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View Entry | Alexander McGregor v. Southern Coach Lines | Hamilton | Damages |
Exhibit Materials: One situation map of intersection where accident occurred, two photos of vehicle involved, two photos of accident site, handwritten statement by plaintiff. |
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View Entry | Alonzo Abney v. Elsie Abney | Hamilton | Divorce | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | A. J. Fair, et al. v. City of Elizabethton | Carter | Election Dispute |
Pl's: Ralph & Robert L. Perry, S. B. Hale, L. K. Kenney, R. Ledford, Earl Belvins, Lexie C. Moss, R. M. Erwin, Fred T. & William Taylor, & all residents of Elizabethton. Defs: R. B. Moreland, P. P. Bain, M. W. Snell, S. G. Myers. The city held a vote for a "beer referendum" deemed a "straw vote," that incurred many fees due to advertisements & other expenses. The plaintiff sued to ify the vote, & to prevent any further taxes or fees being imposed. |
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View Entry | Albert W. Lee v. State | Hamilton | Manslaughter, Voluntary |
Incomplete case file. Lee is accused of murdering Medis Sims. |
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View Entry | American National Insurance Co. v. Lula McPhetridge | Knox | Insurance Disputes |
Plaintiff is seeking to have an insurance policy reconstrued, as the amount the policy was for was mistyped and Defendant is seeking reimbursement of that mistyped, higher amount. Exhibits include insurance application, insurance certificates, payment book, register sheets, b&w photographs, correspondence. |
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View Entry | A. E. Dearing v. Brush Creek Coal Co. | Bledsoe | Injury and Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Andrew Gene Delk v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
Exhibits: 5 - 8x10 photos, drawing, hospital statement, doctor statement, bill of lading, sworn statement by Robert Powell, bad order tag from railroad, train record book, train record, blueprint, drawing. |
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View Entry | Bernice Smith et al. v. Sallie Reed Benton et al. | Hamilton | Land, Sale of |
Additional Plaintiffs: Edna Barker. Additional Defendants: Fletcher R. Morgan. Additional Cause of Action: Fraud - land sold without Plaintiffs' knowledge of full terms of deal. |
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View Entry | Bales Furniture Co. v. Cecil Hurst Furniture Co. | Knox | Replevin |
Items being replevin: numerous furniture pieces. Exhibits include cancelled check, handwritten notes, item list. |
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View Entry | Brown Crinkley v. George W. Adkisson | Roane | Recovery of Land/Property | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Bessie V. Stewart Wirtz v. United States Fidelity& Guaranty Company | Sullivan | Insurance Claims and Policies | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | B. V. Armstrong v. State | Knox | Other |
"Driving while drunk." Case incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Ben F. Hunt v. T. G. Street et al. | Hamilton | Partnership Settlement |
Additional Defendants: W. C. Caton, Katherine DeGeorgis Hunt. |
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View Entry | Bart Sexton v. State | Morgan | Liquor Violation |
"Possessing Whiskey." |
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View Entry | Bernard Fine& Jake Fine v. State | Hamilton | Gambling |
Cause of Action: Keeping a gaming house. |
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View Entry | Bettie Hensley Hydas et al. v. Lennie Hensley Johnson et al. | Hamilton | Estate Dispute |
Exhibits include delinquent tax list, copies of wills, trust deeds. Add. Plaintiff: Hazel Hensley. Add. Defendants: Willie Hensley, Elizabeth Hensley Harris, Mamie Hensley Heaton. |
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View Entry | Birdie Brooks v. R. P. Fritts | Roane | Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Cynthia Cox v. The Vogue, Inc. | Hamilton | Damages |
Plaintiff sued for damages after slipping and falling on floor in building operated by defendant. Exhibits include: x-ray of skull, hand-drawn floor map. |
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View Entry | Carl Horton v. State | Hamilton | Larceny |
