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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1937 | Georgia Huffaker v. Tibbs Company | Knox | Other |
Cause of Action: Petition for certiorari. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 795 | 71 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | The Gow Company v. D. G. Mays | Knox | Other |
Petition to rehear case in light of new facts bearing on dispute and provisions of the federal Bacon-Davis Act. Mays was one of a number of mechanics employed by A. W. Kutsche & Co., contractor for construction of new Knoxville courthouse. Mays argued that because of Act's wage scale, the company underpaid him. Bacon-Davis set rules for wages earned by laborers working on public buildings. Gow Co. was probably a sub-contractor. See also 1582. See other Kutsche cases in Box 888. |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 888 | 94 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Tennessee Public Service Company v. Katherine E. Price | Knox | Other |
In 1912, the company obtained a right of way to build a line of electric poles on what became Price's property. Company occasionally maintained the 60,000-volt wires, but in 1930 it wanted to move the poles nearer to defendant's house. Case concerns a dispute over property lines. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1381 | 89 | Order A Copy |