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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1947 | A. C. Jenkins Motor Co. v. J. C. Franks by next friend J. T. Franks | Blount | Property Dispute |
Dispute involves the title to a car. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 155 | 154 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Abe Waterson v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
"Violating the Bone Dry Law." |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 167 | 161 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Arthur Myers v. State | Greene | Murder |
"Murder in the Second Degree." Victim: Abe Blankenship. 5 folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 193 | 1075 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Alex Culpepper v. Grady Head | Hamilton | Habeas Corpus | East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 299 | 54 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Arthur Haskins v. State | Monroe | Murder | East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 132 | 216 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Atlantic Coast Line Co., et al. v. Dock Meek, by next friend | Washington | Injury and Damages |
"Workmen's Compensation." Additional Plaintiff: Ada Foney. Additional Defendants: Louisville and Nashville Railway Co. and Clinchfield Railroad Co. 3 folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 810 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Alfred Goins v. State | Blount | Manslaughter | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 246 | 55 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Agnes Carver Davis & Billy J. Long v. Madeline L. Aytes admr. | Hamilton | Estate Settlement |
Includes checks and bank notes. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 248 | 290 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Annie Wilcox v. George Wilcox | Knox | Divorce | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 274 | 53 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Allen C. Manning v. Model Laundry Company & Liberty Mutual Insurance Company | Knox | Other |
Cause of Action: Worker's Compensation. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 288 | 126 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Andy Charles Harbin, et al. v. F. A. Weigel & Sons | Knox | Damages |
Complainant by next friend, H. P. Harbin. Defendants: Clifford Weigel, Frank Weigel, doing business as French Broad Dairy. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 478 | 128 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Annie Collins v. Carl Ruffed | Hamblen | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Both deceased were killed in an automobile accident. Plaintiff is admr. of estate of John Riggs Williams, Jr., deceased. Defendant is adm. of estate of L. Guy Ruffed, deceased. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 581 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Blaine Smith v. State | Bledsoe | Perjury |
Regarding Emmett Swanner's murder of Mon Real, |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 187 | 197 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | B. N. (Boss) Beeler v. State | Anderson | Manslaughter | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 242 | 109 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Barbara Ann Jones by next friend Uriel Jones v. Hartman Beverage Company Inc. | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Exhibits include an empty Pepsi Cola bottle. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 729 | 225 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Barnett Trew v. Myrtle Johnson | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 283 | 118 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Blue Ridge Glass Corporation v. James Fleenor | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Cause of Action: Worker's Compensation. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 287 | 81 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Beecher Houk v. King & Mize Lumber Co. | Sevier | Workman's Compensation |
Exhibits: injury report form, earnings report. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 490 | 190 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Billy Reed, et al. v. Matthews Company, Inc., et al. | Knox | Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: W. H. Reed as next friend, B. M. Parton, Jimmie Parton as next friend. Additional Defendant: Winfred Noe. Action was instituted to recover damages for negligence in an automobile collision. Exhibits: trucking log, checks, receipts, doctor's bills, delivery log. |
East | Range: 7 Section: 7 Shelf: Box Number: 642 | 398 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Benton Pritchett v. Fleishel Lumber Co., et al. | Rhea | Injury and Damages |
Workmen's Compensation. Additional Defendant: Elisha Newby. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 163 | 107 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Barsha Wheeler v. City of Maryville | Blount | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from slipping on an unmaintained public walkway. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 179 | 118 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Bruce Holland v. State | Greene | Incest | East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 74 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Blane Chapman v. Jess Roderick | Campbell | Injury and Damages |
In compensation for an assault. |
East | Range: 5 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 218 | 122 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Culver Cole v. City of Elizabethton | Carter | Other |
Cause of Action: Violation of a city ordinance playing music too loud in his restaurant. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 39 | 88 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Clyde Gouge & wife Mae Gouge v. East Tennessee& North Carolina Railroad Company | Carter | Damages |
Plaintiff seeks damages for land taken by the defendant. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 116 | 433 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Charles Dunn v. State | Monroe | Larceny | East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 130 | 59 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Charlie Matthews v. State | Sevier | Murder |
