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| View Entry | A. J. White v. W. R. Moore | Shelby | Petitions for Reimbursement | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Annie W. Ammons v. William A. Ammons, et al. | Shelby | Divorce | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Asa Shelton v. J. B. Somerville et al. | Shelby | Debt |
Additional defendants; M. A. Allen, Mary E. Somerville |
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| View Entry | A. M. Agelasto v. George Lunghe | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Andrew J. Ward v. S. Isaacs | Shelby | Debt Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Amanda M. Logan v. The Mason County Mining & Manufacturing Co. et al. | Shelby | Conversion of Property |
Plaintiff sues defendant for two thousand dollars for damages for the conversion of property consisting of "a certain negro man named Albert the property of plaintiff." |
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| View Entry | Benjamin R. Thomas et. al. v. Gilbert Moyers & W.W. Dedrick. | Shelby | Foreclosure |
Moyers is listed as being from Shelby County, Tennessee, while Dedrick is listed as a citizen of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Case deals with mortgage on a piece of property in Memphis. Additional plaintiffs are Thomas R. Roach and Bettie Willis. Are listed as being from Vicksburg, Mississippi and are listed as partners in Vicksburg Bank. |
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| View Entry | Benjamin Adams v. Brown Starrett & Co. | Shelby | Debt Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | City of Memphis v. John E. Williams | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
John E. Williams was a realtor from New York. |
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| View Entry | City of Memphis v. State Ex Rel P. C. Bethel | Shelby | Petitions for Reimbursement |
This is a petition for Mandamus. A writ from a superior court to an inferior court, commanding that a specified thing be done, which is return of debts to the alternative Writ of Mandamus here. State of Tennessee upon relation of P. C. Bethel v. John Lougue, the Mayor of Memphis, a Municipal Corporation created by the Legislature of the State of TN, James A. Newsom, Comptroller and Martin Kelly, Treasurer of said City of Memphis. |
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| View Entry | City of Memphis v. John Massell | Shelby | Mandamus |
John Wassell was a citizen of Pulaski County, Arkansas. |
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| View Entry | C. A. Stillman v. L. K. Stillman et al. | Shelby | Breach of Contract |
Additional Defendants: J. K. Long. |
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| View Entry | C. F. Hermon & Co. v. | Shelby | Payment for Goods | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | City of Memphis v. Charles Abernathy | Shelby | Bond Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Cleon Clason, et al. v. J. W. Jefferson | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
This case involves a shipment of cotton to Europe that was said to be inferior to that which was contracted for. |
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| View Entry | City of Memphis, et al. v. State ex rel R. M. Joyner | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: W. S. Bruce, J. M. Hill, Sinking Fund Commissioners of the City of Memphis. Joyner also spelled Joiner. Bonds due from Memphis to the State. State accuses City of improper use of Sinking Fund taxes collected. |
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| View Entry | City of Memphis& Fred C. Schaper Tax Collector v. Charles Kortrecht | Shelby | Other |
Cause of Action: Petition for Mandamus |
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| View Entry | C. D. Hart, et al. v. Samuel Shaw, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional plaintiff - Ellen J. Hart - additional defendant Ellen B. Shaw. |
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| View Entry | Charles H. Taylor v. O. R. Anderson | Shelby | Debt Settlement | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | City of Memphis v. State on rel. W. J. P. White | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
W. J. P. White of Philadelphia, PA. Claims to be owed bond and coupon payments by the City of Memphis. |
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| View Entry | D. Weaver T'R v. T. C. Bleckley | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
Involves bond issues for Confederate soldiers and their wives. |
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| View Entry | D. H. Evans v. G. T. Beaumont, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Daniel Ames, et al. v. A. C. Rogers, et al. | Shelby | Debt Settlement |
Additional parties: James M. Beattie, John Morgan, S. C. Rogers, C. G. Thompson |
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| View Entry | Dennis Sexton v. John O'Hern | Shelby | Debt, Balance on |
William Philibent served as surety for Dennis Sexton. |
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| View Entry | DeSoto Bank of Memphis v. Archibald Wright | Shelby | Debt, Balance on |
Plaintiff sued defendant over a note that was due to the bank originally to Wright, but had been endorsed over to the bank. |
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| View Entry | D. W. Bynum v. W. O. Searcy | Shelby | Debt Settlement | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | D. Pants v. P C. Bethel | Shelby | Promissory Note | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Daniel J. Partin v. William E. Butler, W. J. Davis, et al. | Shelby | Deed Dispute |
