Plaintiff's name also spelled Shipp. Additional defendants: wife, J. H. Rarick. Additional plaintiff: Ohio Casualty Co. Defendants offered to pay plaintiff $23.35 for state and county taxes on property in said county. Plaintiff refused and demanded additional penalty of 7% on $23.35. Defendants objected to penalty and therefore plaintiff threatened to issue a distress warrant.

Plntff. alleges that on 29 Feb. 1931 the car driven by Mrs. Shupe collided with its car, which was being driven by Elmer Bowman & Matt Carr. Plntff. Is sued for $450 for damages to its car. There were 3 other lawsuits involved in this case. Bowman sued the deft. for personal injury; Carr sued for damage to his clothing & other damage. Mrs. Shupe sued for $10,000 for personal injury. Bowman & Carr's suits were heard in a Justice of the Peace Court.

Mr. Carden alleges he was treating silk fabric with ammonia in a textile factory when he was overcome with the fumes, causing him to pass out, and hit his head on equipment. Most witnesses testify that the defendant seems "crazy" since the accident, however others testify that Carden had substantial drinking problem. Rather than injured from work, they suggest the injury was the result of drunken carelessness.

Annie Mae Thomas, alias Jones. Plaintiff in error is accused of assaulting Ora Byrd with a knife. Details of assault are unknown. Plaintiff's petition for parole notes that pla. is 18 years old, has never before been charged with a crime, and has worked one job for, "one of our best families" for four years.

Smith swore a warrant against Ramey for "Debt due to damage to Plaintiff's automobile caused by the negligent driving of the defendant [sic], in a sum under $500.00." Exhibit is a receipt for repairs made by a Kingsport Chevrolet dealer, W. A. [name torn off]. Court of origin identified as Law Court.

Plaintiff in error is accused of shooting and murdering Riley McWhorter. Testimony suggests that the plaintiff was carrying on a romantic relationship with Frances McWhorter, the wife of the deceased. Plaintiff lived at 2007 Luther Street in Knoxville.

Debt on damages to automobile, $100, due to automobile collision (a Buick Brougham sedan) in Bristol, Tenn., 2 April 1932. Defendant operated his vehicle at a speed in excess of 20 miles/hour, struck and damaged plaintiff's parked automobile.

The pair were found guilty of violating Prohibition. They were fined $150 each.

Bill Hayle is accused of killing eighteen year old Charlie Stewart, shooting him with a single barrel shotgun. Hayle testified that Stewart was a young bootlegger with a temper who employed foul language. The night of the shooting he was verbally ass- faulting Hayle and his wife, while brandishing a knife. Witnesses testified that Hayle suffers mental illness caused by pelagra.

Grace charged her husband with being almost continuously "drunk and carousing" since their marriage eighteen years ago. She suffered much anxiety, worry, and trouble during that time. Grace testified that Boyce sometimes had been violent; further, he "often had assaulted her and wickedly abused her." He often "flew into a rage and unmercifully beat her" after she corrected their two children (June and Jean) for a minor infraction. It also was sworn that Boyce kept company with lewd women.

The plaintiff claims that the defendant had a balance of $125.14 that had not been paid and was past due. Exhibit: Ledger, lists and checks

Plaintiff is accused of robbing Emmet Robinson of $25. Bills Stoops and Loyd Hagler were originally charged along with plaintiff. Robinson owns and operates a filling station in McMinn County and was tending to the station when the plaintiff, Stoops, and Hagler allegedly pulled in acting as if they were getting gas. The men then allegedly hit Robinson with a pistol and demanded money.

Lee sued the defendant for $2000 damages. Lee was a passenger on one of defendant's street cars in Chattanooga. When she attempted to get off at Pineville stop, the step was not in its usual position, causing her to fall to the ground. Plaintiff suing defendant for negligence in operating said street car while said step was defective. Court ruled in plaintiff's favor for $1000. Defendant appealed.

Johnson brought suit against the railroad for damages to his automobile and for personal injuries received in a crossing accident in the village of Red Bank. He charged that he was injured because of the railroad's negligence in operating the train and that the train did not signal its approach to the crossing. Johnson's doctor testified to the severity of Johnson's injuries.

C. W. Yeary was accused of shooting an killing Obie Herrell. Herrell and friends came to Yeary's store at night and were causing trouble including verbally abusing Yeary and his wife. Yeary sentenced to 20 years for second degree murder. Appeals made, and governor petitioned for a pardon. 2 folders.

Exhibit materials only. re: Charles Bowling, admr. v. Missouri State Life Insurance Co. Charles Bowling was admr. of Ruth Bowling Graham, dec. 23 June 1929. Ruth Bowling Graham had been an employee of American Glanzstoff Corp., Elizabethton. Defendants: Charles Bowling and wife, Emma Bowling. Exhibits include photostats of correspondences, time sheets, and canceled checks.

Defendant in error is sued for damages related to a fall caused by a hole in sidewalk at 829 South Gay Street in Knoxville. Defendant complains that the plaintiff in error has negligently failed to keep up and repair the sidewalk leading to his fall. Exhibit materials include x-rays of the defendant’s leg and ankle, correspondence between the plaintiff and defendant, and a photograph and diagram of the sidewalk in controversy. 2 folders

Add. dfnts: W. H. Starnes and Oscar McCormick. Pltf. sued to recover $1,000 in damages after she was injured during a collision between a Blue Bird bus coach and an ice truck owned W. H. Starnes, and operated by McCormick. 3 folders.

Additional Defendant in error: Mrs. Ray Crow. Defendant in error is seeking damages against the plaintiff in error for failing to supply water to 408 Lake Ave, by contract until April 22, 1932. Case file includes; “Ordinance to Provide for a Supply of Water for the City of Rossville," "Rules and Regulations of the City Water Co.," a 1923 plat map of Rossville, Georgia, a city water contract, and correspondence.

Other plaintiffs: Claude Brooks; Leonard Cox. For stealing 12 Rhode Island (Red) chickens from C. M. Creswell.

Plaintiff in error is accused of murdering Sophia Hatmaker, wife of John Higgins (it appears they were separated). Plaintiff in error and Sophia Hatmaker were involved in a romantic relationship, but, according to Sophia's mother, Sophia had recently ended the relationship. Case file notes plaintiff in error is the brother of Dewey Wright and son of Henry Wright.

Bathman sued the Chattanooga Baseball Co. for $3,000 in personal damages sustained when he was hit in the ankle by baseball. Despite securing grand stand seats, plaintiff was forced to sit in temporary seating around the outfield. Housed in 2 folders.

Malinda Davis is sued Cambria Coal Company on behalf of herself and her children for Workman's Compensation benefits as a result of her husband Nasthan Davis' death who was killed on Oct. 28, 1932 while employed by the company. She sues for $5000.00

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.