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Western Union telegram, Aug. 31, 1917, Nashville. To James L. Crow, Athens, Tenn. "State ceases to pay rent on property used by cavalry troop this date. [signed] Rogan. "Charge AGO."

Additional defendants: Mrs. Iona O' Kain, J. L. Haston, American National Bank and the State Bank & Trust Company

2 folders. Plaintiff is sued for damages in the sum of $5,000 for her injuries sustained as she was disembarking a train car owned and operated by the defendant and the conductor, without warning, closed the door and started off with the plaintiff's hand caught in the gate of the door. She was pulled along the street with great force, injuring her legs, back, neck, and internal organs.

Other defendant: Louisville & Nashville Terminal Co.

The George C. Brown Company contracted with A. J. Whittington to stack lumber at their location in Proctor, Arkansas. Whittington left his job in Batesville, Mississippi, and moved to Arkansas to go to work for the said company. Upon his arrival in Arkansas, Whittington was told that the company rescinded the contract and he could not go to work for them.

Louis Pallace owed Thompson, Jones, & Co. 2 notes for a total of $57.70 plus interest. J.A. Reichman, sheriff, levied a Mitchell Automobile Roadster belonging to Pallace as payment for debt. DeFranchschi proposes to replevy automobile valued at $150, claiming it was not subject to seizure or execution.

additional defendant: Monroe Guy. plaintiff alias: Albert M. Maas, defendant alias: Godfrey Haack. Plaintiff sued over a debt of $64.00

Alva Wynne owed Dr. Jos. H. Smith $79.50. Incomplete case file. No other details available.

Witnesses included T.C. Butler, Tom Blasingim, D.D. Dodd, Pete Frost, Mrs. W.A. House. Additional Defendants: Lewis Shepard, L. House, and Joe Whited.

Defendant's father had written three promissory notes amounting to $1335.25 with 6% interest. He died, and defendant was named in his will.

This case grows out of same car accident described in Sherman G. King v. Frank D. Smythe & Frank W. Smythe found in same box (WT 1512). Roddy sued Smythe for $10,000 in damages caused by the car accident. Roddy suing Smythe for recklessly running into his car causing serious and permanent injury to Roddy. Also charges Smythe with negligence for not looking ahead, for speeding, and for driving on left side of road.

Jeffress asked Bransford Mills to ship 25 barrels of flour to him early in order to save money. Bransford Mills alleges that $122.06 and other costs are still owed him. Includes a bankruptcy transcript of Harvey W. Jeffress labeled Exhibit A.

Other defendants are A. H. Outlaw and D. W. Kenneda [sic]

2 folders. Murder of J. G. Ward. J. G. Ward was a sharecropper raising tobacco on B. S. Abernathy's property. Abernathy and Ward got into an argument over when to strip the tobacco and Abernathy stabbed Ward.

5 folders. Exhibit materials are photographs of documents. Add. plaintiffs: C.S. Dashiell, Trustee & L.T. Fitzhugh, Trustee. Claim the defendant is wrongfully in possession of a note worth $25,600, executed by the plaintiff and dated 1914. Defendant has been holding the note as collateral to a promissory note for $20,000 by contract between the parties to secure a trust deed for tract of land. Defendants are threatening to sell the note by an alleged power, but the plaintiffs state only they hold power.

Additional complainants: Jeff Smith, Mollie Boozer, Dave Smith, Bob Smith; additional defendants: Will Grandberry, Gus Hendrix, Lenna Hendrix and Joe Galloway; dispute over ownership of two lots of land, lots 33 and 34 of J.F. Graham's re-subdivision of Block J of Thomas Tract; Ex A: copy of deed

Additional parties: Mr. J. Rhea Sumpter, Thomas W. Wrenne.

Add. defendants: D.B. Sweeny, C.E. Schroll, F.H. Heiskell, J.M. Heiskell, E. Weatherford, & H.M. & A.M. Whaling. The defendants executed a contract to sell real estate to T.B. Wilkins, who paid monthly until $775 had been paid. The plaintiff then bought the property from Wilkins with one-half equitable interest. Elizabeth Wilkins then claimed rights to the property portion that had been sold to the plaintiff.

Additional defendants: T. T. McDonald; John C. McLemore; W. A. Taylor; B. R. Miller; J. J. McNulty; Bolton College Bonds; Bolton College; E. H. Crump; Manhattan Savings Bank & Trust Company. Lawsuit concerns the legality of Shelby County selling bonds to benefit Bolton College. Related, it also challenges the authority for the county to pledge to pay the bond interest and to levy a tax to pay for the bond interest.

Additional complainants: Ike Utley (husband of Cinda), Eliza and Arthur Como, Lena and Will Gillespie, residents of Madison County, TN. Additional Defendants: W. B. Nelson