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View Entry | A. T. Maxwell v. Wiseman Herrin | Putnam | Trespass and Damages |
Dispute over ownership of a tract of land in Putnam county. Plaintiff alleged that defendant wrongfully cut, removed, and sold valuable timber from the Plaintiff's land. The Sally Cronk Spring Branch is the disputed boundary. Plaintiff argued that the land was once owned by Marvel Marcum. |
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View Entry | A. C. Womack v. Mary Vaughn | Warren | Damages |
Plaintiff and defendant owned adjoining farms separated by a fence running north and south. The two parties made an agreement to each care for a designated section of said fence. Plaintiff complained that as a result of the defendant's failure to maintain her section of the fence, her horses crossed into his property and destroyed 40 bushels of corn. Plaintiff sued for damages. |
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View Entry | A. T. Maxwell v. Nashville & Knoxville Railroad Company | Putnam | Damages |
Pltf. sued to recover damages incurred when the dfnt. company entered upon the pltfs. land without his permission to construct a roadbed on his property. |
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View Entry | Abe Atkins and wife v. G. F. Gillman, Composing the firm of Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. | Williamson | Damages |
Plaintiffs sued for damages after Charity Atkins, wife of Abe Atkins, was struck by a horse and wagon owned and operated by the defendant. Defendants delivered tea, coffee, baking powder and condensed milk to customers throughout Williamson County. |
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View Entry | City Street Railroad Company in error v. W. H. Malcolm, admr. | Hamilton | Damages for Wrongful Death |
In April 1890, Lee Malcolm was crushed and killed between two passing cars owned by the plaintiff in error at the intersection of 9th and Market Street in Chattanooga. He was an employee of the company but not on duty at the time. |
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View Entry | Caroline Ronsey v. Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co. | Chester | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Documents from two separate cases were tied together: a brief from a Shelby County Probate case (Rudolph C. Bacher et al. v. A. H. Stratmann, Admin.) and a 380-page Chester County Circuit Court case (Carolyn Ronsey v. Mobile & Ohio Rail Road Co.). The case number was on a loose sheet in the folder, so it is possible that it does not belong to this case. The suit was filed to recover $5000 damages for the "wrongful killing" of claimant's husband, Dave Rensey when he was walking along the track. |
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View Entry | Citizens Street Railroad Co. v. Arthur Peppin | Shelby | Damages |
Additional defendant: Henry S. Peppin |
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View Entry | Castner& Company for the use of Castner Lewis & Company v. The Western Union Telegraph Company | Haywood | Damages |
Castner and Company consisting of George L. Castner and P. E. Hinson Damages amounting to $500 for the late arrival of a message from Messers Newall and Clayton. |
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View Entry | Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. S. A. Voyles | Morgan | Injury and Damages |
Incomplete case file--Assignment of Errors only. The case originated with Voyles's injury at the rail yard. Horace Goldston lured Voyles away from his job shoveling coal to work as a railcar coupler. Voyles took the switcher job, as Goldston told him the wages were better. Voyles mashed his finger while coupling without a lantern (Goldston told him he wouldn't need one), so he sued. |
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View Entry | David O. Andrews v. Frank T. Ryan, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
F. T. Ryan is listed as the executor of C. R. Ryan and the guardian of William Ryan, Louis Ryan, and David Ryan Additional defendant: Charles Roscoe Ryan |
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View Entry | Edward White et al. v. W. J. Burnett et al. | Weakley | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional plaintiffs: R. K. Dunerson, David White, and Charles Wheeler. Additional defendants: W. A. Thompson, F. G. Eanes, and Bates Burentt First two pages are missing. |
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View Entry | East TN, VA & GA Railroad Co. v. James W. Cox | Sullivan | Damages |
Cox sought $10,000 in damages. Cox was employed by the rail road co. and a car “had been cut loose,” ran down the track and struck Cox. He lost a leg. |
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View Entry | East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Railway Co. v. L. C. McKeehan | Knox | Damages |
McKeehan's (also spelled McKehan) arm was severely injured while operating a train owned by the plaintiff in error. He sued the plaintiff for damages as a result of negligence and won a judgment. Plaintiff appealed. It is unclear if this case is related to "Railway Co. v. McKeehan," located in ET 7 or "E. V. T.& G. Ry. Co. v. McKeehan," located in ET 91. 2 folders. |
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View Entry | F. B. T. Hollenberg v. R. M. Jones et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Co-defendant is Mrs. R. M. Jones. The property in question is a piano purchased by Mrs. Jones from the Hollenberg Music Co. Issues include her ownership of the piano separate from her husband, her husband's assumption of the loan after a period of time, Hollenberg's tearing up of the original contract and signing of a new one, and the fact that the piano was not made of walnut, as Mrs. Jones had been informed by the salesman. Several briefs are included in the folder. |
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View Entry | Frank Patton v. the Illinois Central Railroad Company & the Mississippi& Tennessee Rail Road Company | Shelby | Damages |
