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Shipley was arrested for public drunkenness while walking downtown with his daughter. He pled not guilty, saying that no warrant had been issued for his arrest and that the $50.00 fine was excessive. Shipley also claimed that the arresting officer attempted to humiliate him in his daughter's presence. The officer stated that Shipley resisted arrest.

The Board of Commissioners voted in C.T. Kelley to replace the vacancy left by Leo Goodman as Commissioner of Public Utilities, Grounds and Buildings. When Leo Goodman returned he filed a petition of certiorari against the Board of Commissioners charging the illegality and invalidity of declaring the office vacant. The City of Memphis wished to be reimbursed for the salary paid to C.T. Kelly as the votes taken to put him in as Commissioner were made and void.

The City of Memphis charges that E. B. LeMaster was not entitled to the salary he received as an officer of the City of Memphis as he was not lawfully an officer. The City of Memphis seeks to be reimbursed for the salary paid to LeMaster in error.

Taylor was Superintendent of the City Hospital in Memphis. Taylor claimed that Tate was illegally appointed as the Superintendent and was interfering with Taylor's ability to run the hospital. Includes a published copy of a Motion to Dismiss Writ of Error from the James Dolan v. E. H. Crump, Et. Al. case.

Case involves a dispute over the dismissal and appointment of Clerk and Master of the court.

$300K of bonds were set aside for the purpose of building new roadways in Blount County. The commissioners were accused of abandoning their duty to build the roads, of building roads in locations not authorized by statute. Suit was filed also to recover the money already paid for work done illegally.

Cause of Action: Plaintiffs removed from office. Order only.

The plaintiff was elected County Judge of Sullivan County in 1926 but claimed the defendant engineered legislative private acts to oust him.

Incomplete case file; volumes II & III only. Defendants were sued for failing to perform their duties as Justices of the Peace. Nicholson failed to gather the justices for meeting before a deadline, to elect various commissioners & to decide County financial appropriations.

Additional plaintiffs: T. J. Latham, G. V. Rambaugh(?), N. M. Jones, C. B. Moore, T. B.Haynes, B. L. Bridges, H. Furstenheim, and W. Y. Cyrode(?). Additional defendants: Temple's Board of Directors.

Opinion only. Humphreys County case found in East TN boxes.

The plaintiff brought suit against the defendant, challenging the right of Lonas to serve as one of the five members of the Knox County Highway Commission. The defendant's surname is sometimes listed as "Lones."

The defendants are accused of threatening and attempting to intimidate Solomon Wampler, a constable who was attempting to execute a warrant for the arrest of James A. Taylor.

Stokely is charged with resisting arrest, actually going so far as to assault Constable G. W. Barfield with a gun and threaten to shoot him.

Reichmann held the post of justice of the peace illegally.

W. W. Wade was elected Chancellor of the 5th Chancery Division. Wade requested a 90 day leave from the Governor due to physical ailments and requested that the Governor appoint a special Chancellor in his absence. The Governor agreed and appointed R. L. Taylor. During this period Taylor appointed Williams to Clerk and Master of Chancery Court at Carthage. Williams however claims that G. W. Garrett was illegally appointed by Wade and occupies said office.