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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | Arthur Tate& Wife v. W. D. Neill, guardian | Sullivan | Petition for Alimony |
Incomplete case. Case mentions an unnamed child in the suit is identified as the legitimate child of James R. Gibson, deceased. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4a | 2 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | B. G. McDowell, admr. of William Ackerly, dec. v. East Tennessee, Virginia, & Georgia Rail Road Company. | Sullivan | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Briefs and exception only. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 726 | 32 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Bristol Gas & Electric Company, et al. v. Blanche Heaton, admr. | Sullivan | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Heaton, daughter of M. V. McPherson, dec. charged that poisonous gas leaked from McPherson's range & killed McPherson. Next of kin included two other daughters, Mrs. Munsey Mears and Myrtle Brownlow. Mears was preparing breakfast for her mother at the time of the leak. 2 fldrs. Exhibit materials include gas production data sheet, pressure gauge recording, tar & Sulphur samples, witness testimony and service cards. See ET Box 1498, an additional 490 pgs. Oversize exhibit in ET Oversize 21. |
East | Range: 10 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1458 | 386 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Crane Co., et al. v. Watkins-Leonard Corp., et al. | Sullivan | Petitions for Certiorari |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Cortrim Lumber Co. v. William Hyatt, by next friend Ada Hyatt | Sullivan | Debt for Wages |
Case references the "Law Court" of Sullivan County. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1939 | C. G. Hicks, admr. v. Tennessee Coach Company, Inc. | Sullivan | Damages for Wrongful Death |
This is an incomplete file. County, Court of Origin, and the name of the deceased is unknown. Kingston, TN is mentioned in the brief. See also ET 297, ET 808, ET 1011. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 566 | 15 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | Citizens Supply Corporation v. Dr. H. S. Scott | Sullivan | Contract for Labor and Materials |
Dispute over terms of contract in building a dwelling for the defendant in Kingsport, Tennessee. Contracts and estimates included. |
East | Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 974 | 74 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1937 | C. G. Hicks v. Tennessee Coach Co., Inc. | Sullivan | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Plaintiff father & administrator of estate of Earl Hicks, sued defendant for $40,000 damages. Hicks a TN highway patrolman killed on 17 June 1936 when he &the motorcycle he was riding were run over by a bus owned by the defendant & operated by one of its employees. Hicks charges negligence, excessive speed & failure to observe traffic. Also mentioned: Cora Hicks, mother of Earl Hicks. See also ET 297, ET 566, ET 808. |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1011 | 391 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1939 | G. C. Hicks, admr. of Earl Hicks, dec. v. Tennessee Coach Company | Sullivan | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Exhibits: 9 - small to medium photos of crash site and motor cycle, 2 - large photos of bus and driver, 2 - large maps, comment/accident report card. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 716 | 416 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | Isabelle Potter, admr. of Merrit W. Potter, Jr., dec. v. Golden Rule Grocery Company, et al. | Sullivan | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Additional Defendants: Harold Morley, Walter B. Morley, Claude C. Morley, Mack Free. Exhibits: 2 - medium sized photos. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 774 | 171 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1931 | Irving Whaley, et al. v. E. E. Miller, Receiver | Sullivan | Petition for Injunction |
Additional Complainants: Margaret Whaley, Harry M. Piper. Defendant E. E. Miller is Receiver in the chancery cause of John W. Sanders, et al. v. Virginia Banner Coal Corporation, et al. at Johnson City, TN. Complainants sought to restrain defendant from enforcing a judgment rendered in the case of E. E. Miller, Receiver, et al. v. Margaret and Irving Whaley in the law court in Bristol, TN. 1938 motion to quash execution. Second folder located in ET Box 1307. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 720 | 151 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | John F. Barton v. George Wexler | Sullivan | Petitions for Certiorari |
Case references the "Law Court" of Sullivan County. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1890 | James Malone v. E. D. Akard | Sullivan | Payment for Services |
Plaintiff Malone sued defendant Akard for payment of the remaining $145. 89 due on a carpentry job the plaintiff had completed on the defendant's house. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1797 | 109 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | Joseph Alison v. Martha& Jane Barcroft | Sullivan | Appeal for New Trial |
