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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 | 1933 | H. C. Weaver & George Scarbrough v. G. P. Norman, admr. | Anderson | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Exhibits include photos of road and railways, advertisements, overturned school bus located in ET Oversize 21. A school bus owned by H. C. Weaver and driven by George Scarbrough, carried around 50 children & 3 teachers when one of its tires blew out. The bus turned over throwing James Norman, who was standing on the running board in front of the doorway, from the bus, crushing him. Norman died an hour later. His parents were suing for damages, accusing the defendants of negligence. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1471 | 911 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1890 | Nancy Altum v. East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad Company | Anderson | Wrongful Death |
Altum sought $25,000 damages for the wrongful death of her husband, Spencer Altum. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1804 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1938 | Nannie Harris v. Bush Bros. & Co. et al | Anderson | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Plaintiff's husband was killed when hit by a truck driven by agent of Defendants while on property owned by Defendants. Deceased: Hobart Harris. Exhibits include b&w photographs, drawing of scale area. Add. Defendant: Ben Bush. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 703 | 145 | Order A Copy |