Stabbing. Victim: T. R. Arwood. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 115 | 93 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Cetlin & Wilson Shows v. Ina Mullins | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 243 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Cecil Henry Banks v. Southern Potteries, Inc. | Unicoi | Damages |
Exhibits: discharge certificate, official U. S. Dept. of Navy medical record, hospital documents |
East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 554 | 458 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Clinton Cab Company& Rufe Bailey v. Southern Railway Company | Anderson | Damages |
Train was backed into an automobile. Owner, plaintiff, is sued for damages. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 112 | 102 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Charlie Johnson v. State | Washington | Larceny, Petit | East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 123 | 70 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | City of Maryville v. Harry Griffitts | Blount | Liquor Violation |
"Possessing whiskey." |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 177 | 103 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | City of Bristol Tennessee v. J. M. Glover | Sullivan | Property Damage | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 146 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Cowan Lumber& Planting Mill Company v. Charles W. Human | Morgan | Property Damage | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 77 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Claudie Gregory v. Nellie Gregory Susong, exor. of Minnie Gregory, decd., et al. | Greene | Wills, Contested |
Additional defendants: D. A. Gregory, exor. of Minnie Gregory, decd., Andrew D. Gregory, Albert A. Gregory, Remer Gregory, Gano Gregory, Ivan J. Gregory, Nellie K. Gregory (Susong). |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 590 | 282 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Carl A. Thornburg v. State | Sullivan | Manslaughter |
Thornburg convicted of killing Charles Mendenhall at a utility construction site. Mendenhall picked a fight with Ezra Hood after Hood would not lend him $2. A crowd gathered to watch altercation. Thornburg said he attempted to calm Mendenhall but instead shot him in self-defense. Most of the testimony reveals that words were exchanged between them. Exhibits include photographs of the construction site, the deceased's wounds, and a map of the area. Carl Baker v. State (1946) opinion inside. Washington Co. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 792 | 660 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Dale Irene Martin v. Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp. et al. | Knox | Damages |
Origin of Damages: medical malpractice and misdiagnosis by unlicensed physicians in the employ of Defendant corporation. Add. Defendants: P. D. Scofield, Agnes Flack, A. G. Kammer. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 573 | 79 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | D. L. Birchfield v. State | Washington | Larceny |
Additional Cause of Action: Burglary. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 148 | 90 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Dean Thurman & Arthur McClendon v. Kenny Lanford & R. S. Williams | Rhea | Injury and Damages |
Two folders; also includes photographs. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 152 | 413 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Donald Lee Shelton v. State | Greene | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 172 | 43 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | David Joe Pruden v. John R. Cox | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Exhibits: x-rays, large oversized hand-drawn situation diagram, certified copy of Ordinance No. 249 for City of Alcoa (traffic regulations) Xray and photographs of damaged car located in ET Oversize Box 14. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 770 | 319 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Ernest Giles v. State | Loudon | Manslaughter |
"Voluntary Manslaughter." Shooting Victim: R. L. McTeer. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 141 | 327 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | E. K. Godsey v. State | Washington | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 148 | 36 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Edd Housley v. State | Campbell | Liquor Violation |
"Possessing Liquor." |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 227 | 30 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Elizabeth Lewellyn v. Clarence Ladd | Sullivan | Marriage, Breach of Promise | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 273 | 25 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Elmer Dorsey v. State | Blount | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Ella Bell Manes et al. v. Hines & McNair Hotels et al. | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Plaintiff slipped on water leaking from a pipe in building operated by Defendants. Exhibits include medical bills, b&w photos. Add. Plaintiffs: George Manes. Add. Defendants: W. T. Hines, H. D. McNair, Watauga Hotel. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 483 | 213 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Ed Haynes v. John Wayne Mullins et al. | Union | Wills, Contested |
Deceased: Magge Haynes. Exhibits include promissory notes, correspondences, will. Add. Defendants: Ernest K. Mullins. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 589 | 299 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Everette C. Lay v. City of Knoxville | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Plaintiff broke his hip when he fell on sidewalk maintained by defendant. Exhibits include medical records. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 627 | 201 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Edd L. Standridge, admr. v. J. M. Godsey et al. | Monroe | Damages |
Additional Defendants: Arthel Slim Melton. Defendant struck Ross Standridge injuring and killing him. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 166 | 205 | Order A Copy |