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View Entry | American Bonding Company v. Memphis Furniture Company | Shelby | Breach of Contract |
architectural drawings on p. 58-60. |
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View Entry | Ben Bond v. State | Haywood | Violation of Age of Consent |
Unlawful carnal knowledge of Pauline Read, a female under the age of eighteen years old. Transcript from the Circuit Court of Haywood County, TN only. |
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View Entry | Charles E. Lowe v. Illinois Central Rail Road Company | Obion | Loss of Property |
Loss of property from fire. |
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View Entry | Frank Trimble et al. v. Asa Hatch et al. | Shelby | Land, Sale of |
Additional Plaintiff: S.R. Corbitt, partner with Frank Trimble in a real estate brokerage business named Frank Trimble and Corbitt. Additional Defendant: Shelby County Industrial and Training School. |
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View Entry | Harper Bedford & wife, who sue for use of William Ball & Co. v. W. A. Gage & Co. | Shelby | Breach of Contract |
Case concerns a plantation called Pillow Mound Place in Arkansas. |
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View Entry | J. S. McTighe v. E. E. Elam& M. L. Selden | Shelby | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Defendant E. E. Elam has alias B. E. Elam. Cause of action: plaintiff seeks the enforcement of a contract for the sale of a parcel of land and a deed to be produced for land sold in said contract. |
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View Entry | J. A. Mann, et. al. v. The Board& Alderman of the Town of Brownsville & Robert N. Bond | Haywood | Breach of Contract |
Additional plaintiffs listed as Dr. A. Battle, Dr. H. P. Hudson, James Tipton, W. W. Wagner, H. L. Currie, George Hertz, Richard Hofrichter, T.W. Pope, J.C. Pracht, W.T. Bullifin, Henry Buford, B.W. Ross, Robert W. Kinney, James Kinney, L.G. Covington, L.S. Covington, T.A. Freeman, B.C. Miles, Thomas McKinnon, C.C. Hickle, Vernon Mann, et al. Too numerous to type in allotted space. Case deals with leasing of the operation of the city water works plant. |
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View Entry | Jim Heard v. St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. | Shelby | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Complainant wanted to recover $61.60 in wages for labor performed in the company's Memphis rail yards. Heard had accepted a check for $17.00, but because he could not read, he accepted it. Learning that he had been short-changed, he returned to the pay- master and asked for the remaining wages. |
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View Entry | Kansas City, Memphis,& Birmingham Railroad Company v. Tupelo Compress Company, et al | Shelby | Loss of Property |
The parties dispute who is liable and responsible for the loss of cotton. |
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View Entry | Lizzie Dunn v. Levinia Vaiden | Shelby | Land, Sale of |
Only the brief for the defendant is available in this case. |
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View Entry | Louisville Cotton Oil Company v. Crescent Cotton Oil Company | Shelby | Breach of Contract | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Lizzie Dunn, et al.v. State, For Use, Etc. | Shelby | Petition to Compel Delivery of Property |
For Use of Original Defendant in Error, or Petitioner: Levinia Vaiden Additional : Jerry Dun and Henry Hogue |
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View Entry | Lula Haskins, et al. v. Clara Pady, et al. | Shelby | Deed of Trust |
Bill filed by complainant and heirs of Ed Lovelace, dec.., for voiding the sale of property made by Thomas E. Cook. Depositions by: J. J. Graham, Edwin Streuli, Ellen Rutland, Clara Pady [also Paty], F. E. Ketchens, Pink Lovelace, A. M. Boyd, Mannie L. Cook, Lula Haskins, and Thomas Cook. Brads not removed from 2 items. Rodent damage to case for appellees. |
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View Entry | Mary M. Wood& W. C. Wood v. Chicago Life Insurance Company | Haywood | Breach of Contract |
Alternate Defendant name: Mutual Life Insurance Company of Illinois Cause of Action: Failure to pay on life-insurance policy upon the death of Jesse Wood Partial Docket Number: 1907… |
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View Entry | Mrs. Anna Lee Brown v. Burt (D. E.) Brown | Gibson | Application for Writ of Attachment | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | M. C. Hassell v. St. Louis & South Western Rail Road Co. & Missouri Pacific Rail Road Co. | Shelby | Breach of Contract | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | R. C. Hammers v. State | Fayette | Violation of Age of Consent |
Exhibits include warrant for arrest, marriage license, and pieces of a saw (very rusty) that was used to break out of prison. Case also includes bootlegging and prison break. Victim: Edna Vaughn. 2 folders. |
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View Entry | State National Bank v. East End Railway Co. | Shelby | Breach of Contract |
This case involves the sale of the East End Railway Co. from one party to another. There were many stipulations in the contract and now the parties are in disagreement as to whether or not the conditions of the contract have been upheld. Brief included. |
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View Entry | S. Lebovitz v. W. B. Rogers | Shelby | Lease of Property |
The property in question was on Jefferson Street in Memphis. |
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View Entry | State, ex rel., L. S. Parks, et al. v. The Town of Obion, et al. | Obion | Application for Writ of Mandamus |
Additional Plaintiffs: on the relation of W.W. Parker, Pearl Parker, and her husband, W.W. Parker, for the use of Pierce & Son Additional Defendants: A. Wilson, Mayor, Ellier Trout, J.W. Buchanan, T.C. Wilson, Thomas Finney, N.N. Tucker, and T.J. Lovell, Aldermen// Obion was ruled against in prior cases & refused to follow judgment (paying plaintiffs) |
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View Entry | State v. Carl Crocker | Weakley | Violation of Age of Consent |
Victim: Lena Sudberry, age 15. She became pregnant by defendant. Defendant tried to prove that she was a lewd, bawd and kept female. |
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View Entry | S. I. Biffle v. Roy Jones | Dyer | Wills, Construction of |
Plaintiff claimed that he was owed money from the will of his father, W. M. Biffle. Jones, the grandson of the deceased, claimed that he had already paid Biffle all that he was owed under the construction of the will. |
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View Entry | State v. Dave Mitchell | Lake | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
The defendant operated a ferry boat on the Mississippi River near Tiptonville. |
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View Entry | State v. Carl Crocker | Weakley | Violation of Age of Consent |
The defendant was accused of having sexual intercourse with Lena Sudberry, then fifteen years of age. |
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View Entry | Voigtmann & Company et al. v. Southern Railway Company et al. | Knox | Breach of Contract |
Deposition of W. H. Garvey, witness for the Complainant. Garvey was superintendent of Oliver Sollitt Company on the Coster Car Shops. Contracts not completed due to lack of funds to continue the work. Exhibits are too numerous to list separately. |
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View Entry | W. H. Waters, Trustee v. Ralph Davis | Shelby | Recovery of Money/ Wages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy |