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View Entry | (unknown) | Hamblen | Unknown |
Exhibit only. Inventory of the Goods and Chattels of J. M. Ott, Whitesburg, Tennessee. Filed by W. R. Horner, assignee. Original case file unknown. No case name or cause of action is known. D. M. Gilbert, Clerk of the County Court of Hamblen County is also mentioned. |
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View Entry | Ann Hope v. Robert Johnston, exe. of David Beaty, dec. | Davidson | Wills, Contested |
Additional Defendants: Robert Johnson |
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View Entry | A. G. Pickens v. G. D. Bivens & Perry Bivens | Hardin | Other |
Casue of action: Guardian Settlement. |
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View Entry | A. Connell, et al. v. John W. Walker, exe. of Samuel P. Walker, dec., et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Cover page with docket # & date is missing. Other defendants: Samuel P. Walker, Jr., exe. Of Samuel T. Walker, dec., Ellen T. Walker, Mary Walker, Elizabeth E. Walker, Maria B. Hall, Ellen W. Portlock, R. G. Portlock, Katherine H. Coney, James Coney. Other plaintiffs: J. Woodward, Jesse W. & John F. Page, exe. Of William M. Folwell, dec. Case documents in 2 folders |
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View Entry | Ada Chandler v. Davidson County, et al. | Davidson | Injury and Damages |
Additional defendants: W. C. Hirsig, W. B. Chadwell, W. M. Pollard, S. F. Newsom and J. R. Allen |
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View Entry | Arkey Y. Partee v. Levina Badgett, Jesse B. Badgett | Maury | Unlawful Detainer |
African American slave woman named "Alsey," aka "Elsee," "Alsae," 28 years of age. Her children- Rachel, Andrew, Will and Hannah. "Alsey" was born the property of Col. Charles Partee. |
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View Entry | Addie Thomas Lews, et al. v. Robert Burrow Jr., exor., et al. | Sullivan | Wills, Contested |
Additional Parties: Unknown. |
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View Entry | Addie Thomas Lewis, et al. v. Robert Burrow, exor. of John D. Thomas, dec., et al. | Sullivan | Wills, Contested |
Additional Plaintiffs: William H. Thomas, Mrs. H. F. Thomas, William S. Thomas, Carrie Thomas, Ethel Thomas. Additional Defendants: James Preston Lockett, Mary Crandall Lockett Whicker. |
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View Entry | Allen C. Johnson, admr. of John Thomason v. First National Bank of Gatesville, Texas | Weakley | Debt |
Debt for note which Johnson said the statute of limitations had run out on. |
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View Entry | Albert E. Webb & Lauderdale County v. Chicago, St. Louis,& New Orleans Railroad Company et al. | Lauderdale | Petitions for New Road |
Additional Defendant: Illinois Central Railroad Company. Webb was Road Commissioner. |
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View Entry | Alexander P. Love v. Robert Carson | Sevier | Debt |
Origin of Debt: debt due by article of agreement. Defendant agreed in writing to teach an English school of spelling, reading, writing, natural philosophy, and architecture. |
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View Entry | A. M. Davis, admr. of Thomas Garrett, dec. et al. v. William J. Garrett et al. | Marshall | Estate Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs unknown. Additional defendants: Heirs of E. T . Garrett dec., heirs of L. C. Garrett dec., heirs of A. H. Garrett dec., heirs of Martha J. Burns dec., David Warren, Kissie Burns, and the heirs of Wriley Garrett dec. Wm. Garrett is the son of Thomas Garrett dec. This is a bill to bring land owned by Thomas Garrett to public auction in order to satisfy debts owed by the estate. Said land is situated in the 13th Civil District of Marshall County. |
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View Entry | Alvin C. Rughin et al. v. John Keith et al. | Jackson | Wills, Contested |
Additional Plaintiffs: Additional Defendants: John Rughin and William Rughin. Additional Defendant: E. A. Craig. Dispute involves a tracts of land and slaves. |
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View Entry | A. J. C. Dunham v. W. J. Mathews et al. | Gibson | Guardianship of Minors |
Guardianship allowance issues. Additional Defendants: Unknown. |
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View Entry | Alexander Outlaw v. Richard Fen | Jefferson | Ejectment | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Andrew Donnelly, et al. v. Epison Bandy | Wilson | Trespass |
Additional plaintiffs: Andrew Donnelly, William Campbell and Levi Welch, partners trading under the name of Andrew Donnelly & Company. Damages of $175.00. Deal made in Charleston, Kanawha Co., Va., 1821. Samuel Yerger, Clerk of the Wilson Circuit Court. |
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View Entry | Andrew Roundtree v. Benjamin Trotter | Williamson | Covenant Broken | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | A. J. McClung v. Lola Vaul Conner McClung | Knox | Divorce |
Exhibits: correspondence, record of purchase. |
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View Entry | Amos Marney v. William Haroldson | Roane | Debt |
Origin of debt: unknown. |
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View Entry | A. W. Kutsche & Company v. J. A. White | Knox | Other |
Petition to rehear case following Steward & Company v. A. W. Kutsche & Company. S. E. N. Moore represented a number of mechanics who worked on the new Knoxville courthouse in 1932-33. Moore sought advice from the U. S. Secretary of Labor on application of the Bacon-Davis Act, which set rules for paying prevailing local wages to laborers working on public projects. Kutsche's lawyer argued that the Dept. of Labor reply, which sided w/mechanics, was irrelevant. Add. material located in ET 1545. |
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View Entry | A. W. Kutsche & Company v. Lewis Wilson | Knox | Other |
Petition to rehear case following Steward & Company v. A. W. Kutsche & Company. S. E. N. Moore represented a number of mechanics who worked on the new Knoxville courthouse in 1932-33. Moore sought advice from the U. S. Secretary of Labor on application of the Bacon-Davis Act, which set rules for paying prevailing local wages to laborers working on public projects. Kutsche's lawyer argued that the Dept. of Labor reply, which sided w/Wilson, was irrelevant. See additional pages in box ET 17a. |
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View Entry | Abner Maxwell & Robert Maxwell v. John L. Wallace & Wiseman Herron | Putnam | Ejectment | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | A. C. Tucker, admr. v. Martha C. Tucker, et al. | Davidson | Estate Dispute |
A. C. Tucker is admr. of the estate of Stephen P. Tucker. Additional defendants: Lou P. Lane, Mary E. Tucker Carpenter, Micajah Carpenter, Fanny Tucker, W. N. Tucker, Sarah D. Tucker Lazenly, John W. Lazenly, John E. Tucker. |
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View Entry | Abijah Boggess, guardian of heirs of David W. Sharp, dec. | Meigs | Unknown |
Only contains document appointing Abijah Boggess as guardian of the minor children of David W. Sharp, dec. Children are: Allen J. Sharp, Jerome Sharp, & Maleno Del Ray Sharp. No case name written on document. |
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View Entry | Bartlett Mason v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. | Gibson | Damages |
Plaintiff's lawsuit charges that the railroad killed one of his horses and damaged two others while transporting them from Louisville, KY to Milam, TN. |
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View Entry | Burt E. Smith, et al. v. Jesse L. Rogers, et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | B & B Business Brokers, Inc. v. C. H. Creekmore et al. | Knox | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiff entered into contract with defendant to broker sale of defendant's property, and alleges defendant violated contract by selling said property independently. Defendant alleges contract had previously been canceled. Additional Plaintiff: Mrs. V. D. Creekmore. |
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View Entry | B. M. O'Daniel v. W. T. Corum et al | Obion | (unknown) |
Volume 2 of case. |
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View Entry | Bon Air Coal & Iron Co., et al. v. A. V. Perry | Van Buren | Unknown |
Exhibit only: three pages from the county tax book for 1905. Marked Exhibit No. 11 to the deposition of Charles Comstock. Also 4 pages of Delinquent Taxes Due on Realty marked Exhibit 1. See ET Oversize 24 for additional exhibits. |
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View Entry | Bessie Carter v. John Carter | Lauderdale | Petition for Divorce |
Plaintiff filed for a divorce after more than two years of desertion and non-support by the defendant. Also motioned to maintain full custody of their two children. |
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View Entry | B. S. Sisk, admr. of Ethel Sisk, dec. v. Brown Funeral Home | Jefferson | Debt, Execution on |
Sisk owed funeral home $800. |
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View Entry | B. P. Moore et al. v. R. M. Thompson et al. | McNairy | Estate Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: C.H. Moore of Arkansas, J.R.S. Moore, A.C. Moore, L.M. Moore, James Grant and wife Amarintha, Eliza Brown and husband C. Brown, R. Martin and wife Angelina of Texas, and heirs of Adalida Fulkerson of Missouri. Additional defendants: Additional Defendants: David Horn, A.T. McIntyre, John Aldridge, John Kirby, Jas. F. McKinney, Arthur Harris, & Calvin Shull. Case regards estate of William C. Moore, deceased ca. 1863. Plaintiffs claim administrators never inventoried or closed estate. |
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View Entry | Benjamin McCullock v. James Reeves, William Wilson, his security. | Rutherford | Debt |
Debt due by note under $100. Note of $50, signed by Reeves and Henry Trott, re: sale of bay horse. |
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View Entry | Barton Richmond v. Benjamin Trotter | Williamson | Trespass and Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Bon Air Coal & Iron Company et al. v. A. V. Perry et al. | Van Buren | Taxation Disputes |
