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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1882 | Anna Mercer Carpenter v. Maria E. Strange, exe. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
File begins with P. 151. Pp. 1-150 missing. Defendant exor. of Dr. A. P. Merrill, who died in New York City 3 Nov. 1873 where he resided. Defendant's children: Ayers A. Strange & Sarah Jane Strange (called Sazee). Also named: Alice M. Mitchell, child of Mrs. Sarah Mitchell, daughter of Dr. Merrill. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 202 | 175 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | A. M. Finch et al. v. James A. Anderson, admr. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Elizabeth Ann Finch (wife), William A. Davie, Edward N. Davie, and Mary A. Davie. Anderson was administrator to Monroe Davie, dec. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 205 | 164 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Antonio Vaccaro v. Edward H. Word | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
In original case Word was the plaintiff, sued Vaccaro for $600. Word had contracted with Vaccaro to find someone willing to rent or purchase the Worsham House in Memphis, TN. Also mentioned: Leopold the Barber, whose barbershop was under the Worsham House. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 206 | 37 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Elizabeth Stillman v. A. E. Frankland& Meredith Yates | Shelby | Taxation Disputes | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 208 | 156 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1882 | George Burkle et al.v. Christina Ullman et al | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: Annie Burkle. Burkles minors, guardian Joseph Hill. Additional Defendants: Charles M. Ullman; James A. Anderson, admr. John Wendlant; Emma Wendlant, minor, F. Louis Warner guardian; George Dickle & wife, Barbara et al. Jacob Burkle dec. 23 April 1877. John Wendlant dec. 13 June 1877. Charles M. Ullman dec. 28 Aug. 1878, leaving widow Christina Ullman & son Charles M. Ullman. Note: Wendlant also spelled Woodlandt |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 200 | 154 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | George A. Stovall v. John Williams, et al | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendant: Christopher H. Williams |
West | Range: 83 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 397 | 308 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | H. Amy& Co. et al. v. Memphis & Charleston RR et al. | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Gustave Ludwig Hoppenstedt (who, with Henry Amy, comprised H. Amy & Co.), Patrick McNichol, and William M. Randolph. Additional Defendant: Taxing District of Shelby County. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 205 | 91 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Hugh McGhee, Guardian v. David Pointer& Leonora Pointer | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Wards of Hugh McGhee: Sallie, Frannie and Mary Starks, Minors |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 186 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Hays D. Berry et al.v. Mary Fizer at al. | Shelby | Land, Contract Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: W. Holder Berry (husband of Hays D. Berry). Additional Defendants: Julia Fizer and Hays Fizer. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 188 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | H. P. Maxwell v. James Reilly, admr. of Lee Richmond Kerr | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Docket number illegible. Reilly also spelled Riley. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 209 | 34 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Isaac Alexander v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad et al. | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Taxing District of Shelby County. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 205 | 43 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
Plaintiff says defendant failed to pay the amount due when presented with 8 coupons cut from bond 594, issued by the city of Memphis and guaranteed by the railroad company. See WT 194, 195, 202, 203, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | James Dickson v. Barbour Lewis, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: D.H. Poston (trustee), Samuel Watson, A. Boyd (trustee), A.M. Boyd. Complainant was born in 1857, son/sole heir of Robert and Janet Dickson of Memphis. After Robert's death in 1863, Janet Dickson married W.R. Donnor and moved to N. Ala. Upon his mother's death, complainant and Donnor moved to Hood County, TX. Dispute concerns land set aside in Memphis by Robert Dickson for the use of Janet Dickson and her issue. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 192 | 111 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. The Memphis & Charleston Railroad Co.. | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
See WT 191, 194, 195, 203, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 202 | 75 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
One of 12 almost identical cases with consecutive docket numbers. See WT 191, 194, 195, 202, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
One of 12 almost identical cases with consecutive docket numbers. See WT 191, 194, 195, 202, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
One of 12 almost identical cases with consecutive docket numbers. See WT 191, 194, 195, 202, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
One of 12 almost identical cases with consecutive docket numbers. See WT 191, 194, 195, 202, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
One of 12 almost identical cases with consecutive docket numbers. See WT 191, 194, 195, 202, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
One of 12 almost identical cases with consecutive docket numbers. See WT 191, 194, 195, 202, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
