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View Entry | Alsey England v. Joseph Kerr, et al. | White | Damages |
Joseph Kerr, William Kerr, and J. C. Davis owe Alsey England $100 for damages. |
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View Entry | Allen T. Nolen v. Berrel G. Lewis | Williamson | Damages |
Amount of damages $200.00 |
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View Entry | Allen Quiritin v. Howard Sims et al. | Davidson | Damages |
Additional defendant: Samuel Seay. Amount of damages $600.00 |
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View Entry | Alfred W. Thomas v. Elizabeth B. Caruthers | Maury | Damages |
Amount of damages, $182.00. |
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View Entry | Alexander H. Montgomery v. Joel Foster, et al. | DeKalb | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
To wit, a horse. |
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View Entry | Archibald C. White v. Isaac C. Thomas | Lincoln | Trespass and Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Alexander F. McFerrin& Benton L. McFerrin v. Albert Perry | Cannon | Trespass and Damages |
Case concerns detaining a 7 year old mare. |
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View Entry | A. C. Mayberry v. Daniel Cliffe& Charles Merrill | Davidson | Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Aris Brown v. Henry M. Hays et al. | Davidson | Damages |
Additional defendants: R. G. McNairy, R. T. Kirkpatrick |
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View Entry | Andrew Knott v. John Baxter | Knox | Damages |
Baxter sued Sam Miner and Andrew Knott for a debt of $500. Miner signed a promissory note at the previous trial but still has not paid. Baxter appeals and then sued for damages of $1000. |
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View Entry | Alla E. Boyd v. Golden Peacock, Inc. | Henry | Damages |
Pltf. sued to recover $230 in damages due by breach of contract. Employed by dfnt., pltf. claimed they refused pay her for hours worked. Boyd claimed the dfnt. sold items for cheaper in the drug stores, but still expected her to keep up her sales. Boyd gave the example of Golden Peacock Bleach Cream sold in stores for $.69, but she was forced to sell it for $1.00. |
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View Entry | Alfred Harris v. Bettie Phillips | Davidson | Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | A. M. Stevens v. Riddle, Coleman & Company | Shelby | Damages |
The case concerned a steamboat accident involving the "Alf Stevens" (owned by the plaintiff) and the "Dick Fulton No. 3" (owned by the defendants). The firm of Riddle, Coleman, & Co. was composed of George R. Riddle, John C. Coleman, and W. S. Parker. |
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View Entry | A. Morrisson v. W. P. Roberts | Davidson | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Roberts claims that Morrisson intentionally misrepresented his position as superintendent. |
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View Entry | A.J. Green, et al. v. Bank of Tennessee | Bedford | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: S.W. Green, Thomas Warren, C.A. Warren, and Samuel Thompson. Plaintiffs are appealing the charge of trespassing. |
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View Entry | A. R. Wood et al. v. J. R. G. Scales | Bedford | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: James Word, M.W. McClure, James Johnson, and S.S. Hayes. Plaintiffs are appealing the Defendants original charges. |
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View Entry | A. B. Harrison v. B. H. Wisdom et al. | Montgomery | Damages |
Bryce Sturent, B. F. McKeago, Sarah A. Williams admr. Seeks payment for whiskey destroyed during Civil War. |
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View Entry | Adams Express Co. v. A. J. Tynes | Davidson | Damages |
Damage of goods to be delivered |
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View Entry | Absalom Foshee v. Enoch Collins | McMinn | Trespass and Damages |
Collins sued Foshee and several other defendants for trespass and damages of $40,000 for taking and converting to their own use Collins' personal property, including: horses, mules, hogs, bushels of corn, wheat, hay, cattle, sheep, etc. Collins also suing for being maliciously forced out of his house, destroying his farm houses and other property while def'ts occupied them as camping grounds. Suit began in 1865. |
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View Entry | Anthony Hogan, exe. of Edward Hogan, dec., et al. v. William Carland, et al. | White | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Other plaintiffs: Rebekah Hogan, exec. of Edward Hogan, dec. |
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View Entry | A. L. Ginn v. Forest Nursery Company | Warren | Injury and Damages |
Opinion only. Warren County case found in East TN boxes. |
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View Entry | A. S. Williams v. Taxing District of Shelby County | Shelby | Damages |
Williams sued the Taxing District of Shelby County for $1000, maintaining that a defective bridge on a public street caused serious injury to a horse and wagon belonging to him. Injury took place in 1883. Printed brief included. |
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View Entry | American National Bank v. E. H. Murray, et al. | Davidson | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Although case was collected with the Eastern Division, it lists a Middle Tennessee County of origin. Case file is incomplete; brief only. Possibly related to case file in MT 442. Also included in ET OV 4 is an oversize account ledger dating 1909-1912. |
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View Entry | Augusta Finger v. H. E. Walter& Company, et al. | Shelby | Trespass and Damages |
Other defendants: Ernest Archer; A. J. McLendon; Sheriff W. R. Duke; D. S. Robertson; O. K. Robertson. |
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View Entry | A. R. Gammon, admr. of John R. Courier, dec. v. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Company | Knox | Damages |
The plntff., admr. of John R. Courier, sued the deft. for $10,000 damages in his death. Courier was struck & killed by a train owned & operated by the deft. on the date of 3 July 1886. Courier left a mother & sister. |
