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Additional parties: Nannie B. Vaughn, Pat Vaughn, R. M. Dudly Jr., C. B. Woods, W. C. Ledbetter, B. M. Dudley. This case involves a warranty on the purchase of an automobile.

A bowling alley was sold, warranted and a note given in payment. The bowling alley was defective and unfit for use. The plaintiff refused to pay the note and tendered the bowling alley back to the defendant. The plaintiff claims that defendant breached the warranty.

Additional Defendant: H. J. Haynes. File consists only of briefs. Plaintiffs appear to be sued for $320 on an unpaid note for a threshing machine purchased from them. Also question as to whether the terms of machines' warranty were honored as thresher was damaged while standing in field belonging to R. W. Haynes. Haynes father of H. J. Haynes & father-in-law of Sparks.

Additional defendant: Oscar M. Fair, trustee. Marable was a real estate agent. He was sued for breach of warranty and sought an injunction restraining the defendant from selling his property or collecting what was due under trust deed. The defendant had made a mistake on all lots on block whereby the houses erected on said lots overlapped on the property of adjoining lotowners. Exhibit includes a map of the lots on Baxter Street.

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.

Plaintiffs- E. D. Thompson, J. M. Thompson, and Frank Thompson, sued the defendant S. B. Anderson for damages for breach of his covenants contained in a land deed conveying certain lands in Crittenden Co., Ark. The defendants said the deed upon which is charged with having been guilty of a breach of warranty, conveyed said property belonging to the defendant and his wife, Achsah B. Anderson, and to the Anderson-Tully Co., a corporation. Court decision appealed.

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.

Case contains large list for Bill of Costs.

Alternate name spelling: Roynan.

Richardson offered to sell his horse for $150 and Hinard asked for fifty cents per bushel of his corn, for 800 bushels. Richardson said it was a good horse. Henard agreed to take the horse. Henard later decided the horse had "unsound eyes" and wanted to ify the agreement, but Richardson said it was too late.

Plaintiff purchased horse for Defendant with full warranty.

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.

Glenn sued Moore to recover damages for the breach of warranty in a Bill of Sale enacted by Moore to Glen for negro girl Lucina. Glenn claimed their was a breach concerning her age and health.

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.

Incomplete case file. Opinion document. Morrow purchased from Baird a tract of 5000 acres for $5000. Morrow sued for breach of warranty of title and to recover the money he had to pay to John T. Long whom he had sold the land to.

Wheeler purchased a new sewing machine from company for $55. Terms of sale were: $10 credit for wife's old sewing machine, $5 down payment in cash, and monthly payments of $5. Also included 5-year warranty for company to repair sewing machine if anything broke or machine didn't work properly. Machine stopped working properly after 2 years, but company refused to fix it.