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View Entry | Annie Thomas, et al. v. M. Nealis, et al. | Shelby | Taxation Disputes |
Annie Thomas filed this case as next friend of Estella, Alexander, and Steven Thomas against Nealis and A. J. Harris, back tax collector of Shelby County. Tax collector sold plaintiffs' property for back taxes, and plaintiffs, who are minors without a guardian, claim the amount taxed was excessive and incorrect. NO cover, no old box number. |
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View Entry | Alston Boyd, et al. v. Sarah E. Hunt, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Lelia R. Boyd, Bessie Boyd, Alston Boyd, Jr., Mary Boyd, Leila Boyd, Martha Boyd. Additional defendants: Julia Phelan, Henry Loeb. Interest in land in Memphis- Lot 237, south of Main & Monroe St., and buildings on said land. |
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View Entry | Amanda & William Blount v. M. J. Strawn, et al. | Decatur | Wills, Contested |
Several other defendants with Tenn. surnames: Tuten, Boggan & Akin. Case involved the Blount's attempting to recover possession and rents of a tract of land in Decatur Co. This case was tied in a bundle with Mendenhall v. Southern Normal University. |
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View Entry | Alice H. Woodfin v. L. Marks & J. L. Rosenbloom | Madison | Land, Fraud |
Plaintiff widow of S. H. Woodfin, dec. 20 July 1897, owned several lots at time of death whose sale was instituted by administrator, W. T. Rogers. Plaintiff intended to bid for lots herself, but Marks persuaded her that he would do so on her behalf & turn property over to her. Instead he took full charge of property & collects rents; will not sell to her. Woodfins divorced at time of S. H. Woodfin's death. Children: Beulah & Roy Woodfin. |
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View Entry | A. Landreth Company v. A. W. Schevenell et al | Shelby | Debt on Account |
Additional plaintiffs: Virginia G. Schevenell, Jesse L. Page, The Cumberland Building and Loan Association. |
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View Entry | Annie Thomas, et al. v M. Nealis | Shelby | Sale of Land/Property |
Additional defendants: Annie Thomas' children, all minors. Case heard in the Supreme Court of Tennessee. |
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View Entry | A. Humphreys Kortrecht et al. v. Lee Thornton, admr., et al. | Shelby | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
No cover. Other plaintiffs: Hugh Kortrecht & Augusta Kortrecht. Thornton is administrator of S. I. McDowell, dec. Other defendants: G. W. McRae, J. R. Goodwin, R. J. Black, C. H. Raine, & G. D. Raine. Plaintiffs are asking for the refund of money paid erroneously to the tax collector by McDowell, former Clerk and Master. |
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View Entry | Breckinridge Viley v. Robert Lockwood | Shelby | Property Dispute |
Property disputed: bay race mare named Belva |
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View Entry | Brandon Bros. & Thompson v. Troy Hardware Co. et al. | Obion | Breach of Contract |
Contract also involves a third company, Goodman, Reedy, & Jones, who were to convey a certain amount of lumber to Troy Harware from their mill, to be paid for in merchandise and money. |
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View Entry | B. F. Bridges & wife, et al. v. Alfred Greener | Henderson | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Ada, wife B. F. Bridges; Lum & Meek Greener. Ada Bridges, Lum & Meek Greener children of John Greener (d. 1896) & wife Martha, (d. Carroll Co., March 1897). Plaintiffs seeking to recover land deeded to father by J. N. Richardson & wife, Malinda, on 17 Oct. 1877. Argue land theirs by right of inheritance. Deft. maintains land had been previously sold to satisfy judgment against Richardson. Purchaser then sold land to Alfred Greener & plaintiffs have no claim to property. |
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View Entry | B. H. Beazley v. John L. Kennedy, et al. | Davidson | Application for Injunction |
Additional Defendant: George W. Stainback. Defendants are members of the Board of Public Works and Affairs of the Mayor and City Counsel of Nashville. Exhibits: newspaper clippings, reports and illustration on the Phillips & Buttorf building fire. Complainant sought to enjoin defendants from making or entering into a contract with any bidder for the purchase of a fire hose for the city of Nashville. |
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View Entry | B. Lowenstein, et al. v. R. A. Speed, Clerk | Shelby | Injunction |
Case was filed to enjoin the County Court Clerk from copying the re-assessment of a particular piece of property into the tax books. File includes several briefs. |
