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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1870 | A. J. Register v. State | Montgomery | Conversion of Property |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he appropriated two cows from W. J. Shearon. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 327 | 34 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | A. M. Ridenour v. State | Union | Destruction of Property/ Petition to Halt Construction |
Plaintiff if appealing the charge that he destroyed a "corner tree." Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | E. Dean Dow, assignee et al. v. John B. Cox | Knox | Property Dispute |
This was a replevin suit regarding the ownership of two organs in the case of Mason & Hamlin Organ Co. v. W. F. Cummins to recover debt due under $500 for an organ. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 103 | 32 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | Ely Willson by next friend Jeremiah Willson v. Alfred Agey | Campbell | Property Dispute |
Dispute over a sorrel horse with a white face. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1100 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Harriman, Northeastern Railway Company v. J. S. McCartt | Roane | Property Damage |
James S. McCartt sued the railway (H. & N. E. Rwy. Co.) after a train's live sparks set his barn afire. Defendant's property was located near Webster, Roane County. The line ran from Harriman to Petros. The published case is included. This may be a partial document since pagination begins at 118. 2 folders more from this case is in Box 1536. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1361 | 446 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1850 | Isaac Adcock v. State | DeKalb | Property Damage | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 231 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1887 | John W. Wright v. Robert W. Townsend | Shelby | Property Damage |
Case arose from the shooting & injuring of 4 milk cows. |
West | Range: 83 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 404 | 77 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Jim Hembree& George Hembree v. State | Roane | Property Damage |
Plaintiffs are appealing the charge that they defaced public property. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1888 | Kelly, Roper & Reilly v. W. D. Cannon, Sheriff | Shelby | Property Dispute |
The number of pages includes 1 attachment. |
West | Range: 83 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 425 | 37 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1845 | State v. Adrian E. Shell | Wayne | Destruction of Property/ Petition to Halt Construction |
Official indictment was for "malicious mischief." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 216 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1918 | State v. E. S. Overall, et al. | Robertson | Loss of Property |
Additional parties: Jim Marler. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 113 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | State v. William Duncan | Warren | Destruction of Property/ Petition to Halt Construction | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 447 | 32 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1905 | State v. Henry Williams | Gibson | Property Damage |
For killing cow belonging to Howard White. |
West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 903 | 33 | 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 | 1830 | State v. William Mooney et al. | White | Property Damage |
Additional defendants listed as Charles Mooney and Martin Mooney. Charged with destroying an out house. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | State v. William Bingham | Williamson | Property Dispute |
Dispute over the rightful ownership of a piece of land |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 172 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1868 | State v. Lucin M. Temple | Davidson | Destruction of Property/ Petition to Halt Construction |
Charles Temple is also listed in the case as helping L. M. Temple destroy the toll gate on the White's Creek Turnpike. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 266 | 14 | 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 | 1918 | State v. M. S. Harwell | Davidson | Loss of Property | Middle | Range: 21 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 114 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. E. L. Palmer | Shelby | Destruction of Property/ Petition to Halt Construction |
Charge is stealing and destroying valuable paper, which was a receipt for partial payment of the cost of a mule. Of the total cost of $120, a cash payment of $90.58 had been made, leaving a balance of $39.42. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 216 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1888 | State v. C. Carter | Hamilton | Obtaining Property Under False Pretenses |
C. Carter was charged with "unlawfully & fraudulently representing that he had large sums of money deposited to his credit at the First National Bank of Chattanooga, TN" and then attempting to "draw up a check." He withdrew $45 in cash and received $10 in credit from A. J. Hulse. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1844 | 29 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | State v. Marion Ross | Scott | Possession of Stolen Property |
"Possessing Stolen Automobile Parts." |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 169 | 128 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | State v. Frank Middleton | Shelby | Property Damage |
Defendant threw stones at a passenger coach of the Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railroad. |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 390 | 9 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1934 | State v. Mitchell Kilgore | Cumberland | Possession of Stolen Property | East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 805 | 45 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1935 | State v. H. B. Rogers et al. | Hamilton | Destruction of Property/ Petition to Halt Construction |
The case involved a labor strike against the Richmond Hosiery Mills. The file contains the reply brief of the defendant. Two published volumes for this case are located in ET box 902. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 894 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | State v. H. B. Rogers, et al. | Hamilton | Destruction of Property/ Petition to Halt Construction |
Additional defendants: Theodore (Pat) Parker, Otis Newman, Fred Lovelady, Cas Stephens, Ida Vickers, Jessie Blake, Arnold Weeks, Martin Hickey, John Ray. Two published volumes only. The rest of the case is located in ET Box 894. The case involves a labor strike against the Richmond Hosiery Mills |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 902 | 226 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1918 | State v. C. W. Henrich | Shelby | Petition to Recover Land/Property |
Defendant's name also spelled "Heinrich". Original bill was filed for unlawfully carrying a concealed pistol. Defendant plead guilty and was fined $50 and discharged. This file is the petition to have the pistol in custody turned over to the defendant. |
West | Range: 79 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1515 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | State v. R. E. Inman | Henderson | Obtaining Property Under False Pretenses |
Inman was accused of obtaining money by false pretense and larceny after securing and cashing a bank check for $275 from G. A. Brandon for four mules, supposedly owned by dfnt. |
West | Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2083 | 59 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1923 | T. W. Petty v. State | Henderson | Possession of Stolen Property |
Petty was accused of receiving a fan stolen from a barber shop. Housed in 2 folders. |
West | Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1756 | 193 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1885 | Wm. G. Stiles v. W. D. Cannon& W. T.& G. Browdre | Shelby | Property, Petition to Compel Delive |
325 bushels of corn valued at $143.00. Jury had found for the defendant. Overturned by Supreme Court. Also spelled Bowdrie. |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 127 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1885 | Winston & Co. v. W. A. Thompson | Weakley | Property Dispute |
Dispute over two barns of tobacco, about 1500 sticks. |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 286 | 17 | Order A Copy |