Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1883 C. F. Vance v. D. T. Porter& W. F. Taylor Shelby Failure to Pay

Defendants were surviving partners of the late firm of Newton Ford and Co. Complainant was an attorney originally charged with failing to pay $125.00.

 West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 214 170 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. Henry "Cuff" Ventress Henry Assault with Intent to Kill

Ventress indicted for attempting to murder George Wiley in April of 1881 by striking him on the head with a "heavy stick or club".

 West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 213 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. Riddick Davidson Assault with Intent to Kill

Jessie McLaller claimed that the defendant shoved her in the street and followed her into a store with a knife threatening to kill her and cut her ear off.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1124 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. W. S. Saylors Van Buren Assault with Intent to Kill Middle Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 659 36 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. E. L. Palmer Shelby Destruction of Property/ Petition to Halt Construction

Charge is stealing and destroying valuable paper, which was a receipt for partial payment of the cost of a mule. Of the total cost of $120, a cash payment of $90.58 had been made, leaving a balance of $39.42.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 216 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. James Madden Shelby Failure to Perform Official Duties

Indictment is for "escape." However, Madden is a jailer, not a prisoner. Indictment says he unlawfully released T. B. Morton, jailed for "forgery, larceny, and fraudulent breach of trust" - "voluntarily and corruptly of purpose by negligence and disregard of duty as turnkey in charge of said Jail, permitted the said T. B. Morton to escape from said jail and go at large."

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 216 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. N. M. K. Humes Shelby Assault with Intent to Kill

Victim: Henry D. Ellis. Additional parties: H. P. Ricketts, Emanuel Rainds, Dan Cowley

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. Burrell Nance (col.) Rutherford Assault with Intent to Kill

The State charged Nance with assault with the intent to commit murder in the first degree against Edward Poston with an axe, hatchet, and rocks.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1145 29 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. Elias Whitley Maury Assault with Intent to Kill

Alias of Defendant: Elias Wheatley. Victim: Chester Johnson.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 499 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 W. A. Brockway v. J. J. Dubose Shelby Failure to Pay

Dubose, an attorney, originally sued to collect payment for his services.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 232 62 Order A Copy