The case begins with a will leaving land and slaves to various family members, runs into an improperly written deed that needed to be rewritten, and moves on to later generations who believe that they are entitled to inherit their parents' property. |
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| View Entry | E. W. Apperson v. Isham G. Harris | Shelby | Debt Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | E. A. Cote v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Co. | Shelby | Promissory Note | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Ellen P. Molloy, et al. v. J. W. Clapp, et al. | Shelby | Conveyance, Illegal |
Additional plaintiffs: J.W. Moores. Additional defendants: D.B. Molloy and citizens of Shelby County. |
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| View Entry | E. M. Apperson v. Charles Jones, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional defendant- W. B. Green |
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| View Entry | Edmund Richardson v. Benjamin C. Brown, et al. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Other defendants: O. P. Lyles, John Cubbins, John Gunn. |
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| View Entry | Ellen Manning et al.. v. City of Memphis et al. City of Memphis at als. | Shelby | Other |
Additional plaintiffs - James Manning & Bridget additional defendants John Logue - Mayor, Board o f Health of Memphis & Dr., Frank Rice |
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| View Entry | E. J. Bowers v. A. B. Treadwell | Shelby | Debt Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Ellen F. Holst v. Margaret Holst | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Francis Rieger v. Charles A. Damman, exe. of Ferdinand Englebrecht, dec. | Shelby | Debt Settlement |
Charles A. Damman owes Francis Rieger twenty-five hundred dollars. Otto Schwill. |
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| View Entry | F. M. White & John P. Caruthers v. A. Stephens & John Brown | Shelby | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
Includes record of the suit of Thomas Cochran, James B. Cochran, William Barbiere, John Hanson and Charles A. R. Thompson of Cochran and Company v. John D. Mason and A. Stephens of Mason and Stephens, John P. Caruthers, John Brown, William F. Hardin. |
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| View Entry | F. W. Brown v. H. B. Packer | Shelby | Debt Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Frank Panesi v. T. H. Boswell& M .F. Ball | Shelby | Replevin |
Plaintiff claims the defendants are keeping from him one soda fountain and three show cases which are his own property. |
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| View Entry | F. M. Murphy v. Samuel Fighe | Shelby | Guardianship of Minors | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Frank Maury v. John Gaston | Shelby | Contract for Labor and Materials | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | G. W. Truehart v. William Patton, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional defendants: Thomas C. M. Patton, Jonathan Sougmin, A. G. Agnes. |
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| View Entry | George A. Stovall v. Phillip Tuggle | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Witnesses for the defendant included George Gilham, a lawyer in Memphis. |
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| View Entry | George W. Murphy v. R. E. Richardson, et al. | Shelby | Debt Settlement |
Additional defendants: Martin Webb, Thomas Bailey, Firm of Webb and Bailey. Attorneys for the Plaintiff: Humes and Posten. Attorneys for the Defendant: Patterson and Land. |
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| View Entry | George W. Cone v. D. Paute et al. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Other defendants: W. H. Wood; H. W. Thorpe; C. Bethel; W. A. Wheatley. |
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| View Entry | General Council of the City of Memphis v. State Ex Rel P.C. Bethel | Shelby | Failure to Pay |
A lawsuit of the city of Memphis' failure to pay the interest on a group of interest warrants (coupon bonds) held by Bethel. The State of Tennessee is acting upon the behalf of Bethel. |
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| View Entry | George W. Neal v. D. H. Todd et al. | Shelby | Estate Settlement |
Neal died indebted leaving a widow, David & Susan Todd trying to recover money and assets from the indebted estate, Jackson Insurance Company payout in question George W. Neal passed away with debts, leaving the Mrs. Neal widowed. David H. Todd and Susan Todd/Wife from Alabama are the Plaintiffs trying to recover money and assets. |
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| View Entry | German National Bank v. J. B. Bingham & W. A. McCloy | Shelby | Fraud |
Complaint is that defendant Bingham, who owed the plaintiff damages from a previous lawsuit, claimed that he had prior debts that he must pay first and so could not pay the judgment. Plaintiff claims that defendant entered into a partnership with defendant McCloy, supposedly to pay a debt, but in fact to create a partnership to defraud plaintiff and other creditors. |
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| View Entry | George A. Stovall v. J. D. Williams | Shelby | Debt Settlement |
Involving Gayoso Savings Institution, Memphis. |
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