Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1917 Bank of Lafayette, Kentucky v. T. W. Seay et al. Montgomery Failure to Perform Official Duties

Other defendants are A. H. Outlaw and D. W. Kenneda [sic]

 Middle Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 102 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 C. H. Baxter v. State Maury Assault with Intent to Kill

Additional party: Gus Wright.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 87 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 Ed Cantrell v. State Davidson Assault with Intent to Commit Rape

Attempted rape of Bobbie Latham. Statutory

 Middle Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 93 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 George Porter v. State Henry Motion to Tax Court Costs

Plaintiff filed motion for the use of Harry Hancock. sued to re-tax cost of an original bill in which Porter was arrested for carrying a dirk or a knife.

 West Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1457 13 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 Huntley May v. State Shelby Assault with Intent to Commit Rape

2 folders. The suit charges that Huntley May "did unlawfully feloniously violently and forcibly" made an "assault and battery on the person of Ruby Bratten, a female, with intent to commit rape" on January 3, 1915.

 West Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1600 689 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 J. W. Russwurm v. Tennessee State Fair Association et al. Davidson Failure to Pay

Other defendants: Union Trust Co., V. I. Witherspoon,

 Middle Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 89 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 State v. Andrew Davis (col.) Smith Assault with Intent to Kill Middle Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 90 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 State v. Alex McDonald Overton Assault with Intent to Kill

The charge in this case was Assault and Battery with intent to commit Voluntary Manslaughter. Bob Copeland was the victim.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 107 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 State, for the use of Henry Cobb v. J. A. Reichmand & the Massachusetts Bonding& Insurance Company Shelby Failure to Perform Official Duties

Judgment and writ of Certiorari only. Judgment was against the defendants for $1,150 on the alleged ground that the defendant Reichmand as Sheriff of Shelby County had failed to return an execution in the case of Henry Cobb v. J. Lombardi, which was issued to him by the Clerk of the court in 1916.

 West Range: 79 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1502 79 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 State v. Vance Bonds& Fred Newhouse Gibson Assault with Intent to Commit Rape

4 folders. Bonds and Newhouse are charged with "assault with intent to commit rape on Lizzie Bell McLemore committed on the 6th day of July, 1916." Miss McLemore testified that she worked for Bonds. He had a business shipping tomatoes and she mde out his shipping labels, etc. Newhouse also worked for Bonds.

 West Range: 78 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1625 792 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 State v. Polk Boner& Will Martin Warren Assault with Intent to Kill

The victim, Tom Cutts,

 Middle Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 102a 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 State v. H. A. Mitchell Shelby Assault with Intent to Kill

The victim's name in this case was C. Fontana, who the defendant tried to kill with a pistol.

 West Range: 79 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1443 56 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 T. J. McMorrough, County Attorney for Davidson v. W. F. Hunt, County Court Clerk of Davidson Davidson Failure to Perform Official Duties

Sued to remove W.F. Hunt from office for misconduct and neglect.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 362 81 Order A Copy