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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1932 | A. L. Ginn v. Forest Nursery Company | Warren | Injury and Damages |
Opinion only. Warren County case found in East TN boxes. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 83 | 7 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | A. T. Jarvis v. J. Kirk Graves | Shelby | Debt |
Pltf. sued to recover $999.50 of debt due by a series of notes, all past due and unpaid despite demand. Ex. mat: letter, bank notes. |
West | Range: 77 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 2125 | 109 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | A. B. Summers v. State | Hamilton | Assault and Battery |
Victim: Ralph Burton. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 173 | 109 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Albert (A. M.) Mangrum, admr. of the estate of John (J. T.) Mangrum v. Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Railway Co. | Benton | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Pltf. sued for $30,000 in damages after J. T. Mangrum was killed at a right-of-way near Camden Nov. 28, 1931. The nearly four years old decedent had climbed onto the tracks around an underpass where the rail crossed highway No. 1. Pltf. claimed the engine failed to sound the whistle or ring the bell and failed to stop the locomotive in enough time to avoid the accident. Ex mat.: Photos, OS illustration. Found bound with W. W. Bumpass v. L. & N. Railroad Co. (in WT2104), but not consolidated. In 3 folders. |
West | Range: 177 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 2104 | 556 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Al Taylor v. State | Cocke | Violation of Age of Consent |
Taylor was married with six children when he was convicted of violating Vege McAlister when she was 12-13. Their relations began in 1929 and ended in 1931 when her people learned of it. Taylor admitted to intercourse, but not to paternity of Vege's child. Counsel (former governor) Ben Hooper charged that she was a "bawd, lewd, or kept female" who also had relations with Hugh Hance and Carl Taylor. Lawyers also argued Vege's identity based on different spellings of her name, e.g., "Verge McAllister." |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1413 | 208 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Arline Johnson v. Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Railway Company | Hamilton | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of Will Johnson (dec'd), who was employed by the defendant to clean and maintain certain train cars. During the course of his regular work, a conductor employed by the defendant carelessly and without warning started moving the engine the deceased was working on without warning, causing certain parts to crush and mangle the deceased about the head, causing fatal injuries. Suing for $15,000 in damages. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1420 | 219 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | American Glanzstoff Corporation v. Oscar Pitts | Carter | Workman's Compensation |
Defendant claimed he was paralyzed and blinded by inhaling toxic fumes while working for the plaintiff, a foreign company. He is sued for compensation for his injuries. Exhibits include insurance policies. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1447 | 206 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Atlas Powder Company v. Detroit Fidelity & Surety Co., et al.and Johnson & Matthews v. B. C. George & Company | Davidson | Taxation Disputes |
No full case present. Only an opinion on a petition to re-hear. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 479 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Arthur Poole v. State | Hamilton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Arthur Poole is charged with illegally selling intoxicating liquors out of his home. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 793 | 53 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | American Surety Company of New York v. Fidelity Bond and Mortgage Company | Shelby | Breach of Contract |
Plaintiff sued for $53975.24 for non-completion of construction on the Grand Lodge. 5 folders. More files in WT2090 and WT2069. |
West | Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2073 | 1726 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Avril Taylor v. State | Anderson | Assault |
Plaintiff in error and Oliver Gadd are accused of participating in the robbery and attempted murder of E. A. Jenkins. Jenkins was crossing a bridge when he noticed two men standing on the other side. According to Jenkins, one of the men pointed a pistol at him and he immediately ran. The bridge was under construction and the plaintiff in error was the night watchman. During the night of the incident, the pla. in error claims it was Jenkins who pointed at pistol at him. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1360 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | A. J. Hall v. J. Victor Henderson | Knox | Damages |
Plaintiff suffered injuries at his job, including a broken leg, and was brought by ambulance to the hospital where the defendant was working as a surgeon. He made an X-ray of the leg and set the bones with a cast. The leg began to swell from improper setting, but the defendant refused to remove the cast, even after his leg turned black. His leg suffered unrepairable damage and he was unable to return to work. Suing for $12,500 actual damages and $2,500 as punitive damages. Xray ET OV 17 |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1390 | 238 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | A. S. Henley v. Tennessee Coach Company | Knox | Damages |
Exhibit material is an X-ray. A bus owned and operated by an agent of the defendant, J. D. Criddle, was driving in a reckless and careless manner on a road when it collided with a car in which the plaintiff, who suffered serious injury. sued for $5,000. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1390 | 337 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Alex McKinney v. State | Carter | Assault, Felonious |
