Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1932 H. B. Teuton v. Motor Service Co. of Jackson, et al. Madison Insurance Claims and Policies

Addtl dfnts: H. H. Burnett and I. W. Henderson, as owners/operators of Motor Service Co., Commercial Credit Co., Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins. Co. of New York. Pltf. was on Denmark Road when he noticed smoke coming from under the dashboard, a fire soon consumed the vehicle, destroying it. Pltf. still had payments on the car, but sued to enforce insurance payment.

 West Range: 77 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 2112 80 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Bud Sipes & R. C. Melson Madison Assault, Felonious

Dfnts. were accused of the assault to commit murder in the first degree of Joe Matthews. Matthews' family ran a filling station "at the intersection of the Jackson and Bolivar road, what is known as the Steam Mill Ferry Road." After midnight on the night of May 31, 1931 a car of men drove up to a neighboring gas station, and before they left fired a shotgun blast at the Matthews' station, hitting the door jamb in which Joe was standing. In 2 folders.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2081 239 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Bud Sipes Madison Assault, Felonious

The Hills: Henry, Lena, Jessie Lee, J. C., Alfred, and John Allen, were sleeping in their home when they were attacked by group of men in the middle of the night. The Hills were African American.The group shot out all of the windows in the home, and fired shots at the family, striking Lena and four-year old John Allen. Hill identified R. C. Melson, Lee Melson, "another gentleman, his cousin, little white boy called Sooner...Will Reid, Tump Givens, and Vincent "Preacher" Comer" in the group. In 4 folders.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2080 644 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Haywood Delaney Madison Conspiracy to Commit Murder

Delaney and James Donovan plotted to kill Clyde Little, but charges against Donovan were dropped by the grand jury. Delaney is repeatedly listed as "Haywood (FH) Delaney" or "Haywood (F. H.) Delaney". Donovan rode the rails into Jackson (TN) only to be kicked off, and hitchhiked with Delaney, who asked Donovan, "do you want to get to Tampa, FL bad enough to pull the trigger on a son of a bitch for me?" Delaney explained the long history between him and the Little gang, Donovan considered offer.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2081 140 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 West Tennessee Power and Light Co. v. J. D. Hughes Madison Eminent Domain

Dfnt. claimed he owned a tract of land of roughly 471 as evidenced by the deed of record, purchased from M. Shellabarger. Pltf. claimed under the laws and regulations of the state, they had they right to take whatever land they wanted or needed to run ele trical lines from the Morriss Substation to Bells. Ex. mat.: 2 plat maps, one in WT OV 7, one glued in case. Housed in 3 folders.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2082 566 Order A Copy