails & brush on it, building fence across it, & otherwise obstructing it where road passes through farm of John J. Dixon, thereby interrupting travel on the road. Road was made but never opened until recently. After road opened, state discovered Bryant had obstructed it; then failed to remove obstructions after notice. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1237 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1878 | State v. Ezekiel Hembree | Scott | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Defendant was charged with obstructing the road. The fence at the edge of defendant's property hung one and a half feet over the road and went down the road for four miles. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1642 | 27 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | W. H. Potter v. State | Scott | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 20 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1694 | 1 | Order A Copy |