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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1912 | Alvin Smith v. C. N. O.& T. P. RY Co. | Scott | Damages |
Def. is the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Co. Pla. was employed as as servant by the Def. and was instructed to use a handcar to deliver a gasoline drum. After the delivery, Pla. was again operating the handcar when a wooden handle malfunctioned causing the Pla. to be thrown from the car. Due to the injuries he sustained, Pla. was unable to work for 4 months. Pla. is seeking damages. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1308 | 88 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | Ambers Gibson v. A. M. Cook | Scott | Damages |
Plaintiff alleged that he was injured in an auto accident in which defendant was at fault. Plaintiff sued defendant for damages. |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1551 | 29 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1948 | Claude Duncan v. Dickey Rector Lumber Company et al. | Scott | Injury and Damages |
Additional Defendants: Wilbur Dickey Rector. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 110 | 159 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1939 | Charlie Cross v. Tennessee Railroad Company | Scott | Damages |
Exhibits: (2) hand-drawn situation maps. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 722 | 121 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1909 | Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific Railroad Co. v. Alexander Abbott | Scott | Damages for Wrongful Death | East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 747 | 1 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1938 | Cincinnati, New Orleans& Texas Pacific Railway Company v. Herman Wilhite | Scott | Injury and Damages |
Wilhite, a travelling salesman, was driving his 1937 Plymouth sedan across railroad tracks in Oneida, TN, & watchman failed to warn him of an approaching train. He was struck by a train backing up, injuring him & wrecking his car. sued for $1000. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1259 | 209 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1931 | Cincinnati, New Orleans,& Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. Sarah Hicks admr. of Ben Hicks dec. | Scott | Damages |
Ben Hicks was killed after being struck by a rail car owned and operated by the Pla. in error. Def. in error believes that the rail car did not have a proper lookout, did not attempt to stop and did not blow a warning whistle to alert Mr. Hicks. Def. in error is seeking damages for negligence. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1334 | 84 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | Diance (Bud) Blevins v. Pearson Hardwood Flooring Company | Scott | Injury and Damages |
Worker's Compensation case. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 114 | 108 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Dennis Angel v. Emanuel Philips | Scott | Trespass and Damages |
Trespass and damages under $50 for taking hogs belonging to the plaintiff for the defendant's use. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1943 | E. C. Terry et al. v. Sylvester Blevins et al. | Scott | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: Crusoe Slaven. Additional Defendants: Elva Blevins, Tollie Watson. Defendants were coming onto plaintiffs land and cutting timber. Exhibits include 2 oversize hand draw maps in ET OV 15. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 598 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1934 | Frazier McDonald v. Scott County& the town of Oneida | Scott | Damages |
Suit was instituted for the purpose of recovering damages claimed to have been suffered by the plaintiff by reason of the raising of the grade of the street or highway in front of premises owned by plaintiff in Oneida. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 752 | 91 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1939 | George Bales v. J. H. Keeton | Scott | Injury and Damages |
Worker's Compensation case. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 114 | 103 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1945 | Ira Pemberton v. Francis Waters | Scott | Damages |
Cause of Action: Seeking compensation for damages to car. Diagram included. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 110 | 127 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1933 | I. N. Blevins v. Pearson Hardwood Flooring Co. | Scott | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Blevins manufactured timber for the flooring company. They had an oral agreements. Details terms of that oral agreement. Cover the purchase of land and lumber to be harvested from property and disputes with previous payments and interest owed. In 2 folders; Related to 3 fldrs in Box 1494. |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1027 | 746 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1890 | Joshua Goad v. John and Jasper Hughett et al. | Scott | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Defendants: Edward Hall, A. C. Frisbee, and Shaw. The plaintiff claimed he was the rightful owner of several tracts of land in Scott County and sought damages from the defendants for their trespass & removal of $500 in timber from his land. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1820 | 256 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1889 | J. T. Eason et al. v. L. D. Mullins et al. | Scott | Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: J. M. Baker and R. A. Jones Additional Defendant: James Youge |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 494 | 115 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | James Williams v. Caswell Cross, et al | Scott | Damages |
Plaintiff alleged that defendants trespassed on his property and took away horses and mules belonging to him. Plaintiff sued for damages. Additional Defendants: Henry R. Gilesen, David K. Young, Thomas A. R. Nelson, William P. Nashvurn |
East | Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1628 | 289 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1942 | Lothery Laxton by next friend v. Alonzo Cross et al. | Scott | Injury and Damages |
Additional Defendants: Jimmie Collians, Harrison Cross, Ivan Pennington. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 104 | 349 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | Leon Carson v. Tennessee Railroad Company | Scott | Injury and Damages |
The plaintiff was struck by a train while walking home from work. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 908 | 122 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | Mrs. John Butler admx. v. Dixie Ohio Express Company | Scott | Damages |
Plaintiff charges that Defendant, as a result of a collision, is responsible for her husband's death. Telegram included. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 114 | 161 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1942 | Pearson Hardwood Flooring Company v. Diance (Bud) Plevins | Scott | Injury and Damages |
Additional Cause of Action: Worker's Compensation. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 104 | 125 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | Pearson Hardwood Flooring Co. v. A. K. DeBoard | Scott | Injury and Damages |
The defendant lost his right leg while employed by the plaintiff. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 893 | 113 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1938 | Pearson Hardwood Flooring Co. v. Talmon Phillips | Scott | Damages |
Talmon Phillips was an employee of Pearson Hardwood Flooring and on January 21, 1937 part of his arm became trapped in machinery while on the job and had to be amputated below the right shoulder. He sues for $10,000.00 in damages. This case is in two separate folders in ET Box 1118 |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1119 | 225 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | Ridgeway Sprankle Company v. Mrs. Elbert F. Carter | Scott | Property Damage | East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 116 | 191 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1854 | Reason West v. James Acres | Scott | Trespass and Damages |
Reason West is sued James Acres for trespass and damages for fraud because he said that Acres sold him and his wife a mare that he said was a good working animal but that the said mare was in the habit of running off. Case in very poor conditon. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1193 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | Stewart Pemberton & Joshua Duncan v. Henry Smith | Scott | Trespass and Damages |
Smith was said to have lost his "horse mule," which then came into the possession of the Pemberton and Duncan. Smith was asking to recover the mule. Also involved were Hamilton Brown and John B. Brown. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1183 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1937 | The Tennessee Electric Power Company v. G. B. Simms | Scott | Damages |
Simms accuses the power company of faulty wiring, which caused his house to burn down. He further accuses the power company of ignoring the many warnings he gave them about the faulty wiring |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1040 | 144 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1921 | Tennessee Railway Co. v. New River Lumber Co. | Scott | Contract Dispute and Damages |
The New River Lumber Co. sued the defendant railroad for breach of contract for failure to perform agreed upon services at the rates agreed upon in the 1905 contract. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 93 | 69 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | Tennessee Railroad Company v. Mrs. Maynard King | Scott | Property Damage | East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 118 | 111 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1936 | Town of Oneida v. C. B. Hail | Scott | Damages |
The defendant originally sued the town for altering the grade of the street adjacent to his property. |
East | Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 986 | 159 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | Town of Oneida v. Mrs. Fay B. Phillips, et al | Scott | Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: Ruth Phillips, Tommy Phillips, Anna Phillips. Fay charges the city with destroying her property, fence, and shrubbery while conducting upgrades to the road adjoining her property |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1019 | 192 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1934 | Town of Oneida v. Frazier McDonald | Scott | Damages |
The Town of Oneida, while working on road in front of McDonalds residence and place of business, raised the road. This caused drainage and access issues for McDonald. In 2 folders |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1019 | 280 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1937 | Town of Oneida v. Frazier McDonald | Scott | Damages |
McDonald is looking to recover damages to his property, caused by the raising of a street in front of his property |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1036 | 79 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1885 | W. C. Blevins v. C. N. O & T. P. RR. Co. | Scott | Damages |
In 1883, some of Blevin’s cows crossed the rail road tracks and were struck and killed by a train. He was seeking $250 in damages. Case is divided between two boxes, most is in ET1915. No docket number. |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1054 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Wymer Lay v. Arthur C. Phillips | Scott | Damages |
Damage to car after wreck. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 126 | 44 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1937 | Wayne Elliott& Luther Smith v. John M. Carson, by next friend Ovia Carson | Scott | Damages |
The plaintiffs were originally sued for damages due to reckless driving. |
East | Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1007 | 54 | Order A Copy |