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View Entry | (unknown) | Haywood | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional plaintiffs: Edward Fitch & M. C. Peter (of firm Arthur Peter & Co.) and James S. Lithgow, Jacob Sawyer & C. O. Smith (firm J. S. Lithgow & Co.). All plaintiffs from Louisville, KY. Additional defendants not named. Claxton from Haywood Co., TN. |
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View Entry | Abner Taylor for the use of T. E. Brown et al. v. E. R. Hart et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional plaintiffs: Alexander McBean, Archie McBean, Jon S. Baldwin of Taylor, McBean and Baldwin for the use of J. Langdon of the firm T. E. Brown and Company; Additional defendants: Kate Hart, R. Hough, Trustee, H. C. K?, John P. Caruthers Seeking to collect payment for paving of Shelby Street in Memphis; includes copy of the City Engineer Departments' 1867 Memphis Street Paving Specifications |
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View Entry | Ahler Plumbing Company v. Bishop-Babcock-Becker Company | Knox | Failure to Pay |
J. B. Jones, a member of the building committee of the Holston National Bank, hired Ahler Plumbing to install a heating system in his house. Ahler bid on a project at the bank, & did the installation work at Jones' house so that he might recommend the bank hire Ahler. The pump was supplied at a much higher rate and Ahler sued to be relieved of the debt because it was not the price he had agreed to. |
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View Entry | A. R. Richardson, Commissioner, B. H. Peden, admr. of John Abernathy, & Henry Howze, admr. of A.S. Young v. W. D. Smith, B.S. Wilson, John S. Cathey | Giles | Failure to Pay |
In 1861 Smith executed to Richardson as Clerk and Commissioner of Giles County a note for $805 due in twelve months for property belonging to the estate of John Abernathy, dec. Other judgments were recovered by the various plaintifs, against other defendants. The case details the amounts, dates, and transfers for each of these debts in order to recover the amounts owed to the plaintiffs. |
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View Entry | A. R. Garrison et al. v. A. L. Harvey et al. | Giles | Failure to Pay |
Additional Complainants: George F. Phelps. Additional Defendants: E. E. Harvey, D. N. Ordway, James (Servyys)?-admr.. Of George D. Servyys, Thomas B. Daly-admr.. of James M. Vause, B. M. Gregsley, Silas Jenkins, William H. Baugh, Judith Freeman, William M. Baugh, James M. Childress, John Bass, Allen M. Harlow, William C. Addins-admr.. F A.C. McWilliams, William Brown, William Everley, William Austin, P.W. Phelps, R.L. Holloway, Thomas Reid, William Stevens, Andrew Carlos, John Fagan et al. |
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View Entry | A. M. Agelasto v. George Lunghe | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Allen B. Fisher v. W. M. Pollard | Davidson | Failure to Pay |
Fisher was an auditor and Pollard a county court judge in Davidson County. |
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View Entry | A. Kohlbry & Co. v. H. G. Hollenberg et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional Defendants: Amelia C. Hollenburg, wife H. G. Hollenberg & H. G. Hollenberg, Trustee. A. Kohlbry & Co. comprised of A. Kohlbry & A. Silverberg. Mrs. Hollenberg purchased $77.75 worth of goods at A. Kohlbry & Co., paying with a note due 1 Jan. 1888. Note still unpaid. She also signed her husband's initials to the note as if they were her own. Exhibit includes Postcard with message concerning case. |
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View Entry | A. P. & D. Green v. Robert Massengill | Grainger | Non-payment of Bank Note |
A.P. Green was a tailor and he did business with a firm under the name Massengill & Craighead, the defendant being the principle partner. The defendant received various goods and services from the plaintiff, for which he executed a note for $350. The note was never paid by the defendant and he is now indebted to the plaintiff. |
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View Entry | Archibald Bacome v. F. K. Berry, et als. | Monroe | Failure to Pay |
Defendants: F. K. Berry and wife, C. C. Berry; Sidney G. Cleveland, & A. W. Cozart of Loudon Co. Dispute over land, S.E. quarter, 5th Section, 1st Township, 2d. Range, Hiwassee Dist., lying E. of E. Tenn. & Ga. RR., sold at $8,500, 31 Oct. 1867. Unpaid notes left by R. R. Cleveland, decd. intestate, both F. K. Berry, Sidney G. Cleveland, admrs. Sale of land to Matthew Nelson, decd., and wife Martha Nelson, decd. 1862-63? |
