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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1875 | Andrew J. Ward v. S. Isaacs | Shelby | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | Benjamin Adams v. Brown Starrett & Co. | Shelby | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 32 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | City of Memphis, et al. v. State ex rel R. M. Joyner | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: W. S. Bruce, J. M. Hill, Sinking Fund Commissioners of the City of Memphis. Joyner also spelled Joiner. Bonds due from Memphis to the State. State accuses City of improper use of Sinking Fund taxes collected. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 46 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | C. D. Hart, et al. v. Samuel Shaw, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional plaintiff - Ellen J. Hart - additional defendant Ellen B. Shaw. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | City of Memphis v. State on rel. W. J. P. White | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
W. J. P. White of Philadelphia, PA. Claims to be owed bond and coupon payments by the City of Memphis. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 31 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | City of Memphis v. John E. Williams | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
John E. Williams was a realtor from New York. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | City of Memphis v. Charles Abernathy | Shelby | Bond Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | Cleon Clason, et al. v. J. W. Jefferson | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
This case involves a shipment of cotton to Europe that was said to be inferior to that which was contracted for. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 32 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Daniel J. Partin v. William E. Butler, W. J. Davis, et al. | Shelby | Deed Dispute |
The case begins with a will leaving land and slaves to various family members, runs into an improperly written deed that needed to be rewritten, and moves on to later generations who believe that they are entitled to inherit their parents' property. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | D. Weaver T'R v. T. C. Bleckley | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
Involves bond issues for Confederate soldiers and their wives. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 15 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | D. H. Evans v. G. T. Beaumont, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement | West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 27 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | E. M. Apperson v. Charles Jones, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional defendant- W. B. Green |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Edmund Richardson v. Benjamin C. Brown, et al. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Other defendants: O. P. Lyles, John Cubbins, John Gunn. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | E. J. Bowers v. A. B. Treadwell | Shelby | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 45 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | Ellen F. Holst v. Margaret Holst | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement | West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | E. W. Apperson v. Isham G. Harris | Shelby | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | F. W. Brown v. H. B. Packer | Shelby | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | G. W. Truehart v. William Patton, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional defendants: Thomas C. M. Patton, Jonathan Sougmin, A. G. Agnes. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 43 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | George A. Stovall v. Phillip Tuggle | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Witnesses for the defendant included George Gilham, a lawyer in Memphis. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | George W. Cone v. D. Paute et al. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Other defendants: W. H. Wood; H. W. Thorpe; C. Bethel; W. A. Wheatley. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | H. B. L. Williams v. Henry Shaw | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | H. C . Brewer v. Planters Insurance Co. | Shelby | Insurance Disputes |
Plaintiff claims he was fully insured against fire when his business burned, and that plaintiff refused to pay. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Imperial Fire Insurance Co. v. James R. Vann | Shelby | Insurance Disputes |
top half of cover is missing |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 213 | 17 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | J. B. Kirtland v. Shelby County& T. C. Bleckley | Shelby | Taxation Disputes |
Records show that T.C. Bleckley was chairman of the Shelby County Court and financial agent. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | J. W. Robertson, et al. v. J. C. Rhodes | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
additional plaintiff - W. A. Robertson |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | J. B. Kirtland, et al. v. Joseph R. Ferguson, et al. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: Richard D. Wood, Josiah Bacon, Owen H. Haywood, Benjamin V. Marsh, Hart A. Leavitt, Edward Y. Townsend, Edward G. Peabody, Henry Henderson, Richard Wood, Daniel Freman, John G. Davis, William G. Noble, James McNally, J. M. Connell Other plaintiffs, cont.: James Fannia, E. C. Wilder. Other defendants: James Q. Weill, Edward C. Kirk, John Kirk, Jr., Joseph A. Williams, Mrs. Joseph A. Williams, Richard M. Kirby. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 43 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | John F. Miller v. F. M. White | Shelby | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 43 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | James L. Gaines v. Amos Woodruff | Shelby | Taxation Disputes |
