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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1935 | A. W. Kutsche & Co. v. William L. Anderson | Knox | Compensation |
Anderson was hired as a laborer during the construction of the post office & court house in Knoxville. He was paid at a rate of 22.5 cents an hour, but said he was doing iron rod work, a job that was paid a higher rate. Anderson sued to be paid the difference of the pay rate. Add'l documents in box ET 849. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 17 | 128 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Atlantic Ice & Coal Company v. Harry Cameron | Knox | Damages |
The defendant sued for damages as a result of an accident involving a truck of the Atlantic Ice & Coal Company while the defendant was riding his motorcycle. Photographs of accident site. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 837 | 290 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | American Bakeries Co., et al.v. Pryor Brown Transfer Co., et al. | Knox | Damages |
American Bakeries Co. is being sued for damages for personal injuries caused to an O.W. Frye in an automobile accident. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 844 | 328 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | American National Insurance Co. v. Cora Lee Widby | Knox | Insurance Claims and Policies | East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 892 | 460 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1935 | Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Clara Mournan, admr. of William Mournan, dec. | Knox | Insurance Claims and Policies | East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1059 | 147 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1935 | Automobile Financing Inc. v. Roberts Auto Service et al. & Carl R. Roberts Undertaking Co. v. Automobile Financing Inc. et al. | Knox | Replevin |
Consolidated cases. Add. Def: Ernest R. Roberts, Mayme B. Roberts, and the Cherokee Motor Co. The automobile Financing Co. alleges that Roberts Auto Service as principal and Ernest and Mayme Roberts and the Cherokee Motor Co. as endorsers, are indebted to them in the sum of $5,553 secured by eight vehicles. Roberts Auto Service is a taxi co. operating in the City of Knoxville. Mayme and Ernest were in negotiations to purchase a building to lease to Carl R. Roberts Undertaking Co. at the time of the suit. |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1541 | 463 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Arge Angelo v. Earl S. Worsham, et al | Knox | Breach of Contract |
Additional defendants: George M. Trotter |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 827 | 96 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | American Bakeries Company & C. B. DeLapp v. Pryor Brown Transfer Company& O. W. Frye | Knox | Damages |
Damages for personal injuries |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 848 | 65 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | A. W. Kutsche and Company v. William L. Anderson | Knox | Petitions for Certiorari |
Case concerns a wage dispute. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 849 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | A. H. Whisman et al. v. Bessie Smith | Knox | Damages |
This is a suit by Bessie Smith against A.H. Whisman for damages alleged to have been done to her car. She sues for an amount under $500. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 903 | 32 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Bettie Smith v. Life & Casualty Insurance Co. | Knox | Insurance Disputes |
Plaintiff, who had a policy with the defendant, sued to collect $25 in unpaid claims plus a 25% penalty. Plaintiff also had policies with 3 other insurance companies & had filed claims with all of them. Defendant argued that her carrying aggregate insurance of over $7 violated her policy contract with them, & under the terms of the contract they were liable for only the pro rata part. Defendant had paid some of her claims before learning of the other insurance policies. |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 884 | 114 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Bill Steward v. A. W. Kutsche & Co. | Knox | Debt Dispute |
Exhibit - Gazette clipping. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 30 | 55 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Brookside Mills v. Railway Express Agency | Knox | Child Custody |
REA wanted to collect $741.13 due on a check executed by the Brookside Mills and drawn on the mills' account at the East Tennessee National Bank of Knoxville. Local REA agent John I. Dale had no authority to endorse a check made to his company, so he sent it to the main office in Atlanta where it was deposited. However, the check was not paid by the ETNB because it had suspended operations. Sole question being argued was whether plaintiff presented check for payment with reasonable time. |
East | Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 876 | 65 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Casey-Lewis Company v. Fulton Sylphon Company | Knox | Breach of Contract |
See also ET 899, ET 1528, & ET Oversize Box 21 (majority of case in 1528 & Oversize 21). Plaintiff had contract to create advertising for defendant. Defendant cancelled contract in order to use another ad agency. Plaintiff filed suit seeking $2,570.81 for breach of contract. Exhibit materials include numerous draft ad layouts on tracing paper, correspondence, billing, schedules for ads to appear in various publications, drafts of ad text, & 2 photographs. |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 819 | 567 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Chandler & Co. v. R. W. Spiers et al. | Knox | Lease Dispute |
