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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1902 | Alabama Great Southern R.R. Co v. Lena Royal | Hamilton | Wrongful Death |
Incomplete case file; petition for error only. James H. Royal, father of def was killed when a leased railroad spur train collided with Rapid transit car. Suit was filed to recover damages from Lena's father's death. read. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18a | 9 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Annie G. Steele v. Endowment Rank Knights of Pythias | Shelby | Insurance Disputes |
Two briefs only - no case file. Claimant is asking that her late husband's death benefits be paid to her as his survivor; the defendant claims that Mr. Steele violated the terms of the policy, which says it will not pay if death is caused by drugs, alcohol, or suicide. Also see WT Box 806 |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 810 | 47 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Annie Goodwin Steele v. Endowment Rank Knights of Pythias | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff claimed that defendant owed her $4000 on a "certificate of benefits" after the death of her husband, J. K. Steele. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 828 | 217 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | A. J. Williford, admr. of Abe Nathan v. R. B. Snowden | Shelby | Damages |
Damages for wrongful death. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 850 | 95 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | A. W. Dodson v. P. J. Drake, et al. | Perry | Deed Dispute |
Additional defendant: Daniel Starbuck. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 861 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Arthur Hargus v. State | Knox | Larceny |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Bank of Charleston v. Miss Frances P. Johnson et al. | Hamilton | Failure to Pay |
Incomplete case file; response to petition to rehear only. The Bank held notes on an estate settlement & sought to release a part of the property to sell. Case was remanded for action on 3rd part of suit. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18a | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Boggs Plow Company v. A. K. & S. A. Burgess | Hardeman | Other |
Cause of action: Motion to execute additional bond. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 838 | 92 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Barlow Grey v. State | Perry | Murder |
Victim: Bud Gamblin |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 840 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Benton McClauden v. Citizens Street Railway Company | Shelby | Damages |
The plaintiff sued for damages based on a crippling accident caused while exiting a street car. |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1279 | 88 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | C. W. Wallace v. J. S. Williams & C. H. Williams | Shelby | Recovery | West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 843 | 56 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1902 | Citizens Street Railroad Co. v. Katherine O'Rourke | Shelby | Damages |
Case involved the removal of the defendant from a street car. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 822 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | C. J. Fallow v. Henry Loeb & Company | Shelby | Negligence |
Plaintiff claimed that defendants were operating a "Turkish bath house" in Memphis and negligently allowed the room to become too hot, causing burns on the body of the plaintiff. Amount sued for was $15,000. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 860 | 264 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | C. J. Crow v. Memphis Street Railway Company | Shelby | Damages |
$5000 damages for personal injury. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 768 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | C. C. Adams, admr. v. Daris M. Jackson | Lauderdale | Estate Dispute |
T. S. Jackson, deceased and defendant's father. Cover page missing. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 820 | 25 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Cy Witherspoon (col.) v. Mayor & Alderman of the City of Jackson | Madison | Conversion |
Conversion of cow, value under $500. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 850 | 58 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Eliza Earnest v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Edward Larkin v. Memphis Street Railway Company | Shelby | Damages | West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 787 | 52 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1902 | E. W. Gibbons v. J. H. Smith | Obion | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 824 | 61 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1902 | Emily Stevens v. Illinois Central Railroad Company | Tipton | Damages |
Damages of $1999.00 for the death of John Stevens, her husband. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 844 | 273 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | F. J. Baum v. Louis G. Fritz | Shelby | Damages |
Baum was editor of a German language newspaper in Memphis called the "Deutsche Zeitung" ("German Gazette"). He was accused of defaming the character of Louis G. Fritz, a cashier at the Continental Savings Bank of Memphis. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 855 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Fidelity Mutual Life Association of Philadelphia v. W. S. Haynes et al. | Shelby | Damages |
Additional Defendants: J.W. Page, D.O. Wheeler, and John H. Atkins. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 855 | 91 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Frank & Morse v. Hammerslough Bros. | Davidson | Debt on Account | Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 551 | 55 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1902 | George Durham v. Kansas City, Memphis, & Birmingham Rail Road Company | Shelby | Damages |
For a horse killed and a cart destroyed by a locomotive belonging to the defendant. The plaintiff claims the train was being operated recklessly. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 830 | 62 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Guy C. Hamilton v. Southern Railway Co. | Shelby | Damages |
Damages for loss of grain being shipped from Kansas City to Montgomery, Alabama. Value of grain under $500.00. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 851 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | George Widrig& L. Widrig, his wife v. Memphis Street Railway Company | Shelby | Damages |
Damages for personal injuries |
West | Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1181 | 616 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | George H. Waggener v. Memphis Street Railway Company | Shelby | Other |
Cause of action: Recover of damages from unlawful ejection from a car. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 839 | 56 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | H. A. Rosenfeld& Company v. W.C. Wilkinson, Jr. | Madison | Debt |
This case is a simple case of debt. H.A. Rosenfeld and Co. claim that W.C. Wilkinson Jr. owes them $189.60 for goods sold and delivered. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 845 | 11 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Henry Spencer v. John S. Vandyck | Henry | Debt |
Debt due by account under $500.00. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 818 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Henry M. Wills v. Zela E. Wills & John F. Spellings | Gibson | Petition for Habeas Corpus |
