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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1883 | State v. Henry "Cuff" Ventress | Henry | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Ventress indicted for attempting to murder George Wiley in April of 1881 by striking him on the head with a "heavy stick or club". |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 213 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | State v. Tom Banks, T. L. Flake, et al. | Henry | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Charged with felonious assault. Additional plaintiffs: Tom Banks, T. L. Flake, Lewis Gilbert, Wilson Howard. Assault against Frank Dortch with a pistol. Hon. W. H. Swiggart, Judge, 12th Judicial Circuit. J. R. Bond, Attorney General. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 329 | 170 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | William Ehrman et al. v. W. E. Cook et al. | Henry | Failure to Return Execution |
Other defendants: J. W. Cook and B. F. Williams. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 186 | 0 | Order A Copy |