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View Entry | Alfred Sully v. A.B. Harris et als. | Washington | Breach of Contract |
Sully claimed A.B. Harris, R.A. Johnson, and the Carnegie Land Co. breached their contract with him regarding the buying of stock. The bill "prays that the defendants be enjoined from transferring any stock standing in the name of Harris and Johnson." Alfred Sully was a citizen of New York |
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View Entry | Alexander Hamilton Institution v. Rebecca A. Rogers | Washington | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Recovery of money of $150 for the value of a set of books and service it agreed to finish and perform under an alleged contract. |
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View Entry | Elizabeth T. Shannon v. Jesse B. Erwin & Samuel E. Edwards | Washington | Land, Sale of |
Advertisement for Supreme Court sale of a tract of 200 acres in Washington County. |
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View Entry | Edgar Johnson v. Johnson City Buick Company | Washington | Breach of Contract |
Johnson sued defendant for debt due by breach of contract involving an exchange of automobiles in that it failed to comply with conditional sale statute of TN, to his damage under $500. Possibly related to Johnson City Buick Company v. Edgar Johnson located in box ET 742. 2 folders. |
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View Entry | Fred L. Jones v. Tri-State Sales Co., et al. | Washington | Breach of Warranty |
Defendants constructed a home for Plaintiff, who charges that they went against contract in using subpar and unseasoned materials, leading to numerous defects in its construction. Add. Defendants: George L. Wexler, George L. Wexler Co. Exhibits include blueprints, spec sheet, correspondences, canceled checks, itemized building estimate. |
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View Entry | G. D. Webster v. Bird Broyles Inc. & Sherwin Williams Paint Co. | Washington | Breach of Contract |
Webster sued defendants for debt due by account for breach of contract to purchase stock in the sum of $300. Court ruled in Webster's favor for said sum. Sherwin-Williams sought certiorari, claiming they had no notice of pending suit or judgment. |
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View Entry | John Chester v. John Matlock | Washington | Breach of Warranty |
Plaintiff purchased horse for Defendant with full warranty. |
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View Entry | J. D. King v. State | Washington | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
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View Entry | John E. Iverson v. Automobile Sales & Service Company | Washington | Breach of Contract |
Iverson traded in Graham-Paige sedan & bought DeSota car from Def., who then held car in trust for Iverson until he could finish paying for it, but while doing so, Def. sold it to someone else. Iverson claimed Def. violated conditional sales law. Witnesses: James Hendrix & A. B. Roark & A. D. Stansberry, Luther Morrell, C. A. Johnson (all worked for Def.) |
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View Entry | John White v. Adam B. Bowman, et al. | Washington | Breach of Bond |
Other defendants: J. D. Kitzmuller; John F. Grisham. For $500 damages for "breach of conditions of injunction bond." Defendants had brought suit against plaintiff & others in chancery court. That case was dismissed, so White brought suit against them in circuit court to collect court costs & damages. |
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View Entry | John Cox v. Daniel Bowman | Washington | Trespass with Force of Arms | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | John C. Harriss, next friend v. Jacob Hartsell | Washington | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Plaintiff George (no last name mentioned) is under 21 years old. Plea of trespassing with force of arms and damage of $100. |
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View Entry | Joseph Hale v. John Whelock | Washington | Land, Partition of |
Hale owned 100 acres of county land on Kindrick's Creek, acquired via state grant, which land was part of 140-acre tract claimed by Whelock [Willock?], who allegedly purchased the land from Austin Choate, heir of Christopher Choate [Chote?], who acquired it via a 1787 grant (No. 773) from NC. This dispute revolves around a portion of the 100-acre tract claimed by both Hale & Whelock. Hale filed this lawsuit to ask the court to partition the land between the parties. |
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View Entry | Joseph R. Simpson v. John & William O'Brien | Washington | Non-payment of Bank Note |
O'Brien brothers had agreed to pay $125 for Simpson's horse. Sale was on a Sunday and horse delivered to them. Simpson did not take O'Briens' note because it was Sabbath and def'ts agreed to come back another day to pay for the horse, which they never did. They held onto horse for unreasonable time without asking to return it to Simpson but then the horse died. Simpson sues for $130.98 in damages. Def't call for new trial, which is refused, and then they appeal. |
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View Entry | Mayor& Aldermen of Johnson City v. New Knoxville Brewing Company | Washington | Unlawful Selling of Goods |
Case turned on a question of whether the defendant was selling and delivering beer in Johnson City through a local agent. All sales were made through Carl Bundschu, the traveling agent. Henry Ray was the cold storage room janitor, but was not involved in the sale or delivery of beer. |
