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View Entry 1939 (unknown) Knox Unknown

Folder only contains an order remanding the case to the Chancery Court of Knox County to be heard on appeal. Portion of page with case name is torn off. Only name given in document is Helen Hudson.

 East Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1068 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Ab Case & Jean Rogers v. State ex rel J. Fred Bibb Knox Liquor Violation East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 274 103 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Alex Poulos v. Pete M. Cronos Knox Debt

Origin of debt: loan.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 559 106 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Annie Burch, Beneficiary v. Lincoln Income Life Insurance Co. Knox Insurance Claims and Policies

Exhibits: insurance form, policy certificate, release and settlement of death claim, death certificate. Complainant filed to recover the proceeds of an insurance policy on the life of her brother, Calvin Browner, dec.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 566 203 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 A. B. Suffridge, admr. v. City of Knoxville Knox Negligence

Deceased: Wanda Ruth Suffridge, of peritonitis Exhibits include 3 plat maps.

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 797 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Arkansas Fuel Oil Co. v. Knox County Knox Debt on Account

Exhibits only. Documents include invoices, delivery receipts, requisition orders, stock audit, franchise certificate, purchase orders, and statements. Others involved are Gates Rubber Co., Ideal Battery Co., Tenn. Dept. of Highways & Public Works, Knox Co. Highway Dept., Consumers Oil Co., Cities Service Petroleum Products, and Caswell Boyd Tire Co. See ET 557 for case file.

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 808 577 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Anna Croft v. Walter E. Kennedy, Sr. et al Knox Recovery of Money/ Wages

Plaintiff seeks to recover money lost by her husband to Defendants in the course of gambling. Add. Defendant: Walter E. Kennedy Jr.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 653 45 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 A. M. McKissick v. Herbert Brody Knox Damages

Plaintiff sued for damages for assault and battery.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 212 156 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Ben H. Brock v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. Knox Injury and Damages East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 564 204 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Bessie Barrett v. National Life & Accident Insurance Company Knox Insurance Disputes

This was a suit to recover as beneficiary on a policy of industrial life insurance upon the life of Willie Barrett.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 630 199 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Charles B. Tindell v. Walter E. Kennedy Sr. et al. Knox Recovery of Money/ Wages

Plaintiff seeks to recover gambling losses. Exhibits include gambling tickets. Add. Defendants: Walter E. Kennedy, Jr.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 563 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Cumberland Battery Manufacturing Company v. R. H. Monger, et al. Knox Injunction

Additional Defendants: Southern Service, Inc., Rupert Reynolds. Exhibits: correspondence; civil warrant, justice's execution, garnishment, scire facias, all in the case of Dr. R. H. Monger v. Henry V. Easterly, No. 6019. Complainant sought an injunction against the collection of a judgment.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 582 128 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Community Drug Co. v. Liquid Carbonic Corporation Knox Recovery of Money/ Wages

Exhibits: collection notice, remittance slip, checks, sales statement, correspondence, receipts, court documents, certificate, account sheet, distress warrants. Plaintiffs sued to recover $2000.00 paid to defendant company. This suit was based upon the failure of defendant to comply with the Code of Tennessee in regard to the repossession under a conditional sales contract of a soda fountain combination which had been sold to plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Neighbors. Add. materials located in ET 1526.

 East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 598 344 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Cline Monroe v. State Knox Receiving Stolen Goods East Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 204 83 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Cumberland Trust Co. v. General Realties Inc., et al. Knox Recovery of Money/ Wages

Origin of recovery: misappropriation of funds during business dealings. Add. Defendants: G. T. Fielden, Florence L. Fielden, Lois M. Fielden, Zula P. Clark, John T. & Laura S. Shipley, J. R. & Mattie F. Underwood, H. B. & Pearl L. Litz, H. E. & Bratrice M. Grimes, Cas & Violet A McNeil, Frank & Gertrude J. Caldwell, Vernon O. & Ruth Henegar, J. R. Allen, Sallie C. Mitchell, Ruth Crow, Thelma Crow, Harley & Christine Crow, Mildred Crow Cate, W. H. Cate, 19 others.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 565 225 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Constance Dixon v. Gertrude Lobenstein et al Knox Injury and Damages

