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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1875 | Abner McCollum v. W. J. Keaton | Carroll | Trespass |
Additional Defendants: Giles J. Harvey and John H. Keaton. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 15 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | Author Gentry v. State | Carroll | Liquor Violation |
Violation of 4 mile law. |
West | Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 908 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1907 | Arthur Milam v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company | Carroll | Damages |
Damages under $500 for killing a dog. |
West | Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 963 | 34 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | America S. Newton, admr. of J. A. Newton, dec. v. S. J. Fletcher et al | Carroll | Debt |
Additional defendants: C. G. Giles admr., Josephus Fletcher, J. A. Fletcher, McDonald Fletcher & Co., |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 85 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | Allen, Bush & West v. J. P. Fuqua, admr. et al | Carroll | Debt on Account |
Additional Plaintiff: Lewis A. Hurt, surviving partner in firm of Abbott & Hurt. Fuqua admr. of J. W. Abbott, dec. Firm of Allen, Bush & West comprised of J. H. Allen, T. H. West & J. C. Bush. Plaintiffs sued to collect $607.29 due them on account. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 336 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | Atwood Gin Co. et al. v. A. H. Cannon | Carroll | Breach of Contract |
The Atwood Company contracted with Cannon to build a gin house, which they claim was never completed. |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 384 | 60 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | B. D. Shofner v. E. J. Hutchins | Carroll | Land, Sale of | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1912 | Blanch Bogle by next friend G. H. Bogle v. J. S. Leach | Carroll | Violation of Age of Consent |
Victim is the plaintiff. Case involves carnal knowledge of a minor. The accused is a 56-year-old mail carrier, justice of the peace, and Sunday school superintendent with children and grandchildren. Documents are in 2 folders. Exhibit 5, a large 1908 wall calendar located in Oversize Box 2. |
West | Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 908 | 576 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1878 | B. J. Crews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company | Carroll | Damages |
Damages for killing a cow. Additional parties: R. P. Cole, John C. Sweeney. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 117 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | B. D. Shofner v. Thomas French | Carroll | Ejectment | West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 181A | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | Benjamin Kendall v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company | Carroll | Damages | West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 230 | 31 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1882 | Chambers & Brown v. T. E. Jones | Carroll | Petitions for Certiorari |
This is a request for certiorari and Supersedeas relative to a case from 1876. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 207 | 29 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1921 | C. M. Watson v. North Carolina& St. Louis Railway Company | Carroll | Contract Dispute and Damages |
The North Carolina and St. Louis Railway Company was under contract to transport cotton for the plaintiff, C.M. Watson. While cotton was in the care of the North Carolina and St. Louis Railway Company, it was destroyed by fire and not delivered. Cotton valued at $500.00. |
West | Range: 78 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1672 | 80 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | C. R. Swayne v. George W. Muse | Carroll | Breach of Contract |
Plaintiff claims he bought a saloon from defendant, a popular saloon-keeper, who pledged not to return to the liquor business for a period of time, but was soon selling liquor in competition with plaintiff's business and under-cutting his prices. File includes one brief for appeal. |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 96 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1917 | Clifford Spellings by next friend N. G. Spellings v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway | Carroll | Damages |
Damages for killing a colt. |
West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1124 | 78 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1909 | C. E. Mebane v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad | Carroll | Damages |
The plaintiff sued for the death of his cow. |
West | Range: 80 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1219 | 60 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | D. S. Ezzell & Co. v. D. H. Stephens | Carroll | Breach of Contract |
Also named: Jonathan C. Ezzell |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 213 | 25 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | D. Bell & Co. v. A. C. McNeill | Carroll | Unknown |
Only cover of the transcript of the case remains. Attorneys were A & A. G. Hawkins & Isaac R. & Sam W. Hawkins for plaintiff and Hawkins & Townes for the defendant. Mentioned is a Lucy H. Swayne and David Bell. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 15 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1898 | D. S. Louis v. H. C. Crider | Carroll | Attachment | West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 737 | 98 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1900 | D. F. Stanley v. W. M. Brevard & Co. | Carroll | Debt on Account |
D.F. Stanley is sued W.M. Brevard and L.E. Brevard doing business as W.M. Brevard and Co. for debt on an account under $ 500 |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 741 | 76 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1911 | D. M. Osborn & Co. v. G. W. Tucker | Carroll | Scire Facias |
Scire facias to revive a judgment that was passed against said defendant in 1899, but was never paid to the plaintiff. Previous case file was lost and the previous judge is now deceased. additional briefs and affidavit in WT Box 1225 |
West | Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1184 | 185 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | Evans, Hite, Porter & Co. v. David Bell & Thomas A. Dinwiddie | Carroll | Debt |
Defendants had signed a note to pay plaintiff $981.48 within 12 months and failed to do so. Plaintiff is asking addition damage of $16.35. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 137 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1892 | Erwin Sellers v. State | Carroll | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 357 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1895 | Equitable Fire Insurance Co. v. R. D. Lansden | Carroll | Debt |
Debt for unpaid insurance premium. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 599 | 61 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1919 | Elizabeth Robinson Taylor v. C. H. Taylor | Carroll | Divorce |
The plaintiff claims that the defendant wilfully and maliciously deserted her without a reasonable cause for two whole years next preceding the filing of this bill. |