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View Entry | American Loan & Trust Co., et al. v. E. S. Terry, et al. | Lincoln | Non-payment of Bank Note |
Plaintiff company alleged that Decatur, Chesapeake, & New Orleans Railway Company waste construct and equip a railroad from Decatur, AL to Gallatin, TN and executed mortgage from plaintiff company to pay for construction. Plaintiff company alleged that loan was never paid. Additional Plaintiffs: Bethlehem Iron Company, John S. Silver, Trustee. Additional Defendants: A. S. Thomas, Surety, John S. Waddle, William Williams, Decature, Chesapeake, & New Orleans Railway Co. |
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View Entry | A. L. Taylor v. Hiram Bogle | Blount | Failure to Pay |
Hiram, his wife Martha Ann, & his child, & "a young black woman" in their household became ill. They called Dr. A. L. Taylor to take care of him. Each family member repaired at a different rate of time, the total time of the Dr.'s attention was about two months. The bill mounted & Bogle could not pay it back right away. Suit was to recover payment. However, witness testimony shows the bill was far too high to be fair. |
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View Entry | A. J. Hassell v. J. M. Parker | Wayne | Non-Payment of Debt |
In November of 1861 Parker & Hassell formed a partnership buying and selling sugar and molasses. They later parted ways but failed to legally dissolve the partnership. Parker was indebted to Hassell. They also partnered to buy and sell tobacco. Suit was filed to settle the debt and the partnership. |
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View Entry | A. T. Oden v. Elizabeth B. Ellison | Davidson | Failure to Pay |
Oden sued Elliston to recover a promissory note for $3,000 due at 12 months with interest. The balance on the note remained due and unpaid. |
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View Entry | Andrew Johnson v. John W. Hanner, et al. | Williamson | Failure to Pay | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | A. J. Winter& Co. v. Henry Ohlmacher | Warren | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Alex T. Stewart& Co. v. Davis Cockrell | Shelby | Failure to Pay |
Defendant failed to pay the costs of a previous judgment against him, has no property that can be sold or attached. |
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View Entry | Antonio Cardano v. Frank Sturla | Shelby | Failure to Pay |
Suit by plaintiff for failure to pay $2500 for work and labor performed by plaintiff, by defendant Sturla; failure to pay $2,500 for goods and merchandise- parlor furniture, re: mirrors, marble-top tables, carpets, wardrobes, etc. Plaintiff (Cardano) died in April 1881, as stated by scire facias. |
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View Entry | A. D. Cabler et al. v. W. A. Hunter | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional Plaintiff: William Litterer of Litterer and Cabler. Debt due for services rendered. |
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View Entry | Antoinette Polk, et al. v. James P. Drouillard, et al. | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional Plaintiff: Daniel Hillman. Additional Defendants: Florence Drouillard, Vanleer Kirkman, Russell Houston, admr. of Anthony Vanleer, dec. Case involves pig iron seized by Federal Army; seeking compensation for services rendered running Cumberland Iron Works. |
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View Entry | A. C. Terrell et al. v. J. B. Neely et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional Plaintiff: W. C. Swoope. Additional Defendants: R. C. McCalla, John Donnelly, and S. R. Sandford. Plaintiffs were partners in Terrell & Swoope, a saw-mill and lumber business. Defendants were partners in J. B. Neely & Co., contractors. |
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View Entry | American Trust & Banking Company, trustee v. W. J. McIsaac | Hamilton | Non-payment of Bank Note | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | American Discount Company v. W. L. Keef | Hamilton | Failure to Pay |
Exhibits include sales contract and notice. |
