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Anderson Rogers bought a lot of cattle from Green in 1862 for which he paid $65 in the for of a promissory note. The note was to be paid to Southern Bank. Green's estate claims that the note was not paid in full, however, they were unable to locate the note in Green's papers. This is a countersuit.

Plaintiffs are Charles M. Adams, L. V. Dixon, and L. H. Pike, DBA Adams, Dixon & Pike. Co-defendant is the Memphis & Little Rock Railway Company. Note: this case has the same docket no. as E. M. Hearn v. Samuel Mosby. The suit is for $5,300 plus interest for professional labor and services rendered at their request.

Request for appeal; request for writ of Supersedeas; challenge to previous judgment rendered when plaintiff was ill and absent as approved by the Justice of the Peace; writ of scire facias not exercised against co-defendants

Alfred Cummings sues on behalf of himself and A. N. Reagan, Charlie Murrian, H. T. Rogers, J. V. Burns, as employees of Defendant.

Both deceased were killed in an automobile accident. Plaintiff is admr. of estate of John Riggs Williams, Jr., deceased. Defendant is adm. of estate of L. Guy Ruffed, deceased.

Partial document: Charles Handman was working as a fireman on an N. C. & St. L. train when the boiler exploded and killed him. It was noted that the boiler had been pushed past capacity before.

Case concerns a wage dispute.

Mrs. Parsons widow of W. H. Parsons, Jr., who was killed in FL when the car in which he was riding collided with a car driven by Albert H. Garnier. Garnier was also killed in the accident. American Trust administrator of his estate. Mrs. Parsons suing American Trust for compensatory damages in the wrongful death of her husband. Possible that the Garnier car, which was facing the car in which Parsons was riding, did not dim its lights as required by FL law. See also box 1542

The plaintiff was administrator of the estate of Arthur Matthews, an African-American who died as a result of an accident involving a faulty elevator. Page count does not include published materials.

Stating the defendant had a duty to audit all claims against the county of Hamilton and was the only person warranted to issue claims on a state level. Cover for "A. G. W. Puckett in error, v. A. A. Hyde," added 4/28/15

This casefile an appeal to determine whether land sold to plaintiff in 1856 was a void sale. No county listed

This case was filed to determine if an ordinance of the town of Greeneville forbade licensed retailers from the sale of liquor between 6 o'clock pm and 6 o'clock am is valid. The ordinance was determined to be valid.

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.

Plaintiff appealing his conviction. Originally sentenced for shooting & killing Jeff Wilson on 25 Sept. 1899. At time of killing plaintiff worked as a porter at grocery store of Miss Mary McCarney. Also mentioned: Clarence McCarney, father of Mary McCarney & (?) Perry, her brother-in-law. Perrys operated grocery store opposite the McCarneys & there was rivalry between them. Both stores drew their trade from African American community.

Plaintiff is father of Willie Douglas Calhoun & is sued the railway company for $50,000, charging that on 10 Nov. 1903 his daughter was struck and killed by one of its cars as she was traveling home on horseback. Argues that accident was caused by defendant's negligence in allowing its cars to operate at too high a speed in well traveled areas. The persons operating the car also made no effort to warn of their approach.

Folder only contains petition for writ of certiorari. Original case was over fire insurance policy claim.

McClain is the widow of John McClain and has two minor children. She accuses the city fathers of permitting a cannon to be placed and fired within the city limits. The cannon subsequently exploded, driving a large piece of metal through the wall of a grocery store, killing her husband who was standing in the store. She sued for $8,000 damages.

Galbraith had been hired to teach at the unfinished school located near the widow Rector's. Salary would be $14 per month. Locals would furnish the building materials for Galbraith to finish the school. Others involved: William Hogshead, Moses Overton, William Peak, Richard Oliver, Joseph Galbraith, Elias Butcher. Case may be of interest to those studying antebellum Tennessee education.

Original suit was trespass for an alleged injury to land. A judgment was rendered against the orator for five dollars. He claims that the judgment was made late in day and he was not informed in time for an appeal.

2 folders. Plaintiffs were previously charged with murder in the first degree of Rebeccah Boatright and another charge for the murder of Callie Heavner. This file is the appeal for a new trial.

Exhibit materials are photographs of a road. Includes printed brief. Plaintiff is sued the defendant for damages in the sum of $12,000. The defendant employed the plaintiff's husband, Walter (dec.), as a mover on a truck and was involved in an accident while on the job where the company's truck flipped over and caught fire, causing the death of Walter. The plaintiff claims it was negligence by the defendant that caused the truck to crash because they failed to provide proper headlights for the truck.

Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of Will Johnson (dec'd), who was employed by the defendant to clean and maintain certain train cars. During the course of his regular work, a conductor employed by the defendant carelessly and without warning started moving the engine the deceased was working on without warning, causing certain parts to crush and mangle the deceased about the head, causing fatal injuries. Suing for $15,000 in damages.

Additional defendants: Mrs. M. B. Scott, Jesse Bradley, The Corporation of Sevierville. Exhibits: newspaper clipping of obituary, correspondence.