Additional def..: J. G. Spiers, partners in Spiers Motor Co. Chandler & Co. comprised of S. V. Chandler, H. N. & C. L. Carmichael & W. R. Cooper. Plaintiffs sued to recover $8356.43 in unpaid rent plus interest. Defendants leased a building to be built by plaintiffs. Construction delayed because Chevrolet Motor Co. slow to approve plans. Defendants argue that plaintiffs are asking for payments to which they are not entitled as the lease had expired. Opinion included. Decision of lower court affirmed. |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 822 | 151 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Clayton Lay v. Faun Farmer | Knox | Damages |
Plaintiff sued defendant for $65.50 damages, stating that on 3 January 1935 she negligently pulled out onto Washington Pike without stopping & struck his car. Faun Farmer a teacher at Mascott. Horace Farmer father of Faun Farmer. |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 834 | 109 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | City of Knoxville v. W. G. Bennington | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Additional plaintiffs: Harley Hill. Additional defendant: Ray Bennington, by next of friend. |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 882 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | City of Knoxville v. W. A. Gervin & J. E. Gervin | Knox | Debt | East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 896 | 210 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1935 | City of Knoxville et al.v. W. G. Bennington et al | Knox | Damages |
Additional Defendant: Ray Bennington, son of W. G. Bennington. Originally Bennington sued Knoxville & Harley Lee Hill for $10,000 damages. On 6 Aug. 1929 their son's small dog became ill & was put down by Hill, a Humane Officer who did not remove the body for days despite repeated requests to do so. The son found the body & picked it up, becoming ill from exposure to the "poison fluids" and "putrefying flesh". His health is now permanently impaired due to the city's & Hill's negligence. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 842 | 151 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Charles F. Rogers et al. v. J. B. Roop | Knox | Property Dispute |
Exhibits include correspondences, receipts, telegrams. Add. Plaintiff: Lucy D. Rogers. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 767 | 391 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | City National Bank v. J. C. & S. H. Kenner | Knox | Debt |
Origin of debt: promissory notes. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 784 | 275 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Chas. L. Hodge et al. v. Ida Sanderson et al. | Knox | Estate Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Gladys Wright infant, and John W. Wright. Additional defendants: Ernest Hodge, and Mary Hodge. All parties are heirs of John A. Hodge dec. Plaintiffs are his children and Sanderson is his widow. The land in dispute is composed of 110 acres lying in the 9th Civil District of Knox County. Exhibit materials include 2 small maps. |
East | Range: 10 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1525 | 81 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Cora Lee Widby v. Standard Oil Company, et al. | Knox | Damages |
Plaintiff was the widow of Basil T. Widby, dec. who was killed in an accident with a Mack truck driven, owned, and/or contracted by defendant companies and individuals. Additional Defendants: H.M. Green, J.J. Johnson, Arthur Alexander-doing business as Ideal Coal Company, C.O.D. Coal Company, John Riddle, The White Company. Exhibits: IRS documents, correspondence See also ET1556 |
East | Range: 10 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1533 | 216 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Dr. C. A. Nelson v. John W. Sharp | Knox | Damages |
Dr. Nelson is a chiropractor. He treated John Sharp. Sharp accuses Nelson of permanently damaging his neck and causing him to lose is employment as a paper carrier In 3 folders. Xrays located in ET Oversize Box 14. |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1028 | 235 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Edward J. McMillan et al. v. T. G. Brown | Knox | Promissory Note |
Additional Plaintiffs: Margie McMillan Mebane and Helen McMillan Briscoe. The plaintiffs were executors of the estate of E.E. McMillan, deceased. The notes were for land bought in Knoxville. Bank statement and tax certificate included. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 856 | 172 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | E. A. Wood et al. v. Hazel Bell | Knox | Debt for Wages |
Additional plaintiff: Lucille Wood. |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 864 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Estate of Isadore B. Finklestein, dec. | Knox | Wills, Contested |
The will was contested by the widow, the legatees and the general creditors of the deceased. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 893 | 152 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Evelyn Thompson v. H. A. Lemon | Knox | Trespass and Damages |
Defendant trespassed on plaintiff's property and ran over and killed a police dog that was plaintiff's property. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | E. R. Keller v. G. M. Blanc | Knox | Debt |
Blanc a resident of St. Petersburg, FL. On 2 March 1929 TN & FL Land & Investment Co. & Blanc delivered to the plaintiff their promissory note for $2000, payable to Keller plus interest 1 year after date. Keller sued to collect these monies Correspondence included. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 904 | 146 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Elmer Barrett v. State | Knox | Murder |