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View Entry | B. Lowenstein & Bros. v. P. T. Sipes, et al | Tipton | Debt |
This is only part of the case. It only includes pages 173-362. Debt for note in the amount of $574.11. Additional defendants: O. G. Bomer |
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View Entry | Charles H. Oehm, et al. v. W. V. Holley, et al | Shelby | Breach of Bond |
Additional plaintiffs: Charles W. Oehm. Additional defendants: Frank Trimble |
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View Entry | Charles Wessendorf v. J. N. Smith & Mary J. Smith | Shelby | Debt |
Debt for labor. |
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View Entry | Charles Bakrow & Co. et al. v. W. H. Winter et al | Madison | Conversion |
Additional defendant: M. P. Smith |
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View Entry | Clara Lane et al. v. United States Building & Loan Association | Shelby | Attachment |
Clara Lane was one of many stockholders who bought stock with this company under the belief that it was a chartered company in Tennessee. It was then discovered that the company was chartered in Kentucky. Lane and others ask for an attachment "to issue to be levied on its assets; the bill be declared a general creditors' bill to wind up said Association and administer its assets in Tennessee." |
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View Entry | Charles McKarsie, et al. v. Citizens Building & Loan Association, et al. | Debt Dispute |
Case file is incomplete. |
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View Entry | Charles McKarsie, et al. v. Citizens Building& Land Association, et al. | Debt Dispute |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Cassa Glosson v. A. F. Glosson, et al | Carroll | Divorce | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | D. A. Carpenter v. Letitia A. Frazier et al. | Shelby | Property Dispute |
Carpenter is receiver of the Southern Building & Loan Association. Frazier is executor of C. W. Frazer, dec. Other defendants are Virginia F. Boyle, T. R. Boyle, Phoebe Frazer, C. W. Frazer, & P. A. Edmonds. |
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View Entry | David Morgan v. L. H. Stewart, et al. | Shelby | Debt |
Other defendants: Sallie V. Stewart; Michael Nealis; W. W. Carres; John I. Dunn. For loan of $2800 from Lombard Investment Company to defendants. Company later sold interest in loan to plaintiff. |
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View Entry | Delida Cicalla v. Austin Miller, et al. | Shelby | Lease Dispute |
Other defendants: Memphis Trust Company; Ellen M. Watson, exe. of Samuel Watson, dec. |
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View Entry | D. E. Love v. D. D. Shaw, admr. of Alex Duckworth, dec. | Haywood | Estate Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Edward Henegar, et al. v. Inez Nelson Deadrick, et al. | Wills, Contested |
Case file is incomplete. |
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View Entry | E. L. Mendenhall v. Southern Normal University | Carroll | Debt, Balance on |
Cover and first page are missing. The University president signed a promissory note to the plaintiff for $375.70 in 1897, and has never paid the amount due. The largest issue in the case seems to be whether the president was really the president, and whether he actually had the authority to sign such a note. |
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View Entry | E. J. Morgan, et al. v. W. C. Treadwell, et al. | Perry | Recovery |
Additional plaintiff: H. A. Culp. Additional defendant: Model Wringer Co. |
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View Entry | Edwin C. Kimball v. M. Nealis | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Other names in the case: Clara Lee Bailey & John J. Bailey, who earlier owned the disputed property. |
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View Entry | E. G. Robinson v. W. W. Bierce | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Eli Cupples v. J. B. Dodds | Hardin | Bank Note |
In 1893, Dodds agreed to sell two tracts of land to G. W. Harrison for a sum of money & two notes. Dodds conveyed the land to Cupples, even though notes were owed by Harrison. |
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View Entry | Etta Cary et al. v. F. Shields | Davidson | Deed Dispute |
Plaintiff: C. McPhail. Additional parties Solomon Cary |
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View Entry | Emma C. Peck, et al. v. East Tennessee Lumber & Mining Co., et al. | Sevier | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Parties are unlisted. |