Aliases for Zela E. Wills include Zela E. Rinehart and Zela E. Spellings. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 818 | 40 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | H. A. Swift, et al. v. Memphis Street Railway Company | Shelby | Damages |
Additional Plaintiff: Elizabeth Swift, wife H. A. Swift. Plaintiffs sued defendant for $10,000 damages. Charge that on 26 Feb. 1901 Mrs. Swift was disembarking from a car owned by defendant, & was violently thrown into the street and injured when the car began to move before she had completely gotten off of it. Witnesses say plaintiff tripped on her dress. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 849 | 86 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Henry Norris v. Memphis Street Railway Co. | Shelby | Damages |
Suit for $3000 damages for personal injury. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 768 | 84 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Hall Moody Institute v. Frances Copass | Weakley | Breach of Contract |
The cause of action is breach of contract. Ms. Frances Copass was a young teacher at Hall Moody Institute. She had a teaching contract for 10 months. The school became upset with her social activities outside of school and fired her. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 845 | 63 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | H. P. Roland v. the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company | Weakley | Debt |
Cause of action: Debt "made by obstructing the drainage of water on the land of R. W. Martin…destroying and injuring [the plaintiff's tobacco crop]…to his damage under $500.00. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 814 | 76 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Isabella Whittaker v. Memphis Street Railway Co. | Shelby | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Folder contains only briefs for both sides, no case files. Plaintiff is sued for damages in the death of her husband, Doc Whittaker. When his wagon was hit by a street car, he was thrown from his seat, run over, and killed. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 814 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Isaac Boyd v. State | Madison | Larceny | West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 853 | 73 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1902 | Isabella Bentz v. Illinois Central Railroad Company | Madison | Injury and Damages |
Ed Bentz, husband and injured party. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 842 | 142 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Leona Smith et al | Tipton | Damages |
Defendant in error: Leona Smith (a minor) by next friend Willis M. Smith. Cause of action: damages of $25,000 negligently starting the train from which the defendant in error was leaving therefor throwing her to the ground and causing injuries. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 856 | 160 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Jack Baily, et al. v. State | Roane | Murder |
Additional Plaintiffs: Arthur Bailey. Victim: Lucinda Bailey. Additional parties: George Roberts, John McNew, Bill Bailey, James Hassler, John Brock, Katie Elmore. Incomplete case file. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 6 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | John Mann v. the Illinois Central Railroad Company | Madison | Compensation |
Complainant charged the railroad did not pay him for his work. Defendant Mann had not been present when the pay car came by. Testimony: Bob White, (col.). Title page missing. |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 750 | 14 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | J. M. Kirby v. Illinois Central Railroad Company | Weakley | Damages |
Damages for killing two horses and tearing up a two horse wagon. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 814 | 89 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | J. C. McLister v. Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans Railroad Co. | Tipton | Breach of Contract |
Paducah & Memphis Railroad built a depot at Brighton having been paid to build it there. Plaintiff had bought land in Brighton and made improvements there to take advantage of the rail line. It also increased the value of his property. The rail company changed hands several times until acquired by the defendant who leased it to Illinois Central RR. In 1900, the defendant removed the depot, resulting in the suit. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 824 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | J. A. Hinton Drug Company v. Queen Insurance Company, et al. | Weakley | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants (possibly from multiple parallel cases) Connecticut Insurance Company; Insurance Company of North America; and Home Insurance Company. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 824 | 395 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | John H. Newman, admr. v. Memphis Street Railway Company | Shelby | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Newman is administrator of the estate of Archie Newman, deceased. The charge is that the streetcar conductor rushed at 11-year-old passenger Archie Newman, frightening him so much that he jumped off the car in front of another one, which struck him, injuring the child so badly that he died a few hours later. Folder includes one brief. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 848 | 71 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | John H. Newman, admr. Of Archie Newman, dec. v. Memphis Street Railway Company | Shelby | Damages |
Cause of action: Damages for the death of the Plaintiffs son. Sues for $20,000. Archie Newman is the deceased son of the Plaintiff. Archie was 11 years old when killed. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 850 | 73 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Jack Baily v. State | Roane | Conspiracy to Commit Murder |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he hired a "negro boy" to murder his wife. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 30 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | J. A. Parrott v. Isaac Hood | Shelby | Breach of Contract |
Details of case unstated. J. A. Parrott originally contracted with Hood to build a 3-room house for him (Parrott) & later sued Hood for breach of contract. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 795 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | J. C. Partin v. State | Decatur | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Partin was sentenced to 2 years. While in prison, he argued for a new trial based on his accusation that it was W. F. Warden who attacked him and provoked the fight. Partin claimed that he was defending himself. Witnesses: Ludie Herdon (?), E. J. Houston, William Lavery, Joe Fuller, S. W. Snider, Gat Burchet (?), Dr. R. M. Brown (?), Millie Wilson (colored), and Thomas Hays. 2 brads not removed. Several sheets of browned pulp paper are fragile. |
West | Range: 31 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 843 | 33 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | James Travis v. State | Henry | Assault with Intent to Kill |
James & Alvin Travis accused of shooting John Vandyke and Mellie Vandyke. Testimony: George Hobby, Raymond Hancock, Dr. L. A. McSwain, H. B. Sweeney, Walter Blackwood, Smith Lankford, James Sweeney, John Parkhill & Cora Travis. The Vandykes also testified. The case involves miscegenation: The Travis family accused John Vandyke (white) of raping their sister Cora, who gave birth to his child. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 843 | 51 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | John P. Gause v. W. D. Parker & J. F. O'Neal | Lauderdale | Debt |
Alternate name-spelling: Oneal No Docket Number |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 843 | 38 | Order A Copy |