Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1933 Dee Gross v. State Hawkins Breaking and Entering

Add. Cause of action: Larceny. Plaintiff in error was originally a co-defendant with James Ward and is accused of burglarizing the home of Avery Abshire. Plaintiff in error is described as ignorant, uneducated, and having spent time in a penitentiary. Plaintiff in error initially admitted to the burglary but, according to police, was under the influence of alcohol. When he became sober again, plaintiff in error denied the crime.

 East Range: 10 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1501 42 Order A Copy
View Entry 1933 Gerald Park v. State Hawkins Murder

Plaintiff in error is accused of murdering Will Frye. Frye and Park are described as enemies and were not on speaking terms for several years prior to the murder. A week prior to the murder, a sheriff's deputy attempted to arrest Park for carrying a pistol but he evaded arrest and fled to Piney Mountain. Fry was accompanying the sheriff to capture Park when he was killed. Also see box 1503.

 East Range: 10 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1486 196 Order A Copy
View Entry 1933 James Gibbons & Frank Hutson v. State Hawkins Arson

Plaintiffs in error are charged with setting fire to and burning three stacks of hay of the value of $30.

 East Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1552 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1933 John Carpenter v. State Hawkins Violation of Age of Consent

Plaintiff in error is accused of having unlawful contact with Ethel Hensley who is 17. Plaintiff in error was arrested after Ethel became pregnant and told her parent that he was the father. According to the testimony of her parents, Ethel has the intelligence of a 10 year old.

 East Range: 10 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1487 68 Order A Copy
View Entry 1933 Myra M. Orr v. Joseph Orr Hawkins Insurance Claims and Policies

The related case, "Myra M. Orr v. Joseph Orr, et al." may be found in ET 43. While the parties are primarily the same, it appears that these are two separate suits. Pla. and def. were granted a divorce in 1926 and entered into a contract setting forth their mutual property rights. Said contract included a guarantee that the def. would carry a $10,000 life insurance policy and name the pla. as his beneficiary. Pla. claims the def. has failed to honor this agreement.

 East Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1444 53 Order A Copy
View Entry 1933 Money Ward v. State Hawkins Assault with Intent to Kill

This case file is an appeal of a felony assault conviction. Plaintiff convicted of slitting his wife's throat with a razor.

 East Range: 10 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1511 453 Order A Copy
View Entry 1933 State v. Joe Evans Hawkins Larceny

Deft charged with breaking into the business of H. B. Stamps in Nov. of 1930, & stealing 3 pairs of rubber boots & other articles of merchandise valued at about $10.

 East Range: 10 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1475 106 Order A Copy
View Entry 1933 State v. Ralph Marshall Hawkins Larceny

Defendant charged with stealing meat out of a smokehouse.

 East Range: 10 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1521 53 Order A Copy