Origin of Damages: Plaintiff was injured when a bannister broke at a property owned by Defendants. Add. Defendants: Bessie Lobenstein, J. Leonard Jones, E. W. Ogden, Fidelity-Bankers Trust Co., Mrs. J. V. Wyrick.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 653 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Cumberland Trust Company v. General Realties, Inc. et al. Knox Other

The cause of action in this case is not very clear. The owner of General Realties was building some expensive residential properties and was in charge of watching over materials and some payroll accounts belonging to Cumberland Trust Co. The owner of General Realties was a Mr. Fielden

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 797 249 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Dollie Acuff v. State Knox Larceny East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 71 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Ernest O. Mary v. State Knox Larceny, Grand

Case incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 E. C. Templeton v. Paul L. Atchley Knox Damages for Wrongful Death

Plaintiff seeking damages deriving from the death of deceased in a traffic collision with Defendant. Plaintiff is administrator of estate of Joe Cranford, deceased.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 563 139 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Edna Carmichael v. Lloyd Carmichael Knox Divorce East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 580 69 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Eli Mincey v. City of Knoxville et al Knox Wrongful Termination

Add. Defendants: Levi M. York, Otto Roehl, W. W. Mynatt.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 653 91 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Ethel Hurst v. Kate E. Walker, et al. Knox Deed Dispute

Deceased: Joe A. Walker. Additional defendant: O. R. Roehl Co., Inc.

 East Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 760 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Elizabeth C. Tibbs v. William M. Tibbs Knox Divorce

Court of Origin: Domestic Relations Court. Additional Causes of Action: Child custody and child support.

 East Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 291 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 E. A. Phillips v. C. S. Reeder, Sr. et al. Knox Lease Dispute

Add. Defendant: Ella D. Reeder.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 559 37 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Ethel Brooks, et al. v. Knox County Knox Deed Dispute

Add. Pltfs: Kate Acker, A. E. Edington, Helen Edington. Exhibits: Warranty deeds for a property near Bearden on the Kingston Pike. Named on deeds: Herbert H. Hoover (N. Y.), Dora Watt (Wyo.), and Brevard & Mary Hoover (N. C.). Indenture from R. H. Edington to Catherine J. Edington conveyed land for "One Dollar, with love and affection." 6 photos show the land on the pike. Some include the Kingston Tourist Home with a sign advertising "Heat & Hot Water." Oversize blueprint map.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 558 305 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Edna McKenzie Hill v. Lane Drug Store, Inc. Knox Workman's Compensation

Exhibits: surgeon's report, injury form, correspondence.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 584 155 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Elizabeth Bradford et al. v. J.M. Farmer Knox Damages

The defendant is the owner of a Chevrolet coach authomobile that was operated by his son who willfully and negligently accelerated the car to a high speed and took his hands off the steering wheel. This caused the car to crash injuring the plaintiff. Note: 2 folders

 East Range: 10 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1455 212 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Fred Stout v. W. A. Frazier, et al. Knox Injunction

Additional Defendants: D. S. and George S. Child, atty. Exhibits: bankruptcy decree, divorce decree.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 560 40 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 F. L. Orr v. State Knox Other

Cause of Action: Drunk Driving.

 East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 74 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 G. B. Houk et al. v. Richards Inc. et al. Knox Application for Injunction

Plaintiffs seek injunction to keep Defendant co. from taking possession of furniture, which was promised them by Defs. Arnold. Add. Plaintiff: Eliza Houk. Add. Defendant: Richards Loan Co., J. C. Arnold, Margaret Arnold.

 East Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 489 38 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Gladys Payne Carter v. Witherspoon Coal Co. Knox Wrongful Death

Gladys Payne Carter is the administratrix of the estate of James Houston Payne, deceased. Names associated with Witherspoon Coal Co.: Anna Belle Coleman, Mack Garrett, and Elmer Lee. Suit seeks $25,000 in damages for the "wrongful killing and death of James Houston Payne. The case has been placed in 2 folders.

 East Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1108 319 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Henry Kimbrough alias & Edwin Sharp alias v. State Knox Robbery

2 Folders.

 East Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 200 479 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Homer Lindsey v. Planters Warehouse Inc. et al. Knox Debt

Plaintiff holds a check issued by Defendant, which Defendant has illegally stopped payment on. Exhibits include receipts, cancelled check, correspondences, envelopes. Add. Defendants: J. W. Dean, W. H. Dean.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 555 125 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Irving L. Davis v. Swift & Company Knox Workman's Compensation

Exhibits: Florida Workmen's Compensation Act booklet.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 628 97 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 I. G. Cowden v. Sam Herman & Mrs. I. G. Cowden v. Sam Herman Knox Unknown

Consists of only exhibits. Includes photographs, a blueprint, and a cancelled check. It is believed the case originated in Knox County. No other information on case available. Cause of action unknown.