West | Range: 78 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1657 | 222 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1870 | E. Thomas v. Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad Company | Carroll | Damages |
Plaintiffs horse was killed by train. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 25 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | Eliza A. Warren v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company | Carroll | Injury and Damages | West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 181A | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | E. T. Bohannan v. W. H. Seallum | Carroll | Debt Dispute |
Louisville and Nashville Rail Road Company Memphis and Ohio Rail Road Company Missing cover pages. |
West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 185 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | Emily Cawthorn v. Reuben Gooch, Alfred Gooch,& Ozro Gooch | Carroll | Other |
Cause of Action: Recover ownership of a horse. Case mentions that Emily Cawthorn and her husband Jack Cawthorn were once slaves of Nathan Cawthorn. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 307 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | E. E. Oxley v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway | Carroll | Damages |
Oxley sued claiming a train ran over and killed his cow. Value listed as less than $500. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1324 | 78 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1915 | Elizabeth Toombs v. Louisville& Nashville Railroad Company | Carroll | Wrongful Death |
Willis Toombs, husband of petitioner was run over and killed by one of the defendant's freight trains. The defendant claims that they are not responsible because the employees had done all that they could to prevent the killing. |
West | Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1365 | 50 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1921 | Eustace McMackins, by his father& next friend H. E. McMackins, v. C. M. Watson, et al. | Carroll | Personal Injuries |
2 folders. Additional defendant: Central Oil Mills (a corporation with its main office in Jackson, Tennessee). Eustace McMackins is listed as "a minor about eleven years of age." Central Oil Mills had a cotton gin in Vale (Carroll County) that was operated by C. M. Watson. Eustace was helping his father unload cotton at the gin when he was struck, repeatedly by a line shaft. His right arm and leg were both broken. He spent many months in the hospital in Nashville and had several operations. |
West | Range: 78 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1697 | 415 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | Fishel & Bro. v. Luke Thomas | Carroll | Debt |
Fishel & Bro. was a mercantile firm comprised of Morris and Julius Fishel. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 65 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | F. H. Henderson v. James S. Ramsey et al | Carroll | Debt |
Additional Defendant: John Norman |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 213 | 73 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | G. M. Gilbert v. W. B. Grizzard | Carroll | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1884 | George W. Fry, et al.v. E. S. Tippett, et al | Carroll | Damages |
Additional plaintiffs: Thomas McCullough, Zack Fry, W. H. Robeson, William Dorch, John Leach, Samuel Fulton |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 270 | 85 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1908 | George Hooper v. Nashville, Chattanooga& St. Louis Railway Company | Carroll | Wrongful Death |
Exhibit -blueprint of railroad tracks. |
West | Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 937 | 122 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | H. C. McNeill et al. v. David Bell et al. | Carroll | Bills of Exchange |
Additional plaintiffs - W. H. Wright and H. V. Sauders additional defendant - H. V. Swayne |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1832 | Heirs of John White v. Daniel Cherry | Carroll | Land |
Land warrant #3809 is mentioned in this case. It deals with 3840 acres of land in Carroll County. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 49 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1889 | Hillary Harris v. Carroll County, Tennessee | Carroll | Debt on Account |
The plaintiff's name is also spelled "Hildra" Harris. |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 432 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1901 | Henry Vawter v. B. A. Denny | Carroll | Damages |
Failure to supply water for farming on a rented farm |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 751 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1901 | Henry Tanter v. B. A. Denney | Carroll | Damages |
Plaintiff name may not be spelled correctly Cause of Action: failure to provide renter with water for crops |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 831 | 30 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1908 | Henry Massey v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company | Carroll | Damages |
For $32.50 for killing his cow. |
West | Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 959 | 64 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1901 | H. B. Mebane v. J. R. Presson et al.. | Carroll | Debt |
H.B. Mebane sues J.R. Presson for a debt of $400 that he owes on a note |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 751 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1930 | Home Bank v. T. L. Hatley | Carroll | Scire Facias |
Sometime prior to Nov. 27, 1928 Hatley was adjudged bankruptcy. Pltfs. sued to still recover debt due, despite judgement, and implement scire facias on the bankruptcy ruling. |
West | Range: 77 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 2092 | 62 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1907 | Hannah M. Graves v. A. J. Argo et al. | Carroll | Petitions for Dower |
Petition for homestead and dower. |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1165 | 48 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1901 | Ira King, Agent v. Harris & Fuqua | Carroll | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
For a boiler the defendants claim was too rusted to be of use or repaired. Also see WT 784. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 772 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | Ira W. King v. Harris & Fuqua | Carroll | Debt |
Ira W. King is sued business partners Harris & Fuqua for a sum under $500 which he claims they owe for repairs made to a boiler. Also see WT 772. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 784 | 64 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1870 | John Ligon v. State | Carroll | Larceny |
Ligon was accused of disturbing the peace after being caught riding around Carroll County with 4 or 5 others, dressed in white sheets, white rags on their heads, and faces painted black. This group harassed citizens; stealing weapons, breaking and entering, and other crimes. Ligon and the unnamed others were convicted of larceny. Ligon's appeal is included. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 25 | 74 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1878 | J. W. Smith v. L & N Railroad Co. | Carroll | Damages |
Damages for killing a cow. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 103 | 0 | Order A Copy |