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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1913 | L. H. White v. Nashville, Chattanooga& St. Louis Railway& Illinois Central Railroad Company | Carroll | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiff made a contract with defendant to transport his child to be buried. Due to the negligence of defendant Plaintiff was forced to bury his child in another location. 2 folders |
West | Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1365 | 175 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | Murray, Dibrell Shoe Company et al. v. Robert Young et al. | Carroll | Deed of Trust |
Additional Plaintiffs: Hart Manufacturing Company, Deeds & Hersig Manufacturing Co., Bray Clothing Co., and Leichtman, Goodman, and Company. Additional Defendants: R. L. Young, W. A. Young, W. F. Scates, R. M. Ellinor, and Charles Young. |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1303 | 314 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company v. Western Union Telegraph Company | Carroll | Other |
Case involved the right of petitioner to condemn a portion of right-of-way over the Paducah & Memphis Div., N.C.St.L. Railway, where line of division crosses line between Henderson and Carroll Counties. Telegraph company desired to build a connection line across 26.4 miles of the land. See WT1587 for more. See WT1394, WT1655, and WT1658 for connected cases. WT1658 is continuation of WT1655. |
West | Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1589 | 1074 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | State v. Jesse Moseley | Carroll | Murder |
The victim's name was Robert Hurt. The defendant's last name is sometimes spelled "Mosely." |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1303 | 94 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | State v. Arthur Roper | Carroll | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The victim's name in this case was Ollie Hardwell. File consists of only a memo to the state of the facts. |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1303 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | State v. Arthur Roper | Carroll | Assault and Battery |
Assault of Ollie Bardwell. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1327 | 77 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | W. A. Pinckley v. Yuma Gin Company | Carroll | Damages |
Cause of action: $5000.00 damages for personal injury that occurred while working for Yuma Gin Company |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1309 | 48 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | Western Union Telegraph Company v. Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Railway Company | Carroll | Other |
Case filed in Circuit Court, Carroll Co., 1912; case involved the right of petitioner to condemn a portion of right-of-way over the Paducah & Memphis Div., N.C.St.L. Railway, where line of division crosses line between Henderson, Carroll Counties, TN. Telegraph company desired to build a connection line across 26.4 miles of the land. See WT1587 & WT1589 and WT1655 & WT1658 for connected cases. |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1394 | 325 | Order A Copy |