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 808 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 I. G. Cowden & Wife v. Sam Herman Knox Injury and Damages

Plaintiff cut her foot on a piece of metal left in her basement by Defendants after they installed a furnace for her. Defendant d/b/a Save Plumbing Supply Co.

 East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 595 193 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 J. W. England, et al. v. The Mutual Loan & Thrift Corporation Knox Unknown

Additional Complainant: Lillian England. Exhibits: application and financial statement, itemized appraisal, investment certificates, chattel mortgage, notes, certificate of incorporation, operating contract, co-makers statement, overdue notice. Exhibits: correspondence, receipts,

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 568 110 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Joel H. Anderson, exe. of J. H. Mauney, dec. v. Security Mills, et al. Knox Taxation Disputes

The original bill was filed to set up the estate of J. H. Mauney, dec., as an insolvent estate. The commissioner of Finance and Taxation of Tenn. filed an intervening petition seeking payment of income taxes for 1935 from the estate of deceased. This case contains court documents from the intervening petition of the State and the answer of complainant Joel H. Anderson, exe. Additional defendants are unknown.

 East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 600 59 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Jack K. Miller v. Knoxville Cab Co., et al. Knox Injury and Damages

Minor Plaintiff was injured while riding in a cab driven by a strike breaker, when a striking cabbie (Claude Schuler) through a brick through the window. Action brought by plaintiff's next friend, Nora Miller. Additional defendant: R. P. Patterson.

 East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 595 320 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 John Poore v. Norman Yingst Knox Injury and Damages

Defendant doing business as Chilhowie Park Skating Rink. Exhibits include oversize xrays located in ET Oversize Box 14.

 East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 598 259 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 John L. Mynatt v. Rowe Transfer & Storage Co. Knox Damages

Also see ET Box 811 for exhibit materials.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 626 180 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 J. M. Day, et al. v. Charles J. Angle, et al. Knox Contract Dispute and Damages

Additional Plaintiff: Louvernia Day. Additional Defendant: Jennie H. Angle, J. T. Underwood, Fidelity-Bankers Trust Co.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 632 37 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Jonas Epps et al. v. C. F. Whiteside et al Knox Land and Title Dispute

Exhibits include deeds, mortgage documents, receipts. Add. Plaintiff: Alma Epps. Add. Defendants: J. J. Connor, M. J. Connor, Ed Connor, Kate Mooney.

 East Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 715 433 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 J. S. Cameron et al.v. D. Q. Campbell et al Knox Debt

mortgage notes included.

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 798 58 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Knoxville News-Sentinel Co. v. Tennessee Public Service Co. Knox Other

Plaintiff petitioned the Railroad & Public Utilities Commission of the State of TN, stating the TN Public Service Co. overcharged it for its electrical use between the years 1930 & 1936. Asking the Commission to determine the correct rate for that period, & to refund to it $8,762.69 with interest added "as a rebate for overcharge". Annual Report and bills included.

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 798 462 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Louis Slovis v. Frances Silva Knox Debt

Origin of debt: promissory note. Exhibits include cancelled checks, envelopes, court documents.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 561 64 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Myrtle Hansard, admr. of Eugene M. Hansard, dec. v. John T. Ferguson Knox Damages for Wrongful Death East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 564 320 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Morris Drilling Company v. Farragut Operating Company Knox Petitions for Certiorari

The cause of action in the case is listed a petition for a writ of certiorari. The original case was filed by the Morris Drilling Co to recover from the Farragut Operating Co. the contract price for boring a well in the rear of the Farragut Hotel. Under the contract, they were to receive $4.00 per foot. The bill sought to recover the balance due of $2470.50 with interest.

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 798 93 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Margaret White v. James T. Shea et al. Knox Recovery

Plaintiff seeks to recover compensation for items stolen from her while they were in the care and possession of Defendants. Exhibits include b&w photo, itemized inventory of property.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 565 114 Order A Copy

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