Alex McKinney, aka Eleck McKinney, is charged with feloniously assaulting W. M. Street with a shotgun with intent to commit murder. Both the plaintiff and the victim live in Roan Mountain, Tennessee. A day before the incident, Street, a deputy sheriff, had captured a still and whiskey which he believed belonged to the Pla. in error. The next day as Street was passing through Roan Mountain, he was shot in the back by someone who he identified as the Pla. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1379 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Alfred Allen v. A. M. Kirk | Roane | Debt |
Allen sued Kirk for $209.25 debt by contract for drilling a well on defendant's land (139.5 feet deep for $1.50 per foot) and $19 for gasoline. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1396 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | American Cigar Box Lumber Co. v. Kermit Graybeal by next friend Jennie Graybeal | Washington | Damages |
Kermit Graybeal, a minor, sues by his next friend for $10,000 in damages for personal injuries he sustained while unlawfully working for the company and being put to work on a dangerous and unsafe machine. Kermit was injured when the rip saw machine threw a sharp pointed board toward him which struck him in the abdomen…it cut into his body and caused damage to his intestines. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1403 | 155 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | A. J. Koblentz & F. S. Bender v. Bowl-A-While Company | Hamilton | Breach of Warranty |
A bowling alley was sold, warranted and a note given in payment. The bowling alley was defective and unfit for use. The plaintiff refused to pay the note and tendered the bowling alley back to the defendant. The plaintiff claims that defendant breached the warranty. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1436 | 82 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Arley Wolfe et al. v. John Newcom | Knox | Damages |
John Newcom is sued Arley Wolfe and John Galyon for damages for "negligently, carelessly, and unlawfully causing or permitting an automobile to run into and against the dwelling house of plaintiff." He sues for under $500. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1443 | 54 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Arlie W. Brown v. State | Carter | Other |
Arlie W. Brown is charged with "violating the bad check law." |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1443 | 17 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Annie Williams v. State | Hamilton | Assault and Battery |
Incomplete case file. Nature and victim of assault are unknown. |
East | Range: 10 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1495 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Bruce York v. Allemania Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff sued to recover $1,875 from non-payment of insurance claim by dfnt., including extra costs and interest. Exhibits: OV insurance policies, insured parcel receipt, etc. in WT OV 8. In multiple folders. |
West | Range: 77 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 2117 | 202 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Ben Bradshaw v. American Zinc Company | Knox | Negligence |
Plaintiff was claims that he was injured while employed by defendant. The defendant claims that the plaintiff is afflicted with what is known as 'Jake leg paralysis' caused by the drinking of Jamaica ginger. Five folders. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1357 | 893 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Bertha Schulman v. George K. Brown Company | Hamilton | Negligence |
Schulman sued the defendant for $7500 damages. The defendant operated a store on Market Street in which it served food in a lunch room or luncheonette. Plaintiff described the chairs at their tables as being very unstable and their floors slippery, causing many people to tip over in them. As plaintiff stood up from one such chair, it slipped out from under her and she fell to the floor, injuring her spine and making her bladder fall (causing frequent urination). |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1375 | 103 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Boston Vanbebber, by next friend J. F. Vanbebber v. Powell Brothers | Claiborne | Damages |
Defendant company is comprised of Grover Powell & Ed Powell. B. Vanbebber, a minor, was driving on the highway when a truck owned and operated by an agent of the defendants was driving at a negligent speed and hit the plaintiff, resulting in serious injury, including a broken arm and internal injuries. Plaintiff sued for damages and medical costs in the sum of $5,000.00. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1384 | 156 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Bertha Fields, admr. v. Fred Newland | Knox | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Plaintiff is the administrator of Joseph Lee Fields (dec'd), her infant son. The deceased was walking with the plaintiff on a public road when the defendant shot a pistol, hitting and killing the boy. sued for damages in the sum of $15,000. |
East | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1422 | 35 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | B. B. Oldfield, et al. v. City Water Company | Hamilton | Debt |
Additional plaintiff: Chattanooga Defender Publishing Company. Debt for damage of $500 for wrongfully cutting plaintiffs water off and causing her embarrassment and humiliation. Rules and Regulations of the City Water Company of Chattanooga included. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1447 | 76 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Boyd J. Shipley v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. | Knox | Insurance Disputes |
