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View Entry | Annie Trawell v. Hiram Trawell | Scott | Divorce |
The plaintiff sued her husband (married 1851) for divorce after he deserted her, refused to further support her, and committed adultery with several women. They had nine children, the youngest 16 and all but two married, at the time of the divorce. |
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View Entry | Alvin Smith v. C. N. O.& T. P. RY Co. | Scott | Damages |
Def. is the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Co. Pla. was employed as as servant by the Def. and was instructed to use a handcar to deliver a gasoline drum. After the delivery, Pla. was again operating the handcar when a wooden handle malfunctioned causing the Pla. to be thrown from the car. Due to the injuries he sustained, Pla. was unable to work for 4 months. Pla. is seeking damages. |
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View Entry | Ambers Gibson v. A. M. Cook | Scott | Damages |
Plaintiff alleged that he was injured in an auto accident in which defendant was at fault. Plaintiff sued defendant for damages. |
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View Entry | Anderson S. | Lewallen | Barred | Scott | Southern Claims Commission | |||
View Entry | A. Z. Long v. Taylor Range, O. E. Clouse & Roy J. Range | Scott | Debt |
Cause of Action: Money owed on a Promissory Note. Account receipts included. |
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View Entry | Arnold Maxwell v. State | Scott | Violation of Age of Consent | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |||
View Entry | Arvil Brown v. State | Scott | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |||
View Entry | A. L. Childress, et al. v. P. L. Ryan | Scott | Ejectment |
This was a suit of ejectment brought by Childress to recover of defendant Ryan a 100 acre tract of land. Incomplete file. |
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View Entry | A. J. C. Robbins et als v. A. C. Ellis et als. | Scott | Incorporation |
This case dealt with a dispute over who has the right to declare a charter of a municipal corporation and void |
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View Entry | Ale | Hatfield | Barred | Scott | Southern Claims Commission | |||
View Entry | Bettie Ann Phillips v. Riley Phillips | Scott | Divorce |
Bettie Philips filed for divorce and asked for custody of their children as well as to retain the house. Children were Nancy, aged 15, James, aged 13, Joel, aged 11, Bettie, aged 9, Martha Bell, aged 7, Victoria, aged 4, and Alfred, aged 2. Bettie also asked that a $150 note payable be transferred to her. Note was owed to J. M. Keen. |
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View Entry | Bailey Butram, et al.v. State | Scott | Bond Dispute |
Opinion document. |
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View Entry | Board of Aid of land ownership and Co. v. A. R. Lewallen et al | Scott | Fraud |
Additional defendants: J. F. Hayghett, Robert Diamond, W. F. Lee, William Smith, B. Dunkleburg, P. A. Clark, Jon. Pagett, William Hall, Denty Dawn, Thomas Butler, J. R. McCart, A. Alton, Chas. Holstinger, K. Lewallen and J. R. Goan. The plaintiff charged that an election that was held was held fraudulently The plaintiff charged that poll list was not complete as there were names missing. |
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View Entry | Bailey Buttram, et al v. John Chambers, admr. of Emmanuel Lewallen, dec. | Scott | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Additional Plntffs.: George W. Pemberton & L. B. Goad. On 16 July 1859 a judgment of $128.57 plus costs was rendered against the plntffs. & in favor of the defts. Since them 3 executions have been issued as defts. Attempt to collect the judgment. Plntffs. granted an injunction prohibiting the defts. From taking further action in attempting to collect the debt until the case could be reheard. |
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View Entry | Bobby Newt McDonald v. State | Scott | Larceny | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |||
View Entry | B. Vaccaro, exe. v. P. Cicalla | Scott | Other |
Other parties: Delida Cicalla Cause of action: question of court sanction of a lease No Docket Number |
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View Entry | Bill Gosnell v. State | Scott | Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |||
View Entry | Baley Buttram et al.v. State et al | Scott | Bond Dispute |
Pla. sued State & others re: judgment entered Emsley Jeffers & Ptlffs (as his securities) for revenue collected & to have been accounted for by Jeffers as Scott County Revenue Collector for 1865. Pla. disputing authority for bond, for which original documents have gone missing. |