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View Entry | A. A. Swope v. B. F. C. Smith | Smith | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Plaintiff, A. A. Swope, sued defendant Smith for fees for services rendered as an attorney for the defendant in the Smith County court concerning a claim of Frank Denny against W. W. Cheek, administrator of the estate of Charles Denny, deceased. Defendant Smith had an interest in the Denny estate and enlisted the serves of A. A. Swope to represent them. |
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View Entry | Andrew S. Justice & wife Savannah v. Mary Coleman | Cocke | Failure to Pay |
Savannah Justice (formerly Davis) is the daughter of Arthur Davis (dec.). Failure to pay for services performed by a slave, Eliza, for defendant. Eliza was owned by plaintiffs, bought by Arthur Davis. |
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View Entry | Andrew B. Woodard v. James M. Moffitt, admr., et al | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Add. defendant: N. Baxter. Moffitt is the administrator of the estate of George W. Moffitt (dec.). Plaintiff is an attorney who represented the defendant in four different trials against the Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Railway Company for an undisclosed sum of damages for the negligent killing of his brother, the deceased. The plaintiff was never paid for his services and filed this bill to collected $500 plus interest. |
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View Entry | A. Y. Sharp & A. H. Green v. M. I. Sawyer & H. F. Wescott | Hamilton | Non-payment of Bank Note |
Issue of unpaid bank notes for an undisclosed amount. |
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View Entry | A. D. McCutchen v. Mrs. Helen Brummitt Montgomery | Weakley | Failure to Pay |
A.D. McCutchen sold a monument to Mrs. Helen Brummitt Montgomery to be erected at the gravesite of her deceased husband, Horace Brummitt. The total for the monument, in accordance with the contract, was $680.00. Mrs. Montgomery made payments totaling less that $200.00, so McCutchen filed a bill to reclaim the monument under the terms of the original contract. |
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View Entry | Brown & Appleton v. John Yancey | Washington | Failure to Pay |
William Stuart began a retailing business with Dr. John Yancey in Warrensburg, purchasing their initial stock from Brown & Appleton. Their store burned to the ground in 1849. Although they still had their books, & turned them over to an official for record, when the debts came due, they were unable to pay. They hardly made a profit by the time of the fire. |
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View Entry | Bank of Charleston v. Miss Frances P. Johnson et al. | Hamilton | Failure to Pay |
Incomplete case file; response to petition to rehear only. The Bank held notes on an estate settlement & sought to release a part of the property to sell. Case was remanded for action on 3rd part of suit. |
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View Entry | Bank of Tennessee v. William Holton, S. H. Colins, & M. C. Dibrell | White | Non-Payment of Debt |
Def's drew a promissory note for $350 in Confederate currency in 1861. The value of the note following the war, and the state of the debt following the war were contested by the defendants. Suit sought to properly evaluate the original debt and recover payment. Includes Civil War battle narrative on Page 15. |
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View Entry | B. F. Parks v. P. M. Halcomb& Zach Hardison | Maury | Failure to Pay | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | B. D. Irvine v. John R. Thomason | Weakley | Failure to Pay | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Bank of Tennessee v. Jesse C. Roberson, et al. | Bledsoe | Non-payment of Bank Note |
Additional defendants: J.M. Roberson and S.H. Roberson. Defendants owe Bank $2000 for an unpaid promissory note. |
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View Entry | Bank of Tennessee v. Robert Dweggins, et al. | Bledsoe | Non-payment of Bank Note |
Additional defendants: James Worthington and P.S. Hutcheson. Bank sued defendants for $700 for an unpaid promissory note. |
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View Entry | Bank of Tennessee v. Isaac E. Swafford et al. | Bledsoe | Non-payment of Bank Note |
Additional defendants: Samuel Swafford & Thomas R. Swafford [alt. spelling Swofford]. Bank sued defendants for $1856 for unpaid promissory note. |