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View Entry | Emma Peck, et al. v. J. D. Murphy, admr., et al.and C. H. Johnson, et al.v. J. D. Murphy, admr., et al. | Jefferson | Land, Contract Dispute |
Case file is incomplete. |
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View Entry | Emma C. Peck v. East Tennessee Lumber& Mining Co., et al | Sevier | Land and Title Dispute |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Elizabeth Paris v. M. Poss | Dickson | Land |
Condition: pages are very brittle, falling apart |
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View Entry | Ella Ketchum v. Workingmen's Building & Loan Assoc. | Shelby | Land, Contract Dispute |
Case concerns land given to family members in the will of James Ketchum, deceased, and the subsequent sale of that land. Case is in three folders. |
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View Entry | E. J. Morgan et al. v. W. C. Treadwell et al. | Perry | Notes |
Note for $100.00. Additional plaintiffs and defendants not listed. Reply only. |
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View Entry | Eugene Wyly v. C. T. Brecheen, et al | Benton | Lien |
Vendors Lien. Additional defendants: Cora Brecheen |
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View Entry | F. T. Cochran v. William Frederick Werner, et al. | Shelby | Debt Settlement |
Case involves an unpaid judgment from an earlier court case (1888) and a fresh attempt to collect payment due after defendant received some insurance money. The "et al." in this case is the insurance policy from Emilius Buck, deceased. Case is in two folders. |
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View Entry | Frank H. Price & Lillie E. Price v. The Atchison Water Company | Shelby | Negligence | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | First National Bank of Rockwood & C. E Hamlin v. The Teutonia Insurance Co. | Hamilton | Breach of Contract |
Incomplete file; opinion only. Hamlin bought policy from Teutonia to insure himself and the bank of Rockwood against fire damages not more than $500, but the policy had many stipulations. For instance, if any insurance over that coverage amount were purchased without notifying Teutonia, the policy would become void. |
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View Entry | Francis McKing v. Joseph Culwell | Land and Title Dispute |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | F. T. Ryan, exor. of C. R. Ryan, dec. v. Alice Word, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Defendants: Alice Word, sole heir at law of E. H. Word, dec. and Martha E. Word, widow of the E. H. Word. |
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View Entry | George H. Taylor & Company v. Ralph G. Badoux, et al. | Davidson | Debt |
James T. Mix was a partner in plaintiff company. Additional defendant: Clement R. Badoux. Ralph lost a judgement in the Cook County (IL) Circuit Court, indebting him to the plaintiffs for $356.75. Ralph was legally insolvent, but after the death of their mother, Kate Badoux, both Ralph and Clement now have the funds to repay the legal debt. |
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View Entry | Goodbar & Company, et al. v. Max Fishman, et al | Gibson | Property Dispute |
Suit concerns the ownership of property used to settle debts. Additional plaintiffs and defendants not listed. Only the names "Wolfman" and "Hoskins." |
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View Entry | George M. Brasfield, reciever v. Thomas J. Latham et al | Shelby | Fraud |
Plaintiff: George M. Brasfield, reciever of Wooldridge Stove Company Additional Defendant: W. H. Wooldridge Exhibits include cutaway engravings of stoves and ovens. |
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View Entry | G. W. Robinson v. W. R. Owens& Jas. A. Veasey | Gibson | Fraudulent Conveyance | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | George Yarbro v. Jonathan Luton, et al. | Decatur | Land and Title Dispute |
Case re: recovery of money alleged to have been paid on purchase of tract of land sold by order of Chancery Court, Decatur Co. TN, 1874, previously owned by James L. Yarbro, dec. |
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View Entry | Henry B. Plant v. R. A. Speed, Clerk | Shelby | Injunction |
Cause of Action: injunction to prevent the most recent assessment of the plaintiff's property from taking effect. |
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View Entry | Henry C. Polk et al. v. Evander Williams | Shelby | Debt on Account |
Cover is missing. Polk, Henry S. Spinning, & Ben Shepherd are Polk, Spinning & Co. Williams is Evander Williams & Co. Williams is negotiating a second debt, to B. G. West, and has asked for a three-month extension on the Polk debt. |
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