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View Entry | Claude Duncan v. Dickey Rector Lumber Company et al. | Scott | Injury and Damages |
Additional Defendants: Wilbur Dickey Rector. |
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View Entry | Claude Kauffman v. State | Scott | Violation of Age of Consent | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |||
View Entry | Charlie Cross v. Tennessee Railroad Company | Scott | Damages |
Exhibits: (2) hand-drawn situation maps. |
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View Entry | Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific Railroad Co. v. Alexander Abbott | Scott | Damages for Wrongful Death | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |||
View Entry | Cincinnati, New Orleans& Texas Pacific Railway Company v. Herman Wilhite | Scott | Injury and Damages |
Wilhite, a travelling salesman, was driving his 1937 Plymouth sedan across railroad tracks in Oneida, TN, & watchman failed to warn him of an approaching train. He was struck by a train backing up, injuring him & wrecking his car. sued for $1000. |
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View Entry | C. M. McClung et al. v. George Parnell et al. | Scott | Debt |
Add. Pla: Trotter Brothers, a mercantile firm, The Handley-Goodman Grocery Co. and Cowan McClung and Co., a mercantile firm. Add. Def. New River Lumber Co. Plaintiffs claim Parnell is indebted to them for goods, wares, merchandise sold and delivered as well as promissory notes. Plaintiffs further claim that the New River Lumber Co. is indebted to Parnell. |
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View Entry | Carl Honeycutt v. State | Scott | Forgery |
Honeycutt was charged with forging a $9.80 check payable to Tilmon Laxton; Star Drug Company endorsed it. Honeycutt claimed to have an alibi. He was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. |
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View Entry | Cora Keeton v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Company | Scott | Workman's Compensation |
Plaintiff is the widow of Curt Keeton (dec.), who was employed by the defendant and was killed during the course of his work. He was accidentally thrown from an automobile driven by an agent of the defendant. At the time of his death, C. Keeton received an average weekly wage of $18.84. |
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View Entry | Charles B. Froman, admr. of J. Earnest Froman, dec. v. Mr. & Mrs. C. J. Washington | Scott | Other |
Earnest Froman was killed after he was thrown from a car he was riding in as a result of the defendants negligent driving. Plaintiff is sued the defendants for $50,000 stating that Froman's estate has been deprived of the pecuniary value of the life of the intestate. See WT 1905 for additional part of case. Volume 2 and exhibits of this case located in WT 1914. |
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View Entry | Convey Low v. State | Scott | Manslaughter |
Order only. |
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View Entry | Cumberland Grocery Company v. John Laxton & Company | Scott | Unknown |
Final Decree only. |
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View Entry | Cincinnati, New Orleans& Texas Railway Company v. Emma I. Garrett admr. of estate of David Garrett | Scott | Wrongful Death |
Two folders. |
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View Entry | Charlie Sexton v. State | Scott | Larceny | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |||
View Entry | Cumberland Coal, Coke & Petroleum Co., et al. v. Diane Blevins & Jim Blevins | Scott | Land and Title Dispute |
Dispute over defendants cutting 37 acres of lumber from Plaintiff's property. Names appearing in writ as plaintiffs are J.C. Parker, Jerome Templeton, and G.(?) M. Shoemaker. |
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View Entry | Cincinnati, New Orleans,& Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. Sarah Hicks admr. of Ben Hicks dec. | Scott | Damages |
Ben Hicks was killed after being struck by a rail car owned and operated by the Pla. in error. Def. in error believes that the rail car did not have a proper lookout, did not attempt to stop and did not blow a warning whistle to alert Mr. Hicks. Def. in error is seeking damages for negligence. |
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View Entry | Charlie Gregory v. State | Scott | Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of |