Horton is accused of attempting to steal money, chattels and personal property of J. E. Rhodes while he and his wife were sleeping with intent to convert the same to his own use. |
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View Entry | Cora Fleming v. Elisha Pickens | Hamilton | Fraud |
Exhibit materials include deeds and receipts. |
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View Entry | Claud Cartwright, et al. v. Joyce Graves | Bradley | Injury and Damages |
Minor plaintiff was injured after being hit by a car while crossing the street after exiting a bus operated by Defendants. Exhibits include medical bill, b&w photographs. Add. Plaintiff: Bradley County. Defendant's next friend: J. H. Graves. |
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View Entry | City of Knoxville v. Hazel C. Hargis, admr. | Knox | Damages for Wrongful Death |
The Hargises were walking down a street when William O. Hargis collided with an awning brace, falling unconscious due to a fractured skull. He died the following day. Exhibits include b&w photos, large schematic drawings, bills, ordinance modifications, correspondences. Add'l Def's: Lawrence P. Brichetto, Myrtle A. Brichetto, Nita D. Clark. Case takes up entire box. |
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View Entry | C. E. Rogers v. J. A. Mercer | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
Defendant doing business as Mercer Pie Company. Exhibits: copies of Tenn. Dept. of Agriculture inspector's reports. |
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View Entry | Claude Crabtree v. Mary Catherine Crabtree | Hamilton | Divorce |
Exhibits: deed transfers. Additional folders for this case are in ET box #727 |
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View Entry | Carter County v. Bailey Williams et al. | Carter | Breach of Official Duty |
See Box 66 for remainder of case. Additional Defendants: Fidelity & Composite Company of Maryland, James N. Julian, Fidelity Casualty Company of New York, East Tennessee Light and Power Company, Free Services Tire Company, Lacey-Kagley Oil Company, R. A. Allison, Carter County Motor Company, Lloyd Perry, Heman Robinson, Brooks Equip. & Manufacturing Comp., Dempster Brothers, Auto Parts Company, American Limestone Comp., Austin Powder Co., Builders Supply Co., Brumit Service Station, etc. |
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View Entry | C. T. Dykes & Fred G. Bryan v. Hamilton County | Hamilton | Deed Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | C. Raymond Davis v. Ralph Genann | Washington | Damages |
Resulting from travel and personal expenses on behalf of a partnership. |
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View Entry | Carter Manufacturing Co. v. Tom Still Transfer Co., Inc. | Sullivan | Breach of Contract |
2 folders. |
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View Entry | C. G. Rogers et al. v. T. W. Rogers et ux. | Sullivan | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Laura Rogers, Emma Feathers, Albert Feathers, Susie Rogers, Etta Mercer, G. R. Mercer, Susie Offield, Lucille Rogers, Nellie Rogers, Thurman Rogers, Margaret Rogers. Additional Defendants: unnamed wife of T. W. Rogers. |
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View Entry | Chattanooga Estates Co. et al. v. J. Spencer Stone et al. | Hamilton | Petition for Injunction |
Plaintiff accuses defendant of using property in a manner that geos against the terms of the property's deed, seeks injunction to cease construction on property. Judgment for defendants, modified on appeal. Additional Plaintiffs: Morgan W. McPherson, Lou Powell McPherson. Additional Defendants: Myrtle J. Stone. Exhibits included. Oversize exhibit item located in ET Oversize Box 1. |
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View Entry | City of Chattanooga v. Dora Brown | Hamilton | Assault and Battery |
Victim: William Maddox. |
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View Entry | Cadessa I. Dugger v. Dr. John A. Gentry, et al. | Hamilton | Injunction |
Additional Defendants: Charles Jackson Smith, Anna Lou Isam Smith. |
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View Entry | Charles Arnold v. Empire Building Inc. | Knox | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Origin of recovery: unpaid wages. |
