Donald Paine Collection of Webster, Borden, and Cooper
This collection houses photocopies from American State Trials, the American Law Review, and the Tennessee Historical Quarterly documenting the crimes and trials of John W. Webster, Lizzie Borden, and Duncan and Robin Cooper respectively. All three of these cases are noted for attracting publicity and for involving complicated legal reasoning regarding the rules of evidence.
Dates
- 1843-1909
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection houses photocopies from American State Trials, the American Law Review, and the Tennessee Historical Quarterly documenting the crimes and trials of John W. Webster, Lizzie Borden, and Duncan and Robin Cooper respectively. All three of these cases are noted for attracting publicity and for involving complicated legal reasoning regarding the rules of evidence.
Biographical/Historical Note
Donald Franklin Paine was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1939. He earned his B.A. (1961), M.A. (1963), and LL.B. (1963) from the University of Tennessee. Immediately after graduation, Paine served in the Army as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He was discharged in 1966 and returned to Tennessee, where he authored the Tennessee Law of Evidence (1974). Paine practiced law with Paine, Tarwater, and Bickers in addition to researching Tennessee's legal history. He was a Reporter to the Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Rules of Practice and Procedure, wrote a monthly column for the Tennessee Bar Journal, and lectured for the Tennessee Law Institute, the University of Tennessee College of Law, and the Tennessee Judicial Conference. Paine also served as President of the Knoxville Bar Association (1983) and of the Tennessee Bar Association (1986-1987). He died on November 18, 2013.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository