Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1940 Ed Meadows, et al. v. State Campbell Conspiracy to Commit Murder

Additional plaintiffs: Everett Asbury, alias Put Asbury, William Hensley, and Isaac Neal. Victim: Archie Sharp.

 East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 237 171 Order A Copy
View Entry 1902 Jack Baily v. State Roane Conspiracy to Commit Murder

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he hired a "negro boy" to murder his wife.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 30 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1933 Mrs. Clora Smith, et al. v. Mrs. Zilpha Moss, et al. Chester Conspiracy to Commit Murder

Add pltfs: Virgie Cherry, Margret Jordan. Add. dfnts: Vassie Meadows, Elmer Meadows, Lilburn Moss, and First State Bank. Pltfs. were daughters of W. H. Moss and Zilpha Moss, add dfnts. (sans Elmer)children of the same couple. The pltfs. accused the dfnts. of conspiring to kill and rid themselves of the body of W. H. Moss in an attempt to claim his estate and holdings. Moss' body was found shortly after it had been dumped in a river, but the dfnts. did not issue a missing person's report.

 West Range: 76 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 2163 118 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