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View Entry | Dave Penn v. State | Hamilton | Malicious Destruction/ Mischief | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Dixie Greyhound Lines v. Brown Transport Company | Hamilton | Property Damage |
2 Folders. |
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View Entry | Dr. C. C. Hacker, et al. v. Theodore Hacker, et al. | Washington | Wills, Contested |
Additional Parties are unclear. |
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View Entry | D. C. Key v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Key is accused of assaulting with intent to kill Jane May Hutchenson with a knife and murdering Tuck Joiner on August 15, 1944. Joiner and Key were friends before the murder. Key claims Joiner was choking him and that is why he stabbed him with his knife. |
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View Entry | Dr. Oren A. Oliver v. George Grady Gowan | Sevier | Debt on Account |
Plaintiff sued for money owed for dental work performed on daughter of Defendant. |
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View Entry | Emma Houser v. State | Blount | Manslaughter |
"Voluntary Manslaughter." Victim: Graham Haven. |
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View Entry | E. C. Winn v. E. A. Wright | Hamilton | Debt |
Plaintiff sued Defendant for commission on real estate transactions. Exhibits include disbursements list and purchase agreement. |
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View Entry | Esler Douglas v. Tennessee Jellico Coal Co. | Campbell | Petition for Compensation | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | E. E. Hart et al. v. J. G. Crumbliss et al. | Roane | Land and Title Dispute |
Add. Complts: James Hart, Ben Hart, Tommie Hart, Gertrude Hart Campbell, Clyde Hart Johnson, Mamie Hart, Beulah Hart, R. S. Parker, Kenneth Fowler, Julian Deitz, Carl Deitz, J. Y. Johnson, Grace Johnson Cate, Blanche Parker, W. M Gambill, 28 others. Add. Defendants: C. M. Rose, William Brown, Mary Irvin, Terrell Luffman, James Luffman, Jack Martin, Brocnson Fitzgerald, Mary Seinknecht Lotz, D. H. Jones, R. M. Childress, Pierce Luffman, Ellen Luffman Underwood, William Luffman, 14 others. |
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View Entry | Edna Huskey v. A. D. Brooks | Sevier | Unknown |
Exhibits only. Exhibits include several large x-rays located in ET OV 1. |
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View Entry | Enoch Voyles v. State | Morgan | Liquor Violation |
"Possessing Whiskey." |
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View Entry | Edward McGhee v. State | Hamilton | Forgery |
Includes check copies. |
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View Entry | Elizabeth Bales, admr. of Joseph H. Bales, dec. v. Frank R. Bales et al. | Knox | (unknown) |
Exhibits include cemetery bill, handwritten notes, Marriage certificate, promissory notes, trust deed, mortgage deeds, trustee's deed. Add. Defendants & Cross-Complainants: Orville Fowler, Frank A. McSpadden, William E. Nichols, Wilma Jean Fowler, Elsie Mae Fowler, Delsie Mae Fowler, R. D. Johnston. |
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View Entry | E. V. Haun et al. v. Sarah J. McLean et al. | Knox | Debt |
Origin of Debt: real estate commission. Add. Plaintiffs: Haun Realty Co., F. H. Bergin, Neva C. Bergin. Add. Defendant: V. H. McLean. |
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View Entry | Fred S. Vaughan v. Hercules Powder Company | Hamilton | Personal Injuries |
Exhibit Materials: assignment sheet, reclassification sheet, compensation agreement, termination of employment slip, pay stub, pre-employment examination record, copy of original application for employment with photo id. |
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View Entry | Flora Kuykendall, admr. v. Southern Railway Co. | Hamblen | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Deceased was hit by a train operated by Defendant. Exhibits include death certificate. Exhibits include terrain map. Deceased: C. S. Kuykendall. |
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View Entry | Frank Samuel McCulley v. Cherokee Amusement Co. | Campbell | Injury and Damages |
Plaintiff was injured by a fan on property of Defendant. Exhibits include b&w photos, correspondence. Plaintiff suing by next friend Ethel McCullin Raglan. |
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