Plaintiff in error is accused of transporting liquor. The original case also included Lizzie Wyatt as a defendant. Wyatt runs a restaurant and lunch counter out of her home. Plaintiff in error claims he stopped at Wyatt's to get out of the rain when Wyatt gave him the keys to her cellar and asked him to lock it. While in the cellar, Plaintiff in error found and picked up a jar of whiskey. A constable who had been watching the house confronted and eventually arrested Gregory. |
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View Entry | C. E. Losey v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. | Scott | Insurance Claims and Policies |
C. E. Losey had a fire insurance policy with National Union Fire Insurance Co. for $950.00 coverage. His home was loss to an accidental fire and he submitted a claim to insurance co. with required documentation and they have not paid. He sues for the $950.00 coverage which he claims his policy entitles him to. |
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View Entry | Diance (Bud) Blevins v. Pearson Hardwood Flooring Company | Scott | Injury and Damages |
Worker's Compensation case. |
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View Entry | Diances (Bud) Blevins v. Pearl Hardwood Flooring Co. | Scott | Workman's Compensation | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |||
View Entry | Daniel B. Walker v. Roscoe Byrd | Scott | Election Dispute |
Case involved the disputed contest between the two parties for Trustee of Scott County. Case takes up the entirety of the box in 5 folders. |
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View Entry | David | Acres | Allowed | Scott | Southern Claims Commission | |||
View Entry | D. Schloss & Co. & Shloss & Co. v. Duden, Freree, & Co. | Scott | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |||
View Entry | David Beaty & Edley Paul v. James M. Wright, the President & Director of the Bank of Tennessee, et al. | Scott | Land, Partition of |
Additional plaintiff: James M. Beaty. Additional defendants: Mary Gallaway, John Gallway, Hannah Gallaway, Levi Gallaway, John Gallaway, Jasper Campbell, John Carpenter, Rhoada York, Amos York, Nancy Peters. Case involves a dispute over $337 and costs of suit executions were issued upon judgment to the Sheriff of Morgan county levied on land orders of sale issued and the land sold for nominal amount failing to satisfy the judgment and execution. |
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View Entry | Dr. D. T. Chambers v. State | Scott | Manslaughter |
"Involuntary Manslaughter." Shooting Victim: Hoyal Byrd. |
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View Entry | Dave Harness v. State | Scott | Liquor Violation | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |||
View Entry | Donald E. Blair v. First Trust & Savings Bank | Scott | Other |
Donald E. Blair had a time deposit certificate in his name issued from the First Trust & Savings Bank payable for $900 and when he went to cash in the certificate he was denied the money. |
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View Entry | Dennis Angel v. Emanuel Philips | Scott | Trespass and Damages |
Trespass and damages under $50 for taking hogs belonging to the plaintiff for the defendant's use. |
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View Entry | David Acres v. A. M. Cross | Scott | Petitions for Certiorari |
Acres signed a note as security for Dennis Angel and held by Absolom Lerop. After Angel's death, Lerop brought suit against Acres for payment on the note. Acres believes he is no longer liable for the debt. |
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View Entry | E. S. Boshears, et al. v. J. I. Foster, et al. | Scott | Fraud |
In 1920 & 1921, J.I. Foster & E.J. Foster, constructed 2 bridges in Scott county, 1 across New River at Cordell, & 1 across Clear Fork River at the Burnt Mill Ford. The bridges were constructed in a substandard manner. However, the work had been accepted by County officials & had been used by residents. 2 fldrs. See decree in box ET 74. |
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View Entry | Ernest Goad v. State | Scott | Murder |
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View Entry | Elmer Sexton, alias Dutch Sexton v. State | Scott | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Curtis Keaton. |
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View Entry | E. G. Foster, et al. v. Horace E. Dodge, et al. | Scott | Lien |
Case in 2 folders. Other plaintiffs: Leon R. Jillison. Case docket only lists Dodge as defendant, but supplemental materials all say "Horace E. Dodge, et al." without naming codefendants. |
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