The plaintiffs are seeking the reversal of a previous judgment made in favor of the defendants. Original cause of action unknown. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1197 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1934 | Lyla Maude Moore Summers v. Tennessee Eastman Corporation | Sullivan | Damages for Wrongful Death | East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 533 | 82 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1937 | Mrs. Q. E. Flannagan v. Craft Motors, Inc. | Sullivan | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Plaintiff sued in her own right as wife of Q. F. Flannagan, dec., & as next friend for their minor children Bettie Lee & Joe Bruce Flannagan, for $5200 for compensation, medical & funeral expenses. Q. F. Flannagan, an employee of Craft Motors, was killed in an automobile accident on 20 Nov. 1936 while driving to the home of a prospective customer in an effort to sell an automobile to him. |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1031 | 222 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1860 | Michael Weaver v. John A. Spitser | Sullivan | Petitions for Certiorari |
Argument over a debt to be settled. Arbitrators: John Cross, Thomas A. Newton, John Massengill, S. N. Hall. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1203 | 15 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | Nehi Bottling Company v. Conley E. Brookshire | Sullivan | Debt for Wages |
Cause of Action: Unpaid wages and liquidated damages under the FLSA. Also includes wage computation sheets, timesheets. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 304 | 150 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | R. W. Jones v. Smith Brothers | Sullivan | Petitions for Certiorari |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | State ex rel Tige Seals & Charles Smith v. Hon. Shelbourne Ferguson, Judge | Sullivan | Application for Writ of Mandamus |
Additional Defendants: A. N. Hawk. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 304 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | S. H. Harkleroad & W. R. Smith, admr. of W. H. Harkleroad, dec. v. Eli Anderson | Sullivan | Petitions for Certiorari |
Hackleroad and Smith ask to appeal from an illegal judgment made against them by Anderson. They plead that they were informed the suit was dismissed, that they had not any warrant issued, and that they did not know judgment was rendered. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1195 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | State v. T. R. Bandy et al | Sullivan | Application for Injunction |
Defendants comprise membership of building committee appointed by Quarterly Court, seeking to build new high school in Sullivan County independent of County Board of Education. State seeks injunction, argues Sul. Co. BoE holds sole authority. Additional Defendants: H. L Patterson, Joe Newland, Jacob T. Barger, Jesse King, N. P. Foulk |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 305 | 159 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | State ex rel Hal H. Carr, County Atty. v. C. C. Rice, et al. | Sullivan | Petition for Injunction |
Additional Defendants: Charles Kuster, Dock Matthews, Laurel Henriott, Henry Miller, Eddie Golden, Bob Stewart. This was a suit brought by petition to abate the operation of a gambling and illegal liquor selling establishment, Club Belvidere and/or Eddie's Steak House, owned and operated by defendants. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 598 | 68 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1938 | State on relation of T. E. Hurst& W. L. Frazier v. Sullivan County & T.R. Bandy | Sullivan | Petition for Mandamus |
Hurst, former Justice, and Frazier, former deputy sheriff, brought suit to collect fees claimed to be due by defendant, Sullivan County, from small offence criminal cases during the years 1935-6 and were long past due and which def. refused to pay. The amount due Hurst was $437.45 and for Frazier was $811.80. Plaintiffs sought writ of mandamus required def. to issue and sign County Warrants made payable to plaintiffs. |
East | Range: 9 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1290 | 86 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1933 | State v. Onzo Linkous | Sullivan | Motion for a New Trial |
Defendant charged with being in possession wit 1 quart of intoxicating liquor and 70 to 75 bottles of home brew. Case file is a motion for a new trial. |
East | Range: 10 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1531 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1939 | Tennessee Coach Company Inc. v. C. G. Hicks, admr. | Sullivan | Damages for Wrongful Death |
See also ET 566, ET 808, ET 1011. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 297 | 81 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1939 | Tennessee Coach Co. v. C. G. Hicks, admr. | Sullivan | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Motorcycle and bus collision. See also ET 297, ET 566, ET 1011. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 808 | 47 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | W. W. James v. The Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Bristol | Sullivan | Petition for Mandamus |
Petition arouse from taxation dispute between parties, 1876, involving levying of taxes for improvements of streets, etc. in town of Bristol, TN. Previously, judgement rendered in favor of the plaintiff James, $376. 72. See also ET 93. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1663 | 33 | Order A Copy |