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Original case unknown. Blueprint plat map showing proposed extension of Broad St. through the lands of the state of Georgia, The North Carolina & St. Louis Rail Road Lessee.

Lieberman, Loveman, and O'Brien is a partnership composed of Simon Lieberman, Adolph Loveman, and Andrew W. O'Brien.

Unlawfully transporting intoxicating liquor.

Additional defendants: G. I. Frazier and J. B. Hunt.

Cause of action: Failure to display license plate on automobile.

A.S. Kerr sued out a civil warrant to collect a debt against L.M. Johnson. J.M. Raines, constable of Madison County, was responsible for executing the warrant and collecting the account. Raines collected a judgment of $24.65 and only paid Kerr $20.00, with Raines keeping $4.65. Raines claimed Kerr promised to pay him outside of his costs also, but Kerr denies this. Case in 2 folders.

Additional Defendants: M. H. Dobson. Former additional defendants on case: D. J. Jarratt, L. D. Love, W. L. Fly, R. H. Dudley, Jarratt and Dudley Hardware Company, John H. DeWitt, W. B. Ballard. Possibly related to case in ET 93, ET 211, and ET OV 4.

Gardner, Horn, and Crosby are charged with theft of an automobile ("One Five Passenger new Ford Car, Engine No. 4376162"). The car belonged to Swink Pearce and was valued at $500.

Abe Lane is noted as being a "foreigner". Case concerns the purchase price paid by Lane for a property formerly owned by J. J. Moffitt. Lane hired Houston to represent him while making the purchase. Lane claims fraud because he says Houston and Barber conspired to charge him $6000 for the property when the actual price paid was $5400. Property location was 438 N. Royal Street, Jackson, TN, and was previously operated by Moffitt as a butcher shop.

Benton Robertson was charged with assault and battery against Mary Willie Moore

Kissell a resident of Arkansas; made a contract with defendant to make a share crop on defendant's land in the 9th civil district; defendant would furnish land and supplies and board; defendant did not carry out contract and did not protect the crops

Beckwith-Chandler Company claims that W.A. Green owes them $661.11

The plaintiff is appealing his conviction of obstructing a public road. He was charged with this as a result of leaving a wagon across the Pulaski and Brick Church Turnpike.

Defendants are the Commissioners of Shelby County. Plaintiff is sued them individually and collectively for damages when a wagon he was driving was recklessly hit by a truck belonging to the county. Plaintiff is claiming the defendants were negligent for selecting non competent man to drive the truck.

Additional complainants: Mrs. Charlie S. Satterlee, Lucie J. Spalding and husband Geo. M. Spalding. Complainants are not residents of TN but are owners in fee and in possession of a tract of land in Shelby County. The complainants entered into a contract with the defendant whereby they agreed to sell the land to him for $16000.00 cash. Once the contract had been signed, the defendant refused to pay the balance due and rejected the deed of conveyance.

Plaintiff is sued for debt due on two notes each for $87.50. Plaintiff loaned money to the defendant to be put into the business of the Progress Furniture Co. The notes were executed when by the defendant when she bought the business and were in part payment of the said business.

A driver of a Chattanooga Medicine Co. delivery truck had a head on collision with a motorcyclist. The truck made a right turn at an intersection and the motorcyclist ran into the truck. Brannon sued for $20,000 in damages for the injuries he sustained when hit by the truck. The accident caused two compound fractures on Brannon's left, and once it healed his legs were different lengths. Both Pl and Def accused the other of speeding and driving recklessly. Oversize plat at M-17-18

Partners in the Bonner Company are W. C. Bonner, H. W. Bonner, Blaine Bonner, & J. C. Bonner. Plaintiff, an employee of the company, lost two fingers in an accident involving one of the company's machines. He claims the company was negligent in not providing proper guards or other protection against injury. Additional case materials are in WT Box 1605.

church operating in Memphis, Tenn.; additional defendant: A. H. Kortrecht; deed of trust to Korterecht, trustee, conveying church property to secure an indebtness of $2500 evidenced by 50 $50 notes; Fraser acted as Church treasurer; Fraser claiming Church is indebted to him; congregation gave no authority for deed of trust; Exhibits: receipts and cost notes from church activities and bills