Damages of $10,000 for being "violently thrown between the cars of said train which was in motion, when and where he was run over by one of the cars of said train and wounded, mangled and his leg mashed so that it was necessary to amputate same." |
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View Entry | G. B. Malone v. James Leggat | Shelby | Damages |
Plaintiff claims that he took his horse to the defendant, a blacksmith, to be shod. When the horse became lame, the owner discovered that a nail had been driven into the quick of the horse's foot. Although the injury was treated, the horse later died of lockjaw caused by the puncture wound. Folder includes legal briefs. |
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View Entry | George Beam, admr. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. | Davidson | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Beam is the admr. of the estate of Frank Murray, dec. Beam sued for damages amounting to $1999.99 for the wrongful and negligent death of said Murray. Housed in 3 folders. |
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View Entry | H. P. Miller v. The Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans Railroad Company | Gibson | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Operation of a railroad hotel. |
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View Entry | Illinois Central Railroad Company v. W. C. Turner, admr., James B. Horner, dec. | Gibson | Damages |
Assignment of errors, brief of the plaintiff in error only. James B. Horner, dec., was an express messenger in the employ of Southern Express Co., killed in head-on collision with freight train between Medina and Oakfield, 11 Nov. 1891., 2:12 PM. |
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View Entry | Illinois Central Railroad Company v. W. J. Crook | Weakley | Property Damage | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Joel Pearce v. Sol Taylor | Henderson | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Over sale of mule. |
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View Entry | James Lee v. E. B. Campbell et al. | Shelby | Damages |
Additional Defendant: Jennie Campbell, wife E. B. Campbell. Defendants originally won suit against Lee for $90. Lee was owner of steamboat Rosa Lee, on which Mrs. Campbell & daughter were passengers 19 Nov. 1893. The Rosa Lee caught fire & defendants' hand valise, which contained newly purchased clothing, was destroyed; defendants unharmed. Lee was sued for damages due to loss of valise & its contents. |
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View Entry | J. P. Dobbins et al. v. Bluff City Cotton Mills | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional plaintiffs: G. A. Dazey, M. W. Mosely. Plaintiffs do business as partners using the firm name Dobbins and Dazey. Bylaws on page 303. |
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View Entry | James Mayfield v. Consumers Ice Cold Storage Company | Davidson | Damages |
Consumers Ice is variously named "Consumers Ice, Coal and Cold Storage Company". Mayfield initially sued after a wagon of the dfnts. was driven carelessly into his own causing damages around $40. Only in introducing his testimony, was Mayfield listed as "(col)". |
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View Entry | J. W. Maclin Exr. & c. v. Geo. R. Stevens et al. | Tipton | Damages |
Additional defendants: R. T. Somerville, J. H. Boyd, W. L. Taylor, and Jno. W. Maclin |
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View Entry | J. A. Batte v. Citizens St. Rail Road Company | Shelby | Damages |
Damages for personal injury to Plaintiff by means of electric rail road car |
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View Entry | John Cicalla v. Miss A. P. Twohig | Shelby | Damages |
Cause of action: misrepresentation of property sold |
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View Entry | James Woodly v. Bon Air Coal and Coke Co. | White | Damages |
Plaintiff was injured by falling rock while working in a coal mine owned and operated by the defendant. Plaintiff complained of negligence and sued for damages. Casefile includes a pencil sketch of the entrances to the mine in controversy. Woodly also spelled Woodlee. |
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View Entry | J. D. Smith v. Mary Frey, admr. of John Frey Sr., dec. | White | Damages |
Plaintiff purchased a "Jack," from John Frey Sr. for the purposes of breading. The Jack failed to breed and the plaintiff refused to pay the note. John Frey died and the defendant, his admr., sued to collect said note. Plaintiff filed this bill to have the note declared void and to recover damages sustained by the fraudulent transaction. |
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View Entry | J. M. Pope v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. | Maury | Damages |
Plaintiff, J. M. Pope sued defendant for damages in the amount of $500 for unlawfully converting to its use one trunk and its contents, the property of the plaintiff. |
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View Entry | Kansas City & Memphis Railway & Bridge Co. v. F. P. Poston, Trustee et al | Shelby | Damages |
Owners of three lots in Memphis are sued the Railway Company for damages upon two counts. First for blocking the path to the street and second for causing rain water not to drain properly and in turn flood their lots. The three land owners listed are F.P. Poston, M.C. Pearce and Johnnie Cannon |
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View Entry | Lettie Dixon v. Citizens Street Rail Road Company | Shelby | Damages |
Cases not complete, only the deposition of one Samuel Martin is present. It can be inferred from his testimony that Dan Dixon, relation to Lettie Dixon was struck and killed by an electric car belonging to the defendant. See WT 549 for majority of the case file. |
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View Entry | Louis Bamberger, admr. of Samuel Roland Bamberger, dec. v. Citizens Street Railroad Company | Shelby | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Victim: Samuel Roland Bamberger. Case could be incomplete. |
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View Entry | Little Rock & Memphis Railroad Company v. Quaile & Sewell | Shelby | Damages |
