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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1922 | Hattie E. Brown, admr. of Sampson Brown, dec. v. V. B. Brown, et al. | Montgomery | Wrongful Death |
Other defendants: Southern Trust Company. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 419 | 223 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1888 | Henry Bryan & Wife v. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. | Montgomery | Damages for Wrongful Death |
10 year old African American boy was sitting on a road when a passenger train crossed it and killed the boy, cutting in into two pieces. His parents sued the railroad company for negligently, maliciously and willfully running over and killing their son. They claim $10,000 in damages. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 767 | 95 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | H. C. Merritt, admr. of E. O. Goode, dec. v. The Louisville& Nashville Railroad Co. | Montgomery | Damages for Wrongful Death | Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 565 | 329 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1891 | Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Dora Northington | Montgomery | Wrongful Death |
Northington's husband, Henderson Northington, died of injuries sustained after being thrown from a railroad handcart while working. Plaintiff's attorneys suggest the illness and death was caused by "African" consumption or "galloping" consumption rather than injuries. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 845 | 91 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Mrs. Fannie Wilmuth v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. | Montgomery | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Plaintiff, Fannie Wilmuth, sued the railroad for $1975 as damages for negligently causing the death and physical and mental suffering of her husband, A. J. Wilmuth in 1889. A. J. Wilmuth was a brakesman on the defendant's train that ran over his legs. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1049 | 71 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1888 | Tatum Embrey & Company v. W. D. Tomlinson | Montgomery | Wrongful Possession |
The plaintiff states that the defendant unlawfully detained his oxen, log wagons and five chains worth eighty five dollars. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 752 | 25 | Order A Copy |