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View Entry | R. D. Beard & Matilda Gray v. James Sampson & William Brock | Washington | Land, Sale of |
The plaintiffs sold and conveyed to the defendant Sampson a tract of land for payment of $600, with faith they would receive the money through time. Sampson then conveyed the same land to W. Brock for a mule worth $70 and $600 in Confederate money. The plaintiffs filed the bill after no money was paid by Sampson and the Confederate money he was paid was illegal and worthless and the mule belonged to another person. The plaintiffs want the money promised them as Sampson had no payment from Brock. |
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View Entry | R. G. Burson v. E. S. Cox, et al. | Washington | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Plaintiff complains that the defendants broke into his home, damaged his property, assaulted him with sticks and threatened him with pistols. During the trial, a witness for the plaintiff described the event as a whipping expedition. Switches were made from bush and tree branches. This case may also be related to the murder of Lafayette Miller and A. J. King. |
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View Entry | Rex Carden v. State | Washington | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Richard Humphreys v. Jesse P. Hartman | Washington | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Cause of action is listed as trespass with force of arms. He took a mare from Jesse Hartman with force and Hartman is seeking two hundred dollars in damages as this is the only horse that he owns. |
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View Entry | State v. Harry Miller | Washington | Violation of Age of Consent |
Assignments of error only, case summary not included. Victim: Helen Richardson. |
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View Entry | State v. T. J. Elliott | Washington | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. H. L. Barrett | Washington | Violation of Age of Consent |
Defendant indicted and found guilty of "violating the age of consent" upon Lena Grant, 13 years old. Prior to the incident Barrett, an ex-soldier & tramp printer, had been examined at 2 hospitals & diagnosed with dementia praecox. His condition was not considered serious enough to warrant confinement. The Grants rented from Barrett, who boarded with them. Under the terms of their agreement the Grants were to keep the defendant's room clean, a task which usually fell to their daughter, Lena. |
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View Entry | State v. Robert W. Hopper | Washington | Breach of Trust |
Nov. 17th, 1858, defendant received a horse valued at $100 from Joseph A. Leonard by contractual agreement for the use of defendant & son. On the same day, defendant sold said horse to Thomas Burton, in exchange for cash, bank note, groceries and brandy The following day, Joseph Leonard claimed the horse that Burton bought of Hopper. |
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View Entry | State v. Albert Hartman | Washington | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Hartman was charged with disturbing a gathering of people for the purpose of public worship. |
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View Entry | State v. J. D. King | Washington | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Tennessee Eastern Electric Company, et al. v. J. L. Hilbert | Washington | Right of Way |
The Tennessee Easter Electric company wanted to run electrical lines over Mr. Hilbert's property. However, the two parties could not agree to a satisfactory amount of payment for use of the right of way. Suit sought to clarify appropriate payment. |
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View Entry | T. W. Bulla v. Ideal Motor Company & J. Norton Arney | Washington | Breach of Warranty |
Bulla sued Defendants for breach of warranty, claiming they sold Bulla an old car, a 1937 Willis Sedan (which had been in a wreck) as a new car, having patched & painted it over so it looked like new. Bulla traded in his 1936 Ford V-8. Court ruled in favor of Defendants (company is also referred to as Ideal Motors Company). Bulla was a salesman for Lay Packing Co. |
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View Entry | T. T. Hughes v. Mary Hughes | Washington | Contempt of Court | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | W. J. Bowman v. State | Washington | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | William Smith v. Jacob Constable, Stephen Barnes & Benjamin F. Swingle | Washington | Breach of Contract |
Dispute re Dr. Smith's employment as teacher in district for which Defs were school commissioners. Defs built school house, contracted w/Smith (English scholar) to teach. Swingle asked Smith to split his pay with Fanny Smith, who Swingle wanted to teach his girls, but Smith refused, so commissioners dismissed him. Smith's wife assisted in the teaching. Some of the children taught were orphans, who Def. said were out of district. Witnesses: Henry Hoss (Smith's uncle), J.W. Barnes (Stephen's son), etc |
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View Entry | William C. Spurgin v. Samuel B. Ellis | Washington | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Plaintiff claims the defendant, who was a Confederate Enrolling officer, came to and searched his home, looking for him. Unwilling to join the Confederate Army, plaintiff was forced to leave and join Burnside's army. The home is described as having a negro kitchen, barn, smokehouse, corn crib and mill. |
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