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View Entry | Bank of Tennessee v. Joseph Morr & William Worthington | Bledsoe | Non-payment of Bank Note |
Bank sued defendants for $2900 for unpaid promissory note. |
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View Entry | Bank of Tennessee v. John G. Brazelton et al. | Franklin | Failure to Pay |
Failure to pay on a Bill of Exchange. Additional Defendents: William W. Brazelton, David Brazelton Jr. |
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View Entry | Benjamin Ryckman v. G. Hannings & Co., et al. | Weakley | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional defendants: ? Carthray, ? Medkiff, ? McMillan of Carthry and Company, ? Cooger, ? Landers, ? Dickerson, Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Company; Hannings possibly spelled Harmings |
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View Entry | Belle Ross Hahn v. D. K. Eckel, et al. | Knox | Non-payment of Bank Note |
Issue becomes statute of limitations on payment, since note was acquired post possession by Pltf. Rules that chancery was correct that relations were not established to prevent claim. Cause of Action: Note Payable. |
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View Entry | B. F. Jordan v. J. D. Mitchell, admr. of W. C. Stewart, dec. | Dickson | Non-Payment of Debt |
W. L. Donegan was distilling brandy at an apple cider still for Stewart, under a contract wherein each would get half of the brandy produced. Jordan was to pay the government tax on the brandy production. Apparently Donegan was not able to produce brandy that was worth drinking. Jordan had already paid the tax amount and sued to recover the money. |
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View Entry | B. H. Malone & T. H. M. Hunter use of W. D. McClure & A. Cox v. Sterling H. Brown & D. B. Garrett Trustee Giles Co. | Giles | Failure to Pay |
Malone and Hunter were school teachers in the 17th District and were contracted to be paid $100 per month for their services. |
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View Entry | Butler Jack v. Citizens Street Rail Road Co. | Shelby | Failure to Pay |
Plaintiff was forcibly ejected from a rail car because he only paid a nickel for a dime's worth of tickets. |
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View Entry | Betts Machine Co. v. James Lee, Jr. et al | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional Defendant: J. G. Duke. James Lee owns Lee Gin & Machine Co. Plaintiff charges that he purchased a boring mill from them for $2850 & later claimed that it had a crack in the bottom or bed. Has since refused to make payments, claiming the mill is no longer worth the initial price. Also "made reclamation on your orator for an abatement of the amount of the purchase price." |
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View Entry | Bank of Charleston (SC) v. Sulzbacher Brothers | Davidson | Non-payment of Bank Note |
The note was for $2,000. |
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View Entry | Binghamton Pharmacy, et al. v. First National Bank | Shelby | Failure to Pay |
Plaintiffs: W. A. Kilpatrick Bros., and L.H. Kilpatrick. Issue of a note placed as collateral with Defendant for $400 and interest, which they failed to pay upon maturity. |
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View Entry | Columbia& Hampshire Turnpike Co. v. William L. Garner | Maury | Failure to Pay |
Failure to pay toll. |
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View Entry | Claude Huffman v. W. M. Condry | Blount | Failure to Pay |
Huffman had purchased an automobile creating a note to Condry for $600, payable in weekly payments of $10. Condry then repossessed Huffman's automobile because payments were not being made. |
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View Entry | C. C. Norton & Company v. T. N. L. Cunningham | Rhea | Failure to Pay |
Plaintiffs sued to recover $44.06 from the partnership of Darwin, Allen & Company, a Evansville mercantile that originally owed $400. The firm was unaware that they still owed money. The suit sought to clarify whether or not a statue of limitations had been met on the debt, since a lengthy amount of time had passed since the debt was made. |
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View Entry | Charles Donohoo v. John P. Angelly | Bradley | Failure to Pay |
Donohoo sued Angelly over a debt. Suit sought to settle the debt. |
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