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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 | 1944 | Ed Atterson v. State | Anderson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Sam Black. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 253 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Jim Webster v. State | Anderson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "Assault with intent to commit Voluntary Manslaughter." Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 20 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1694 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1832 | State v. William McCormick | Anderson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
McCormick charged with assault & battery with intent to kill. On 2 July 1832 he beat Titus England on the head with a "piece of plank" with an "intent to kill". Witnesses: Joseph Worthington; John Jarnagin; Samuel H. Bunch & George H. Black |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1100 | 25 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1851 | State v. Sam, a Slave | Anderson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Sam, a slave was the property of William Stewart and William Dick, aka Oliver's Sam. Sam is charged with assaulting William Diggs with an axe. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1147 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1926 | State v. Lewis Carroll et al. | Anderson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Name of victim: Hurstle Bunch. Additional Defendant: Daniel Carroll. |
East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 401 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1934 | State v. Arville Taylor & Oliver Gadd | Anderson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: E. A. Jenkins. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 754 | 79 | Order A Copy |