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Request for appeal; request for writ of Supersedeas; challenge to previous judgment rendered when plaintiff was ill and absent as approved by the Justice of the Peace; writ of scire facias not exercised against co-defendants

Defendant won judgment against Henry S. Abrahams & Hannah S. Abrahams for debt of $327.11. Plaintiff was listed as surety for Abrahams, so Meyer sought to collect judgment from him. Plaintiff claimed to have been listed as surety without his knowledge or consent.

Dispute began over note given by defendant to plaintiff over sale of a horse. Plaintiff won judgment against defendant & defendant was appealing.

Add. Pla: H. L. Finnessey and Ed Ghormley. This case evolved from a previous case where the pla. had a warrant issue against the def. for embezzling money and attempting to defraud the Avondale Farms Creamery. Defendant was a delivery truck driver and a review of his delivery book allegedly found several changed entries. The def. filed a cross bill seeking damages for humiliation and damage to his reputation. Exhibit materials include delivery and accounting records.

Andrew Haney, colored, asked for damages for personal injuries by the illegal acts of the packet company agent. Haney, a roustabout on the steamer "Lucille Noland," was accused by company of getting into an altercation with the boat's Second Mate. Company claimed the Mate acted on his own & was not authorized to have such personal encounters.

Folder only contains petition for writ of certiorari. Original case was over fire insurance policy claim.

Original suit was trespass for an alleged injury to land. A judgment was rendered against the orator for five dollars. He claims that the judgment was made late in day and he was not informed in time for an appeal.

Statute of limitations reached.

Simpson maintains that case arises from his refusal to pay for a horse that he had purchased in good faith from Hamblett, but which proved dangerously unsound.

In 1875, Craig recovered an judgment against Parks for $269. This case concerns a dispute over whether or not this judgment was ever paid.

Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

Exhibits: 3 - large calendars, bulletin, 2 - pamphlets from U.S. Department of Labor. Plaintiff sued for overtime compensation and an equal amount of liquidated damages.

debt of $311.38 and cost of suit

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.

Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

Petition for Certiorari & Supersedes. Judgement for $40.00 & costs for J. H. Norman, March 1883.

Additional Plaintiff: Philip H. Nelson as next friend.

sale made by Shanks sometime since the said sale became the purchaser of some property sold by Taylor but refused to take a not only endorsed by Taylor; requesting case be heard in Supreme Court

Plaintiff's name also listed as James M. Roddy on cover sheet, but David M. Roddy/Roddey everywhere is in case document. Plaintiff was guardian of Penelope & James Smith. Defendant was security on 2 notes for $41.65 and $154.34 owed by D. A. Bacon to plaintiff. Plaintiff & D. A. Bacon reached agreement to delay execution on debt for an indefinite period. Defendant argued that, because the agreement was reached without his knowledge, it released him from responsibility as security.

First case was a petition filed by D. Miller as next friend of Willie L. Miller for judgment against the defendant, the father, for support, education, and maintenance of said child. The bill was an attachment to a case in 1918 where the plaintiff filed for divorce, alimony, and custody. The second case is a suit by A. M. Miller for habeas corpus writ for the custody of W. L. Miller.

Exhibits: copy of petition