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View Entry | Athens Roller Mills, Inc. v. Mrs. Kittie Reynolds | McMinn | Injury and Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Alice Cora Mayes & William L. Mayes v. Walter Clark | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Receipt included. |
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View Entry | A. B. Jewell v. Louisville New Orleans& Texas Rail Road Company et al | Shelby | Damages |
Additional Defendant: Mississippi and Tennessee Rail Road Company |
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View Entry | Alexander Guy v. Fischer & Burnett Lumber Company | Anderson | Injury and Damages |
The plaintiff sued the defendant company for $2,000 in damages for negligently employing the plaintiff's 12-year-old son, Charles Guy, to use said saw without proper training or consent, resulting in the loss of the child's right arm. |
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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 | Abe Moore v. Southern Railway Company | Claiborne | Damages |
Exhibit Materials: situation map. Condition: some form of adhesive holding a few pages together. |
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View Entry | Augustus Chandler v. Carl Swafford | Hamilton | Damages |
Origin of damages: Plaintiff was struck by an automobile driven by defendant. |
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View Entry | A. C. Jamison v. Illinois Central Railroad Company | Gibson | Damages |
Plaintiff, a former railroad employee, was run over by a hand-car and seriously injured on 25 July 1888. Injuries have left him permanently disabled. Plaintiff charges railroad with negligence and is sued for $25,000 in damages. |
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View Entry | A. J. McLendon, Sherriff v. Ida Murrell | Shelby | Damages |
Damages for $499.00 for the wrongful seizure and detention from her lot. |
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View Entry | A. J. Collingsworth v. L & N Railroad Co. | Gibson | Damages |
Loss of livestock. |
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View Entry | A. W. Howard, et al. v. City Grain & Feed Co. | Maury | Damages |
Reply brief for plaintiffs only. Additional Plaintiffs unknown. Plaintiffs seek a refund on purchases "lacking quality." |
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View Entry | Alice Johnson v. Vincent C. Russell | Shelby | Damages |
The plaintiff sued on the basis of being unlawfully imprisoned for "malicious mischief." |
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View Entry | Albert (A. M.) Mangrum, admr. of the estate of John (J. T.) Mangrum v. Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Railway Co. | Benton | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Pltf. sued for $30,000 in damages after J. T. Mangrum was killed at a right-of-way near Camden Nov. 28, 1931. The nearly four years old decedent had climbed onto the tracks around an underpass where the rail crossed highway No. 1. Pltf. claimed the engine failed to sound the whistle or ring the bell and failed to stop the locomotive in enough time to avoid the accident. Ex mat.: Photos, OS illustration. Found bound with W. W. Bumpass v. L. & N. Railroad Co. (in WT2104), but not consolidated. In 3 folders. |
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View Entry | Ann T. Sloan v. Bessie Smith & Tim W. Smith | Knox | Damages |
Exhibits: two 8x10 photographs, diagram |
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View Entry | Antoinette Wetter, Wilhelmina Schmalzreid v. Fox & Regenstein | Shelby | Damages |
Damages to leased properties, $167.20 and costs, rendered by magistrate, 5 Aug. 1897. Appeal to Supreme Court. Damage to rear stairway, repairs to elevator; broken windows; damages to walls due to removal; damages to cellar; damages to paint on First Floor area- store building located at 330 Main St., Memphis, lease made in 1896. |
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View Entry | Augusta W. Dennery v. Charles Pickel, Sr. & Charles Pickel, Jr. | Knox | Damages |
Defendants doing business as Pickel Furniture Company. Additional Defendant: Isham Cox. Exhibits: situation map, hospital receipts/bills, check, automobile repair receipts/bills |
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View Entry | A. J. Tillman v. St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Rail Road Co. & St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. | Shelby | Damages |
Plea of damages conversion of property under $500. Dollars. |
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View Entry | Andy W. Davenport v. Strait Creek Coal Company | Campbell | Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | A. B. Gaither & Callse Gaither v. Memphis Street Railroad Company | Shelby | Damages |
Damages for $5,000 for bodily harm. |
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View Entry | Adele S. Kennedy et al. v. Rutherford Freight Lines, Inc. | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Truck driven by Defendant struck car in which Plaintiff was riding, causing her to be injured. Exhibits include repair bill, scene map. Add. Plaintiff: Firemen's Insurance Co. of Newark, New Jersey. |
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View Entry | Annie E. Blair, admr. of J. W. Blair, dec. v. Memphis Street Railway Company | Shelby | Damages |
Plaintiff sues for $20,000 in damages for the wrongful, reckless and negligent death of her husband. Plaintiff awarded $6,500. |
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View Entry | A. W. Dodson v. E. Rehkoff Sadlery Company. | Perry | Damages |
For property, two mules and a horse. |
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View Entry | Annie Brookins v. Tennessee Coach Co., Inc. | Greene | Injury and Damages |
Plaintiff was travelling on a bus operated by the defendants when she was injured in a collision. Exhibits include 4 xrays. |
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View Entry | Anderson P. Jordan v. William Boyles | Monroe | Damages |
Damages due to trespassing. |
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View Entry | August Fell, Annie Fell v. Memphis Street Railway Company | Shelby | Damages |
Plea for damages sustained during accident en route to Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, 27 April 1902; damages of $10,000. |
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