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Additional plaintiffs: Herman H. Milliken. Additional defendants: W. D. Cooper, T. W. Doty, Chelsey Alexander, Mrs. Sunshine Doty, Mrs. Lizzie Cooper, Mrs. Kate Alexander & Mrs. Ethel Doty. Plaintiffs bought 3 tracts of land from defendants and after moving onto said land they had it surveyed and the surveyor found that it was only 237 acres instead of the 270 acres they paid for. In 1912, 32 acres of land near land in question had been sold to F. H. Bellamy. Plat map is located on page 62.

Additional defendant: H. C. Beaty, Sheriff of Fentress County, TN. Dispute arose from circuit case in Fentress, 1866, involving sale of hogs from William F. Williams, William B.R. Kidd. Livestock died due to cholera. Fraudulent breach of warranty. Hon. D.K. Young, Judge, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit- authorized to hold Chancery Court in Pickett Co.
Partial file; other files may be found in other MT boxes.

Mrs. McGill purchased a new electric refrigerator from this company with the understanding it had only been used as a window display. However after it was delivered she found out otherwise and brought suit for breach of warranty.

Case regards the alleged warranty on a secondhand 2-drum hoist left over after completion of the Waterville Dam. A. Glazer and Philip Chasen (Chazen) were partners in the iron and metal company that dealt in the loading and unloading of scrap metal. Exhibits include two ETI & M drafts payable to Pasadena Supply Co. and drawn on an account at The City National Bank, Knoxville. Check includes a nice engraving of the bank. Brass clasps hold checks on page 4.

Additional Defendant: Mattie Richey, wife R. A. Richey. Plaintiff purchased several lots in Chattanooga from defendants, only to find that the city had levied sidewalk & street pavement assessments against the property that had not been disclosed in the deed. Plaintiff suing to collect the amount of the assessments from defendants. Also mentioned: Cecil C. Long, wife Adele; Rhoda E. Long (widow). Cecil brother of Flora (Long) Hale. Exhibits include deeds and tax records.

Other defendant is Willie May Stroud, wife of J. N. Stroud. Stated cause of action is "debt due by breach of guaranty on conditional sale of one automobile."

Complainant sued defendant over a breach of warrant due to purchase of defective automobile (Overland) and many costly repairs to said automobile. Complainant alleges false representation made by the defendant, sues asking for damages and bank notes on sale canceled. Court decision ruled in favor of plaintiff, damages of $150.00 plus costs. Decision appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals at Jackson. Newspaper included as evidence, alleging the automobile had been in a prior accident.

J.J. Coulter claims that the Weed Sewing Machine Co. has not carried out their contract or warranty of the machine sold to him and the machine is worthless to him.

Lawsuit concerns purchase of land by the Plaintiff from the Defendant in Lauderdale County. A published copy of the case is included.

Plaintiff brings suit seeking compensation for a diseased mare purchased from the defendant and represented as being of sound health. Plaintiff complains that the defendant warranted the mare and said she was as sound as a "Mexican dollar." Plaintiff states that after taking possession of the mare it began falling down, refused to eat, and eventually died. The defendant denies any prior knowledge of illness.

sued for $250 in damages for a breach of warranty of 1500 feet of one inch water pipe bought from the defendant that proved to be unfit for use.

Bulla sued Defendants for breach of warranty, claiming they sold Bulla an old car, a 1937 Willis Sedan (which had been in a wreck) as a new car, having patched & painted it over so it looked like new. Bulla traded in his 1936 Ford V-8. Court ruled in favor of Defendants (company is also referred to as Ideal Motors Company). Bulla was a salesman for Lay Packing Co.