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 Elmer Beeler v. State Knox Larceny

Additional Causes of Action: Housebreaking and Receiving Stolen Property.

 East Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 198 268 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 John Smith, Ham Smith & Carl Jones Smith v. State Claiborne Larceny

Plaintiffs in error are accused of stealing and converting to their own use, 27 turkeys. Said turkeys are the property of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Rogers and worth $75.00

 East Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1432 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 Paul Stallings v. State Knox Larceny

Add. Cause of Action: Housebreaking and receiving stolen property. Pla., along with Charles E. Layman and Will Draper (aka Will Martin), are accused of breaking into and entering a mansion home owned by the John Housley Cigar Co. located at 733 North Central Ave. in Knoxville, Tennessee. Plaintiffs are accused of stealing 11 cases of cigarettes worth $75 per case. Case file notes that the plaintiff worked at the Bowman Hat Company.

 East Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1428 218 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Gaston Wynn and Lena Higgins Hardin Larceny

Dfnts. were accused of stealing one mirror, two silver forks, two silver spoons, one quilt, one comb, and one bed sheet from Mrs. Gaines Crotts. Aggregate value estimated at $35.

 West Range: 77 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 2129 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Rogers Caldwell Davidson Larceny

Opinion only. Davidson County case found in East TN boxes. Additional Causes of Action: Fraudulent breach of trust, Accessory before the fact to fraudulent breach of trust, receiving stolen property and receiving property obtained by fraudulent breach of trust.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 81 40 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Bob Jones Dyer Larceny

Charged with stealing a plow and some money from Harry Palmer.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2071 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Haywood Delaney Henderson Larceny

Delaney was accused of stealing five automobile casings (tires) from Clyde Little. All Goodyear made, dfnt. stole four Double Eagle and one All-Weather off Little's car in Jim Kelly's barn in Chester County.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2083 172 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Hobern Nessary & Patton Guy Sullivan Larceny

Defendants charged with breaking into the barn of J. O. Smith on or about 15 Feb. 1932, and stealing 2 sets of harness valued at $35.00.

 East Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1423 25 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. A. W. Walker Blount Larceny, Grand

Incident of 15 Feb. 1930, defendant "did unlawfully and feloniously take steal and carry away certain personal property of Mrs. Bill Harshaw to-wit: one dark brown Jersey cow to the value of $75.00, with intent to convert the same to his own use and deprive the true owner thereof."

 East Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1426 43 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Bob Cash & Max Davis Washington Larceny

Bob Cash and Max Davis, citizens and residents of Washington Co., TN were indicted, charged with stealing ten chickens from E. L. Phillips of Limestone, TN. Put on trial, 10 May 1932, found guilty and sentenced to serve eleven months and twenty-nine days in the Washington Co. Jail. Appeal for new trial, Sept. 1932.

 East Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1423 49 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Earnest Powell Carter Larceny

Earnest Powell is charged with "housebreaking and larceny" and sentenced to 3 years in the penitentiary.

 East Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1443 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Edgar Parnell & Leonard Parnell Dyer Larceny, Petit

Dfnts. were accused of breaking into the house of H. L. Kirby, stealing four sacks of flour, twenty sacks of tobacco, two pairs of hose. The dfnts. were also charged with the concealment of stolen goods.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2081 84 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 W. P. Black, alias& Roxie Cook, alias v. State Knox Larceny

The plaintiffs are accused of stealing $237 from Frank Long after he passed out drunk at their drinking establishment.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 193 61 Order A Copy