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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 | 1859 | H.K. Riley et al.v. William E. Byrd et al | Hancock | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Add. plaintiff: Joseph Mahan. Add. defendant: William Treat. The defendants allegedly broke into the property of the plaintiffs and ejected then unlawfully and took possession of the property. sued for damages of $500. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1172 | 134 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | State v. John H. Lovel | Cocke | Conversion of Property |
Lovel charged with trespassing & cutting timber (40 trees) on Cocke County land belonging to John Gillett, whose land adjoined the land of Lovel's father and on which Lovel had built a house. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1132 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | State v. Nathan Almany | Sullivan | Destruction of Property/ Petition t |
Almany was accused of cutting down timber and destroying wood that did not belong to him. William B. White and his heirs owned property. Details the types of trees grown on the property. Case involves sale of land and debt settlement as well. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 2a | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | State v. Pleasant White | Anderson | Disturbance of Public Worship |
White accused of disturbing a congregation by "going drunken into and at said congregation" & "vomiting from drunkenness in the presence of the said congregation" & so doing "in contempt of religion to the manifest corruption of public morals." Jury found White guilty as charged. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | State v. James Mabry | Anderson | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock |
Felonious assault with a knife. Victim: William Huckaby. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173 | 28 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | State v. Robert H. Carden | Monroe | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock |
Grand jury indicted Carden for a felony for biting off a piece of the left ear of James Everhart, causing his disfigurement, which occurred while Carden & Everhart were engaged in "personal combat." Jury found him not guilty of the felony (mayhem) but guilty of assault & battery, requiring him to pay a $95 fine. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1180 | 9 | Order A Copy |