Transcript shows that Amos Woodruff was executor for Frank Taft (dec.), clerk of Shelby County c1871. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 22 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Josiah S. White v. James S. Delaunay et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Other defendants: James R., Mary B., Zachary T, & Virginia P. Delaney [sic]; William L. Maxwell; H.R. Austin; F.S. Davis. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | John Trent, admr. of Jeremiah Land, dec. v. Meredith Yates, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Sarah A. Land, Meredith Yates, Earnest Levy, Joseph Klin, Nathan E. Hazzard, John W. Todd, and L. O. Rivis. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | J. D. Williams, exe. of Barnett Graham, dec. v. H. G. Miller, admr. of C. S. Palmore, dec. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Attorney for the plaintiff: Archibald Wright. Attorney for the defendant: Stephens S. Smith. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 45 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | J. M. Tighe& Co. v. J. B. Love& Co. | Shelby | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 32 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | M. J.& P. P. Gilchrist, et al. v. S. D. Cobb et al. | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Brief only. Additional parties not listed in brief. Minors were included in this suit. Joesphe H. Thompson was mentioned. The land in dispute was purchased in Bedford County in April of 1864 for $958. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 23a | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | M. D. L. Rankins, et. al. v. Nathan R. Warner by next friend Laura C. Holmes | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 31 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | Martha A. Sumpter v. S. Mosby | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement | West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | N. J. Cocke et al. v. J. E. Bigelow et al. | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiff: Solomon T. Cocke; Additional defendants: John Donovan, T. C. Cocke, G. W. F. Cook, M. J. Wright, P. M. Winter, J. E. Burke, J. F. Elliott |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 9 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | N. E.& P. C. Bethel v. Charles Howard | Shelby | Mortgage Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 43 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | N. J. Wiggin v. R. C. Brinkley | Shelby | Rent Dispute |
R.C. Brinkley rented a house in Memphis to N.J. Wiggin and A.J. Francisco (both of Nashville). |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Peter Connelly& Robert Britton v. Dougherty & Burns use of Jeremiah Mahoney, guardian, et al. | Shelby | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 32 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | Richard D. Ward v. Vincent Bauguss, et al. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Other defendants: Jno. M. Brooks |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Robertson Topp v. F. M. White, et al. | Shelby | Deed Dispute |
The suit involves the sale of 680 acres of land in Mississippi and 45 slaves. Contract and notes were written and made payable in Tennessee. Defendant is asked to pay interest as well as principle. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 27 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Samuel Watson, Trustee v. Marcus J. Wright | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Samuel Watson, Trustee of the Bank of Tennessee |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Sarah D. Mercer et al. v. John F. McCallum et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs are listed as Alva L. Mercer. Sarah Mercer is listed as a citizen of Shelby County, wile Alva Mercer is listed as a citizen of Mississippi. Case deals with the estate of Sarah Mercer's late husband, J.B. Mercer. Additional defendants are listed as Sally McCallum, John F. Cochran and Mattie Cochran, William Mercer, Isaac B. Mercer and Walter L. Mercer and their Guardian J.F. McCallum. All defendants are citizens of Shelby County. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Southern Life Insurance v. Mary B. Ott, exe. of Martin P. Ott Mary E. Ott exe. of Martin P. Ott, et al. | Shelby | Insurance Disputes |
Additional defendants - Joseph H. Ott, Anna Ott, Louisa Ott, Rosa Ott and Stella Ott |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Sulia Weaver v. W. H. Bland | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | Samuel H. Jones et al. v. Robert McKenna | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Other plaintiff is Sarah J. Jones, plaintiff's wife. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Sam Tate& R. C. Brinkley v. William Barton | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
Involving W. W. Carnes, admr. of the estate of James A. Carnes |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | State on relation of Charles Abinathy v. City of Memphis | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
Plaintiff claims the City of Memphis has not paid the amount due him on any of several bonds he holds. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | T. N. Caruthers et al. v. E. F. Montgomery et al. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Boyd and Company; Additional defendants: A. J. Montgomery |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Thomas Bacon, Trustee& G. W. L. Crook v. Mary Davis | Shelby | Personal Property Dispute |
Attorney for the plaintiff: E. H. Wyatt. Attorney for the defendant: J. R. Robertson. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 31 | 0 | Order A Copy |