Elmer Barrett is charged with murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to death by electrocution. He killed one W.M. Hardwich by shooting him to death with a pistol. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 910 | 21 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Earl Walters v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Victim: Lyndon Smith |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 914 | 36 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. O. B. Henderson, Trustee | Knox | Insurance Claims and Policies | East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 861 | 102 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1935 | Florence George v. Robert L. & Charles E. George | Knox | Estate Dispute | East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 785 | 196 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1935 | First National Bank of Hoquiam, Washington v. J. T. DeWitt | Knox | Debt |
Add. Material in ET 1416. The case involved the purchase of a carload of salmon from the state of Washington. |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 831 | 183 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | George Elingo v. Busy Bee Restaurant | Knox | Debt for Wages |
Defendant company owned by Tom White. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 779 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Globe & Republic Insurance Co. of America v. C. W. Lester | Knox | Insurance Disputes | East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 847 | 78 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1935 | Globe & Republic Insurance Co. of America v. C.W. Lester | Knox | Debt |
C.W. Lester claims that Globe and Republic Insurance Co. is indebted to him in the amount of $300.00 |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 884 | 9 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Gertrude T. Webb, exe. v. George T. Peters, admr. | Knox | Recovery |
Additional Defendant: Hallie W. Peters, widow R. L. Peters, dec. ca. 3 Aug. 1930. George T. Peters his admr. Webb executrix of estate of Hu M. Webb. Plaintiff sued to collect balance on $2000 note that R. L. Peters left unpaid when he died. def.s. argue Webb not entitled to recovery as she bought the land Peters had used the money to purchase after it was ordered sold for taxes, & purchased it for a price less than half the amount of the note although the property was worth more than the entire note. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 846 | 111 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Gladys Buckner, admx. v. Southern Railway Co. | Knox | Damages |
Plaintiff, admx. of Hugh Buckner, charges Southern Railway with negligence in his death & is sued for $50,000 damages. On 2 May 1933 Buckner, an employee of the railway, was riding the company's locomotive back home from his work at the John Sevier Yards when the locomotive in which he was riding collided with a switch engine. Buckner died on 5 May 1933 of injuries sustained in the crash. Plaintiff accuses deft. of operating the locomotive negligently, thereby causing the accident. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 850 | 298 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Henry Hardin v. W. L. Mullins | Knox | Contract Dispute and Damages |
The plaintiff rented farm property from R.A. Calloway under a share crop agreement which Calloway violated. The property was later sold to the defendant. |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 824 | 40 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | John Bailey v. State | Knox | Other |
Cause of Action is listed as "Misdemeanor." Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 93 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | J. Wesley Brewer, Sheriff, United States of America v. Akos Majernik | Knox | Damages |
Recovery of a 1933 LaSalle automobile. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 837 | 41 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Josephine Maples v. A. E. Staub et al. | Knox | Property Dispute |
Additional defendants: W. H. H. Southern and Martin Southern. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 899 | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | James L. Mell v. Louisville& Nashville Railroad Company | Knox | Debt | East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 66 | 61 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1935 | James G. Johnson, exe. of John S. Morgan, dec. v. J. A. Morgan | Knox | Unlawful Detainer |
The bill was filed for the purpose of recovering from the defendant a certain piece of real estate. Exhibits: last will and testament of John S. Morgan; deed R. A. Brown, C. & M., to J. S. Morgan; correspondence; checks; tax assessment receipts. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 748 | 172 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | J. Lawrence O'Connor, Trustee v. W. R. Langston | Knox | Unknown |
Exhibits only. Statements from F. E. Fisher & Co., a brokerage firm with which Langston did business. Also papers related to F. E. Fisher's bankruptcy filing |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 842 | 17 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | James G. Johnson v. J. A. Morgan | Knox | Unlawful Detainer |
Cause of action in this case was listed as "writ of unlawful detainer"J.A. Morgan lived on land owned by a John S. Morgan. Upon John Morgan's death, James . Johnson, the executor of his will, states that J.A. Morgan refused to leave the land or pay rent |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 844 | 54 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | John H. Howe v. State ex rel. William Pyne | Knox | Habeas Corpus | East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 892 | 49 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1935 | J. Lawrence O'Connor v. W. R. Lawston | Knox | Debt |
O'Connor is trustee in the bankruptcy of F. E. Fisher & Company. Debt of $1372.36. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 901 | 93 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Knox County v. W. F. Lemarr, et al. | Knox | Damages |
Damages of $5,000 Copies of photographs and a blueprint included. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 890 | 275 | Order A Copy |