Damages for non-delivery of goods. |
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View Entry | L. Dare Young, alias L. Dare Woodard v. Ella Young | Knox | Damages |
The plaintiff was married to Young and then divorced. The plaintiff was seeking damages in the sum of ten thousand dollars of the alienation of her husbands affections. See additional pages to case in ET 1704. |
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View Entry | Lafayette Fields v. J. R. Wallace | Putnam | Damages |
Plaintiff brought suit seeking damages against the defendant for falsely and maliciously charging him with perjury. Defendant allegedly referred to testimony given by the plaintiff in a previous suit between the two parties as lies. This case is related to "L. F. Fields v. J. R. Wallace," located in MT 999. |
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View Entry | Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railway Co. v. George Kolp et al. | Shelby | Damages |
Additional Defendant: G. S. Scott. Defendants originally sued railroad for $65. Charged that cattle that they had contracted with the railroad to ship from Jonestown, MS to Memphis, TN were damaged in transit. |
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View Entry | Little Rock & Memphis Railroad Co. v. Neil, Mitchell & Henry | Shelby | Damages |
Damages for non delivery of goods. |
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View Entry | Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company v. T. B. Harris | Madison | Damages |
Damage to T. B. Harris' land by the obstruction of cane creek, causing its waters to overflow and the surface water and the drainage of the adjacent high lands to back up and overflow said lands and thereby damaging Harris' land. |
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View Entry | Mrs. M. E. Moore v. Williams, Kirkpatrick and Co. | Davidson | Damages |
Incomplete casefile. Nature of the injury is unknown. Williams, Kirkpatrick and Co. was comprised of J. M. Williams and J. G. Kirkpatrick. |
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View Entry | Mrs. Fannie Wilmuth v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. | Montgomery | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Plaintiff, Fannie Wilmuth, sued the railroad for $1975 as damages for negligently causing the death and physical and mental suffering of her husband, A. J. Wilmuth in 1889. A. J. Wilmuth was a brakesman on the defendant's train that ran over his legs. |
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View Entry | Marcum Brothers v. J. C. Shannon | Weakley | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiffs: J. M. Marcum & W. H. Marcum. The dispute concerns a contract to cut and "make merchantable and saleable" a quantity of lumber delivered by the Marcums to Shannon's mill. |
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View Entry | M. C. Pearce v. Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad Company | Shelby | Damages |
Damages of $5,000. Construction of a road through plaintiff's properties in the Nonconnah Bottoms of Shelby Co. Appealed to Supreme Court, Jackson. Map of area included with case. A. J. McLendon, Sheriff of Shelby County TN. |
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View Entry | Newport News & Mississippi Valley Company v. Smith Brothers | Obion | Damages |
Damages to recover the value of a horse that was killed. |
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View Entry | Nashville Lumber Compnay v. Fourth National Bank of Nashville, Tennessee | Davidson | Damages |
The Lumber Company was seeking damages claiming that the Lumber company endorsed two notes for accomidation. The Bank knew of this and they let it happen to be able to impose liability on the Lumber compnay. |
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View Entry | R.R. Church v. James Maydwell | Shelby | Damages |
R.R. Church and James Maydwell are neighbors. R.R. Church claims that Maydwell constructed a new home on his lot and that part of the home overhangs onto Church's lot. He further claims that Maydwell's house causes rain to fall against his walls and roof Church is seeking damages for the damage done to his roof and walls by the rain. His argues that the placement of Maydwell's house is causing the rain damage to his house. |
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View Entry | Robert Henry, by next friend v. George Ridley | Carroll | Damages |
Plaintiffs "next friend": Mrs. A. W. Henry. Pages 1-4 are torn with bottom half missing. Cause of Action: Damages due to an assault and battery by the defendant. |
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View Entry | Richard Porter v. Waters Allen Foundry and Machine Works | Davidson | Damages |
Plaintiff was employed by the defendants as a "cupalo tender," in their shop and foundry near the corner of Union and Walnut Streets in Nashville. When the foundry was relocated to the State Penitentiary, plaintiff was forced to work with unskilled prisoners. While the plaintiff was engaged in molding, a prisoner dropped a ladle filled with molten metal into the plaintiff’s shoe permanently crippling him. Plaintiff sued for damages. 2 folders. |
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View Entry | St. Louis & Tennessee River Packet Company v. Wallace Dixon& R. H. Lacey | Decatur | Damages |
Wallace and Dixon are seeking damages from the St. Louis and Tennessee River Packet Co. On a foggy night a steamer belong to said company crashed into a raft that was tied and left in the river. Dixon and Lacey are the owners of said raft. |
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View Entry | Shofner & Stone, et al. v. The Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Railway, et al. | Bedford | Damages |
Addtl pltfs: L & N Railroad Co. Addtl dfnts: James B. Shofner and Ephriam Stone. Shofner was variously written as Shafner. Shofner & Stone shipped a carload of hogs to Louisville, KY the majority (36) arrived dead, two died the next day. They sued to recover $500 in damages for said hogs. |
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