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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.

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.

Additional defendants: Annie Thomas' children, all minors. Case heard in the Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Property disputed: bay race mare named Belva

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.

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.

Additional plaintiffs: Charles W. Oehm. Additional defendants: Frank Trimble

Additional defendant: M. P. Smith

Case file is incomplete.

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.

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.

Other names in the case: Clara Lee Bailey & John J. Bailey, who earlier owned the disputed property.

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.

Additional Parties are unlisted.

Case is incomplete; opinion only.

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.

Vendors Lien. Additional defendants: Cora Brecheen

Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

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.

Plaintiff: George M. Brasfield, reciever of Wooldridge Stove Company Additional Defendant: W. H. Wooldridge Exhibits include cutaway engravings of stoves and ovens.

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.