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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1940 | A. N. Hawk v. N. E. Snyder | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 304 | 35 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1942 | Alfred Bond v. Brooks Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Origin of damages: work injury. Exhibits include b&w photos, floor schematic, time book. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 619 | 405 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Barnett Trew v. Myrtle Johnson | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 283 | 118 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Blue Ridge Glass Corporation v. James Fleenor | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Cause of Action: Worker's Compensation. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 287 | 81 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Cetlin & Wilson Shows v. Ina Mullins | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 243 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1949 | City Transportation Company v. Lois Noel | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Also includes a prescription. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 308 | 121 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1946 | Claude White v. L. A. Myers& F. J. Mayer | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 287 | 234 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1934 | Charles E. Parks Jr., minor by next of friend, C. E. Parks v. C. D. Richards Jr. | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Damages for personal injury. Original court: Bristol Law court then Court of Appeals in Knoxville. 2 folders |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 806 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1949 | Dance Freight Lines& Lawrence Kirby v. H. C. Still | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 248 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad Co. v. Joseph H. Stewart | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Joseph H. Stewart sued the East TN, Virginia & Georgia Railroad Co. for $10,000 in damages for injuries resulting from an accident involving an oil cup spill and a possible explosion while he was an employee. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 787 | 94 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | E. C. Ashley v. Hobart M. Sharp | Sullivan | Personal Injuries |
Sharp received injuries while driving a delivery truck for E.C. Ashley, a wholesale beer and gasoline distributor. |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 830 | 118 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | Forrest F. Tiffany v. W. M. Shipley | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
2 Folders. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 295 | 367 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1943 | G. A. Parker v. Alice Akard & Nannie Stone | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 5 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 220 | 79 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1948 | G. A. Parker & Herbert Myers v. Bernice Brown | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 283 | 214 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1939 | G. C. Gose v. East Tennessee Light& Power Company, et al. | Sullivan | Personal Injuries |
Additional Defendant: Kelly M. Godsey, in his own right, and while doing business under the name Godsey Grocery Co. Exhibits: 2 - large photos of inside grocery store. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 716 | 291 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Harry M. Beik, Jr. & Harry M. Beik, Sr. v. Mary E. Shelton | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 320 | 133 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1945 | Hannah Quillen v. Kingsul Theatres, Inc. | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 236 | 217 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1934 | Helen B. Hocking v. Motor Transfer Company | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Hocking sued for $10,000 in damages and injuries resulting from an accident caused by a driver for the Motor Transfer Company. Appeals and briefs stored in ET 754. Supreme Court Transcript and additional appeals stored in ET 1481.E xhibit materials board mounted b/w photographs) linked to ET 1481. Materials in ET 1481 housed in 5 folders. Exhibit photograph in ET OV 21. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 754 | 732 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | John Brogan v. East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad Company | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Brogan took train from Carter's Depot to Bristol. Upon exiting the train at Bristol, he was beaten with a railroad lantern by the conductor Samuel Ady. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1685 | 33 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | J. H. Quillen v. Earl Burk [Burke], et al. AND J. F. Jordon, et al. v. Earl Burk, et al. | Sullivan | Personal Injuries |
Consolidated cases. In addition, principals were Buck Click, Harvey Culbertson, and Eugene McConnell. Culbertson and McConnell owned an automobile involved in a car-wagon wreck that injured Quillen and killed his horse. Damages were sought. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1446 | 147 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | Lucinda M. Mobley v. John McCrowell | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
The plaintiff sued McCrowell for $5,000 in damages for obstructing Main Street in the town of Bristol with scaffolding and lumber, which resulted in the plaintiff striking her head and being permanently disabled. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1850 | 108 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | Myrtle Davis, admr. of estate of Alex Davis, dec. v. W. E. Clemens& Will Bunting | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 886 | 127 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1941 | M. H. Witt et al. v. J. J. Crane & Sons et al. | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Origin of damage: vehicle collision. Add. Plaintiffs: J. E. Upchurch, Tom Bragg, W. L. Frazier. Add. Defendants: J. J. Crane, A. L. Crane, A. J. Crane, R. L. Minnis. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 617 | 423 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1943 | Norris Anderson v. J. T. Howard | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from a car accident. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 269 | 213 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | Paul E. Felty v. Chillicoth Realty Company | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Cause of Action: Worker's Compensation. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 71 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1933 | Rufus Bailey v. Nellie S. Miller | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Miller sued Bailey for the negligent and careless operation of his automobile causing him to hit her car. Nellie testified that she was thrown against the auto's front door, cowl, and windshield, thus breaking a tooth, wrenching her back, bruising her pelvis, and suffering other bruises, maiming, and lacerations. These injuries caused her to miscarry and left her in a high state of nervousness. Exhibit is a copy of the 1930 Kingsport traffic regulations. |
East | Range: 10 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1506 | 130 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1949 | Sam Kite v. Silas Hamblen | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 89 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1948 | Tennessee Tulane Gas Company v. Charles Broome | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Also includes receipts and diagrams. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 302 | 170 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1948 | Theodore Coker, admr. of James Coker, Jr. v. Hen Valley Sand& Gravel Co., et al. | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from unlawful use of land. Additional Defendants: Hendrix Aycock and Nancy Aycock. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 273 | 99 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Tri-State Coach Corporation v. Kyle Flanary | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 306 | 79 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1943 | Tyler F. Nottingham v. Alley Construction Co. Inc. | Sullivan | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 596 | 146 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Virginia Avenue Coal Co. v. Preston Bailey | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from a train/car collision. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 253 | 276 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1939 | W. D. Penley v. Southern Railway Co. et al | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Additional Case: Charles E. Grogan v. W. D. Penley, W. E. Penley, Yellow Cab Co., Southern Railway Co., for personal injuries. Exhibits: 9 - large photos. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 644 | 337 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | W. J. Bailey v. T. C. Yonce, et al. | Sullivan | Injury and Damages |
Transcripts and Opinions only. Additional Defendants are unlisted. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 169 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1931 | W. A. McEwen v. Mortimer I. Kahn et al. | Sullivan | Personal Injuries |
Additional defendants: J.R. Sternberg partners with Kahn under firm name Bristol Hide and Metal Co., and Jack Richards. McEwen sued for $10,000 damages for personal injuries. Richards was driving truck hauling hides and metals for co. at high speeds (35 mph) when he ran over plaintiff, causing permanent disability. |
East | Range: 9 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1296 | 164 | Order A Copy |