Exhibits only. Tax notice and collection info from Church & Christ. Additional oversize exhibit items located in ET Oversize Box 24. |
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View Entry | Bert E. Smith v. Bessie A. Smith et al. | Sullivan | Wills, Contested |
Exhibits include handwritten will. Additional Defendant: E. M. Esser |
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View Entry | B. S. Williams& Inez Williams v. B. C. Ogle, exe. | Knox | Petition to Set Aside a Will |
Exhibit Materials: ledger, various handwritten notes/ letters, two wills. |
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View Entry | B. R. Williams v. L. F. Harris | Dickson | Debt on Account |
Plaintiff, B. R. Williams, sued defendant, L. F. Harris for payment of approximately $14 debt due on the defendant's account for the purchase of corn. |
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View Entry | Benjamin Seawell v. James Cole, Mount Florence& Augustin Cicaly, exe., of Andrew Armstrong | Sumner | Debt |
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. |
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View Entry | Bank of Commerce, Guardian et al. v. John Burke, et al | Madison | Estate Settlement |
guardian of: Margaret, William, Walter J, and Florence Burke; Bank of Commerce located in Jackson, TN |
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View Entry | Bert Cawthon v. David Cawthon | Cannon | Wills, Contested |
Bert was the grandson of James L. Cawthon, dec. Bert asserted David executed a fraudulent will, as James was under the influence of David and not of sound mind. Bert's father, Pleas, has also passed - making him the heir to his father's share of James' will. |
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View Entry | Charles Hickerson, et al. v. Mary Speer et al. | Coffee | Wills, Contested |
Defendants: Henry Levy, Thomas H. Hawkins, George Hawkins, Robert Hawkins, James H. Jackson, S. Hawkins, Samuel Hawkins, W. P. Hickerson, S. J. Crockett, Charles Hiser, M. Hiser, Henry Alley, Charles Redick, Alfred Redick, James S. Hughes. Plaintiffs: W. P. Hickerson, R. E. Lasater. Thomas L. Speer, dec. According to the will Thomas left everything to his wife, Mary. She then sold some land that was left to her for 1/2 its value despite owing more money to deceased creditors. |
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View Entry | Cowan, McCLung & Co. v. R. M. Montgomery, et al. | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: James Wilson and H. M. Wilson. Case file is incomplete; brief only. |
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View Entry | C. Aultman & Co. v. E. D. Willis et al. | Grundy | Default on Promissory Note |
Plaintiff, C. Aultman & Co., sued the defendants, E. D. and R. L. Willis, for payment on a note for the purchase of a thresher from the plaintiff. |
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View Entry | Carey Wallace v. Jake C. Benton | Henderson | Injury and Damages |
Supreme Court case only. Injuries sustained while working at a mill owned by the defendant. |
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View Entry | C. Buchanan v. W. P. Burns, Road Commissioner, 4th District | Wayne | Other |
An application by the plaintiff to change a county road in Wayne County; proposed change was deemed to be incompatible with the interest of the traveling public and denied. |
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View Entry | C. McGehee, et al. v. W. N. Murphy, exe., et al. | Maury | Estate Dispute |
This case developed from the settlement of the executorship of Murphy for the estate of J. T,. McGehee. Addtl dfnts: Thos. P. Murphy and W. M. Rea. Addtl pltfs.: A. Anderson, guardian for Laura H., Ed T., Daisy M., and Ayral J. McGehee. |
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View Entry | Christopher Irwin v. Thomas Ridley | Williamson | Application for Scire Facias |
Hon. Nathaniel W. Williams, Judge, 4th Circuit. Re: Christopher Irwin v. William King (1819). Kemp Holland, Coroner. Thomas Hardeman, Clerk of Court of Pleas. William Smith, Clerk of Circuit Ct. Thomas Ridley is sheriff of Williamson Co. Thomas Washington, attorney for plaintiff. |
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View Entry | Collin McDaniel, et al. v. John Maclin | Davidson | Slander |
Collin & Elizabeth McDaniel sued John Maclin for trespass and damage after Maclin told a story defaming Elizabeth. Maclin said that she had absconded with an unnamed young man, living with him adulterously for three weeks. The McDaniels sued for damages. |
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View Entry | C. G. Cabler v. W. W. Berry | Davidson | Failure to Pay |
In 1860 Ammon Davis made a note for $2500 to F.O. Hurt who endorsed it to C. G. Cabler, who endorsed the note to W. W. Barry. Barry denied that he owed money on this note. Case refers to previous Chancery Court case (William Litterer vs. Ammon L. Davis), Circuit Court case from January term 1866 involving wages on steam boat "Red Rover." |
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