Bessie M. Shipley was an employee of the Standard Knitting Mills and was enrolled in the group life insurance program provided by said employer through the def. and to which the pla. was the beneficiary. Bessie became ill and died on Oct. 28, 1931 in Knoxville General Hospital. Pla. claims the def., in breach of contract, has refused to payout the said policy. Exhibit materials include correspondence and employment information. Bessie had a 7th grade education and made $0.21 per hour. |
East | Range: 10 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1457 | 107 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Bank of Vonore v. Aluminum Co. of America | Monroe | Water Rights |
Bank on behalf of creditors claimed Alcoa had no right to divert water from Little TN River. Natural rights case where sluice was built up stream that caused damages to crops below. Related to 6 fldrs in ET box 1493. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18 | 62 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Beulah Stalsworth v. Southern Railway Company et al. | Knox | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Plaintiff's husband, Fred Stalsworth, deceased, was killed in a collision between an automobile owned by him and a locomotive owned by the plaintiffs, operated by W. R. Tomlinson. Suit was to recover damages for the death of Stalsworth and his automobile. Additional Defendant: W. R. Tomlinson. Exhibits include B&W photograph & Knoxville Traffic Regulations Ordinance No. 158. Photographs can be found in box ET 1320. |
East | Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 331 | 964 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Bud Devault v. Smith Motor Coach Co., Inc., et al. | Shelby | Damages |
Addtl dfnt: Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc. Pltf. was driving on Washington Street approaching Orleans Street. As he neared the intersection, pltf. was flagged down by driver of a bus owner/operated by dfnts. Pltf. stopped his truck and was walking over when the stalled/stranded bus exploded and sent burning gasoline all over his body. |
West | Range: 77 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 2099 | 17 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Bill Blankenship v. State | Campbell | Murder, Attempted |
Incomplete case file. Plaintiff in error is accused of attempting to murder Jim Lay with a gun. Wilse Hicks (aka Willis) is also accused of the same crime but does not appear in this appeal. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1393 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Bristol Gas & Electric Company, et al. v. Blanche Heaton, admr. | Sullivan | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Heaton, daughter of M. V. McPherson, dec. charged that poisonous gas leaked from McPherson's range & killed McPherson. Next of kin included two other daughters, Mrs. Munsey Mears and Myrtle Brownlow. Mears was preparing breakfast for her mother at the time of the leak. 2 fldrs. Exhibit materials include gas production data sheet, pressure gauge recording, tar & Sulphur samples, witness testimony and service cards. See ET Box 1498, an additional 490 pgs. Oversize exhibit in ET Oversize 21. |
East | Range: 10 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1458 | 386 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | B. N. Ryan v. George M. Brooks & Company | Weakley | Damages |
Sued for $15,000 in damages from an automobile accident that occurred at the intersection of Lyndell Street and Church Street in Martin, Tennessee. Accident occurred December 25, 1930. Two photos of crash location included on page 205 of main case file. Printed copy of Assignment of Errors, Brief and Argument for Geo. M. Brooks & Company, Appellant, included. |
West | Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2078 | 264 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Charles Elliott v. Elliott Brothers et al. | Dickson | Other |
Opinion only. Dickson County case found in East TN boxes. Additional Parties: Unknown. Cause of Action: Worker's Compensation. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 81 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Chester Horn v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Victim: Chester Pendergrass. More of case can be found in box ET 1395. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 173 | 182 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Company v. Edward Cheeks | Hamilton | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Cheeks seeking to collect life insurance claim of $250 + 25% penalty on wife's policy. Wife, Lula Cheeks, died May 13, 1930. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1843 | 71 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | City of Chattanooga v. Mabel Evatt, et al. | Hamilton | Personal Injuries |
Mabel Evatt by next friend C. M. Evatt. Add Def: C. M. Evatt. Two cases tried as one. Mabel Evatt is sued the City of Chattanooga for personal injuries stemming from a car accident where East 10th Street terminates at the right-of-way of the C. N. O. & T. P. Railway. The car went over an embankment and into the railroad yard. C. M. Evatt, the father of Mabel, sued for the loss of service of his daughter and expenses incurred. The car was driven by Paul Weathers who may have been drinking. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1360 | 74 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Carl Honeycutt v. State | Scott | Forgery |
Honeycutt was charged with forging a $9.80 check payable to Tilmon Laxton; Star Drug Company endorsed it. Honeycutt claimed to have an alibi. He was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1381 | 110 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Charley Hutson, admr. v. Walter Hutson | Cumberland | Damages |
Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of Edgar Hutson (dec'd) and is sued in an action for personal injuries sustained by E. Hutson from the defendant. E. Hutson was a passenger in defendant's car when the defendant suddenly drove over on embank- ment, fatally injuring the deceased. Suing for damages in the sum of $10,000. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1391 | 188 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | C. M. Brannan v. The Estate of Sallie J. Harrell, dec.; Jennie Brannan v. The Estate of Sallie J. Harrell, dec. | Greene | Debt |
Consolidated cases. C.M. Brannon sued the estate for $8212.50 debt for personal services rendered to Harrell (to provide for her comfort and to nurse her throughout the night). Jennie Brannon for $3495 debt for 660 meals she furnished Harrell. Court ultimately ruled in favor of plaintiffs for $1085 each. Wilbur W. Piper, executor, appealed. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1396 | 143 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Clark Hair v. Dana Ramsey | Greene | Other |
A plea of detinue for wrongfully detaining a horse from 21 Jan. 1932, and "still detains it." Dispute grows out of a contract made in 1931. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1407 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Cora Keeton v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Company | Scott | Workman's Compensation |
Plaintiff is the widow of Curt Keeton (dec.), who was employed by the defendant and was killed during the course of his work. He was accidentally thrown from an automobile driven by an agent of the defendant. At the time of his death, C. Keeton received an average weekly wage of $18.84. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1415 | 132 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | City of Chattanooga v. Leon Silverman | Hamilton | Ordinance Violation |
Silverman charged with violating Ordinance No. 1429 on 16 Oct. 1930 by "indulging in acrobatic flying" over the municipal airport (Lovell Field) while piloting an airplane. Question as to whether city can legally enforce this ordinance as it regulates the operation of aircraft within the city's jurisdiction. The airport is 2 miles outside Chattanooga's corporate limits & at the time of the incident the city had no ordinance regulating the operation of aircraft over its airport. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1423 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Carrie Miller v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. | Carter | Insurance Disputes |
Plntff., an employee of the Bemberg & Glanstorff Plants, is sued on a group health policy for $1100, the amount of her certificate, plus a $275 penalty. The $1100 was to be paid if the policy holder became permanently disabled, which she has, but deft. refuses to pay. Deft. argues that it owes Miller nothing as her insurance with it had terminated & was cancelled, she had failed to file due proof of her disability as required by the policy, & was not totally & permanently disabled. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1434 | 143 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Charles Vaughn, By Next Friend, Mamie Couch v. Southern Railway Co., et al | Hamilton | Damages |
Additional Deft.: Belt Railway of Chattanooga. Plntff. sued for $500 damages, charging that on 12 March 1931 he was injured when struck by a train being negligently operated by the deft. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1445 | 203 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Campbell Knitting Mills v. Mary Miller, by next friend | Campbell | Trespass and Damages |
Mary Miller Walker, formerly Mary Miller, was a minor at the time she worked at the hosiery mill/factory--in violation of state child labor laws. Mary claims that in 1925 another employee was driving her at high speed to a company picnic when she was thrown from the car. She also accused the driver of operating the vehicle while intoxicated. Suit was made by her next friend W. D. Miller |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1449 | 79 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Carroll A. James v. Joyce Watkins Company and Maryland Casualty Company | Perry | Compensation |
James injured while employed by Joyce-Watkins and was "temporarily totally disabled for a period of thirteen weeks" and have doctor's bills of $20; sought payment for thirteen weeks of disability at $5 per week plus doctor's bill |
West | Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2076 | 130 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Clyde Capehart v. State | Hamilton | Manslaughter |
Cause of Action: Vehicular Manslaughter. 2 Folders. Also includes plat map. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 310 | 262 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | C. W. Hunter Co. v. Woods Bros. Construction Co., et al. | Tipton | Damages |
Addtl dfnt: W. M. O'Connor. Pltf. sued as lawful owners and in possession of all the brush and poles suitable for revetment work or cord wood which was standing/growing on an island in the Mississippi River known as: Butler's Island, Wardell Island, and/or Nicholson Island. Dfnts. cleared the land of nearly 4,792.13 cords. Ptfs. Sued for $20,000 in damages. Ex. mat: several oversize maps and blueprints in M-17-20. |
West | Range: 77 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 2107 | 129 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Charles E. Weyen, et al., v. W. E. and Tom Lewis, admr., et al. | Shelby | Wrongful Death |
3 folders. Suit to recover damages for the wrongful death of 3 individuals and the personal injuries to 2 minors. The automobile accident "occurred on U. S. Highway, No. 51, about one and one-half miles north of Scobey, in the State of Mississippi, on December 29, 1930." Addl. plaintiff: Mrs. Charles E. Weyen. The Lewises were admr. of the estates of Emmett McDowell Lewis and Mrs. Myrtle Roberts Lewis. Additional defendants: Jesse Ellis Lewis, Mary Elizabeth Kee, Glenn Roberts. |
West | Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2067 | 539 | Order A Copy |