Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1873 A. B. Conner v. James C. Conner, et al. Hamilton Office Holding, Illegal

Additional defendants: H.H. Knox, A. Silcer, John W. Brown, G.W. Hixon and C.B. Champion. Justices of the Peace without any authority of law met and appointed James C. Conner as sheriff of Hamilton County and the other defendants as his deputies. A.B. Conner charged that said proceeding was illegal and therefore void and sued against defendants as usurpers of the sheriff office and they be restrained from performing his rightful duties as sheriff.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1238 40 Order A Copy
View Entry 1918 City of Memphis v. E. B. LeMaster Shelby Office Holding, Illegal

The City of Memphis charges that E. B. LeMaster was not entitled to the salary he received as an officer of the City of Memphis as he was not lawfully an officer. The City of Memphis seeks to be reimbursed for the salary paid to LeMaster in error.

 West Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1588 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1918 City of Memphis v. C. T. Kelley Shelby Office Holding, Illegal

The Board of Commissioners voted in C.T. Kelley to replace the vacancy left by Leo Goodman as Commissioner of Public Utilities, Grounds and Buildings. When Leo Goodman returned he filed a petition of certiorari against the Board of Commissioners charging the illegality and invalidity of declaring the office vacant. The City of Memphis wished to be reimbursed for the salary paid to C.T. Kelly as the votes taken to put him in as Commissioner were made and void.

 West Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1588 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1910 Frank Taylor v. Alvin F. Tate Shelby Office Holding, Illegal

Taylor was Superintendent of the City Hospital in Memphis. Taylor claimed that Tate was illegally appointed as the Superintendent and was interfering with Taylor's ability to run the hospital. Includes a published copy of a Motion to Dismiss Writ of Error from the James Dolan v. E. H. Crump, Et. Al. case.

 West Range: 80 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1203 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1940 George W. Chambers v. Oscar Pemberton Scott Office Holding, Illegal East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 114 68 Order A Copy
View Entry 1873 Howell W. Williams v. Robert A. Cox Jackson Office Holding, Illegal

Case involves a dispute over the dismissal and appointment of Clerk and Master of the court.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 348 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1870 John Alexander Campbell v. James E. Rice Robertson Office Holding, Illegal

Challenge to the governor's appointment of a judge of the circuit court before the expiration of the previous judge's term.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 302 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1926 J. H. S. Morrison v. W. H. Buttram Anderson Office Holding, Banned from East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 72 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1949 J. D. Jeffers v. John Botts Scott Office Holding, Illegal East Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 112 95 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Joseph A. Caldwell v. W. D. Lyon Sullivan Office Holding, Banned from

The plaintiff was elected County Judge of Sullivan County in 1926 but claimed the defendant engineered legislative private acts to oust him.

 East Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 825 148 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 James R. Allen v. Litton Hickman Davidson Office Holding, Illegal

Opinion only. Davidson County case found in East TN boxes.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 81 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1940 State v. J. H. Bennett Meigs Office Holding, Illegal East Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 290 158 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 State v. Henry Reichmann Shelby Office Holding, Illegal

Reichmann held the post of justice of the peace illegally.

 West Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 554 46 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 State et al. v. The Masonic Temple of Memphis Shelby Office Holding, Illegal

Additional plaintiffs: T. J. Latham, G. V. Rambaugh(?), N. M. Jones, C. B. Moore, T. B.Haynes, B. L. Bridges, H. Furstenheim, and W. Y. Cyrode(?). Additional defendants: Temple's Board of Directors.

 West Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 85 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1916 State ex rel. v. A. C. Vest Bradley Office Holding, Banned from

Opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 68 3 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 W. Y. Boswell v. Charley Powell Morgan Office Holding, Illegal

Plaintiff was elected to the County Board of Education for a seven year term, three of which had lapsed at this time. The Quarterly County Court then pretended to elect the defendant to the position, causing the plaintiff to vacate his position. He charges that the action of the Court pretending to declare the office vacant and the supposed election of the defendant is illegal and void.

 East Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1344 36 Order A Copy