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The debt involved the failure of the railroad to deliver some personal goods owned by the plaintiff.

The plaintiff sued on the basis of being unlawfully imprisoned for "malicious mischief."

Dispute over the estate of Louisa J. Hardwick.

Damages to leased properties, $167.20 and costs, rendered by magistrate, 5 Aug. 1897. Appeal to Supreme Court. Damage to rear stairway, repairs to elevator; broken windows; damages to walls due to removal; damages to cellar; damages to paint on First Floor area- store building located at 330 Main St., Memphis, lease made in 1896.

Plea of damages conversion of property under $500. Dollars.

Damages for $5,000 for bodily harm.

Debt was for materials used in the construction of a house.

Includes medical examiners certificate concluding J. K. Steel, deceased and plaintiff's husband in good health and therefore recommending membership to the order. J. K. Steel had $3,000.00 insurance policy through defendant. Upon his death widow would receive policy if he was in good standing. Also see WT Box 810

Plaintiff claimed that defendant owed her $4000 on a "certificate of benefits" after the death of her husband, J. K. Steele.

Damages for wrongful death.

Damages for $2,000.00

Exhibits only, more files in WT2073 and WT2069. American Surety Co. sued for $53,975.24 for non-completion of construction on the Grand Lodge in Memphis. Early receipts list Medical Arts Bldg. as the receiver of notes/payments. Files marked on cover "Plaintiff's Exhibits Exhibit "A-30"". Housed in 6 folders. Folders organized to create efficient stacking in box.

Additional defendants: Walter Blanchard. Cause of action: damages for wrongful death of the plaintiff's husband, William A. Woolsey, while operating a railway velocipede when negligently struck and killed by a locomotive owned by the plaintiff. Walter Blanchard was the engineer of said locomotive.

Damages for $15,000.00 for wrongfully diagnosing Haglin with a wen when he had tuberculosis. 2 folders.

Barrett was administrator for the estate of Frank C. Harvey, dec.. In 1904, Harvey was a Memphis fireman who was called to a blaze at the defendant's business. He rushed through what appeared to be an ordinary door, but was, in fact, an elevator shaft. Barrett claimed the elevator was not up to city codes. Harvey suffered great pain & eventually died from the injuries. Other defendants: S. T. Pease, James O. Dwyer, Charles M. Erck, William H. Yahnke, and Minnie Yahnke.

Damages for personal injuries.

Mrs. Martin is sometimes referred to as Ann Martin or Anna Martin; her husband is T. F. Martin. Plaintiffs accuse the railroad company of parking train cars on the track in front of their home and business for days at a time, hindering travel, blocking access to their business, shutting out light and air, making it impossible to find and keep tenants, and lowering the value of their property.

Hunt, a minor, sued Anderson after the latter's wagon accidentally dropped some large slabs of stone on the street which later resulted in injuries.

Persica sued the sheriff to replevin property he had seized as result of a court judgment against Annie's husband John Persica. Items included bar fixtures from her saloon: counters, a whisky case, bar mirrors, ice boxes, an iron safe, a piano, and set of barber fixtures consisting of mirrors and 3 barber chairs. It was decided that the sheriff acted illegally because the saloon contents belonged to Mrs. Persica. There are 2 copies of the 10-page statement of case. Two sets of brads could not be removed.

Exhibit includes black and white photograph of the Steamboat Delta parked along an embankment. Charles Price was first mate aboard the Steamboat Delta and was accused of assaulting Westbrook while he was unloading a buggy causing the buggy to fall on him.