One of 12 almost identical cases with consecutive docket numbers. See WT 191, 194, 195, 202, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
One of 12 almost identical cases with consecutive docket numbers. See WT 191, 194, 195, 202, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
One of 12 almost identical cases with consecutive docket numbers. See WT 191, 194, 195, 202, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
One of 12 almost identical cases with consecutive docket numbers. See WT 191, 194, 195, 202, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
One of 12 almost identical cases with consecutive docket numbers. See WT 191, 194, 195, 202, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Julius A. Taylor v. Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
One of 12 almost identical cases with consecutive docket numbers. See WT 191, 194, 195, 202, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | John S. Claybrook v. George A. Smith et al. | Shelby | Property Dispute |
Other defendant: Frederick W. Smith -- both Smiths are executors for Henry G. Smith, dec. The case concerns whether a piece of property was subdivided into equal portions. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 207 | 30 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Kate G. Bell, et al. v. William Garvin Bell, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Add. complainants: Lizzie B. Payne & husband Henry C. Payne. Add. defendants: Mary Jenny Bell, Sarah Francis Bell, J. Stuart Bell, Robinson Bell, Ellen R. Bell, Garvin Bell, Jr., Annie E. Collings and husband Crittenden T. Collings, Allison Collings, Henry M. Bell, all residents of Ky. Concerns estate of Garvin Bell, Sr. of Louisville, Ky. Property in south Memphis on Jessamine St. in question. Mentions adjacent property of Robertson Topp. |
West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 181A | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Memphis Water Co. v. Magens & Co. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Defendants creditors of the Memphis Water Co. which is under new ownership. New owners deny any responsibility for debts incurred before they took possession of the company. Brief included. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 194 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Memphis & Little Rock Railroad Company, et al. v. M. M. Buck, et al. | Shelby | Mortgage Dispute |
Gives full description of the history of the railroad company, including its partial destruction during the Civil War. Additional complainants: R. K. Dow, Watson Matthews, and William L. Pierson. Additional defendant: John H. Freeman. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 209 | 151 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company v. Julius A. Taylor | Shelby | Bond Dispute |
Memphis and Charleston Rail Road Company, Taxing District of Shelby County See WT 191, 194, 202, 203, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Patrick Cunningham v. H. G. Hollenberg | Shelby | Property Dispute | West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 190 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1882 | P. Meagher et al.v. H. G. Hollenberg | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiff: Ellen Meagher |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 197 | 93 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | State v. W. E. Butler, et al | Shelby | Taxation Disputes |
James A. Louden |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 204 | 58 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | State v. James A. Anderson, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Estate of Judson A. Wells, Shelby Co. who died intestate. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 208 | 161 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Shaw, Davis & Co., use of John D. Brewster v. G. F. Farrar | Shelby | Land, Contract Dispute |
Firm of Shaw, Davis & Co. comprised of John M. Shaw, John R. Davis & silent partner, J. C. Page. John M. Shaw died of yellow fever in Memphis on 1 Oct. 1879. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 190 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | T. P. Winchester et al. v. J. B. Heiskell et al | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: W. S. Staley; E. B. McHenry, Hernando Insurance Co. of Memphis; Ben May; S. S. Jobe; Taylor, Joy & Co. Additional Defendants: William L. Scott & C. W. Heiskell, partners in law firm of Heiskell, Scott & Heiskell. S. S. Jobe admr. S. M. Jobe, dec. McHenry Receiver for the assets of the Bank of West Tennessee. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | The Tennessee Club v. Owen Dwyer et al. | Shelby | Taxation Disputes |
Dwyer is Clerk of the County Court of Shelby County; his co-defendant is Thomas Garvey, Constable, Shelby County. This gentlemen's club, which provides a library and reading room, is a "home away from home" for its members, has periodic musical entertainments provided by the daughters and lady friends of its members, and provides liquor at cost to its members & their guests, is horrified to be taxed as a retail liquor dealer, and is requesting to be excused from such taxes. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 207 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | The Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company v. Julius A. Taylor | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Other parties involved: P. C. Neely and Louis Hanaver Memphis and Charleston Rail Road Company. Bound together with docket of the same case name, parties involved and cause of action, number 4947 See WT 191, 195, 202, 203, and 209 for additional materials. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 194 | 38 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | W. H. Stallings& his wife Zadie Stallings v. Edmond Taylor et al | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Mariah Taylor, Minter Parker, James Rainey, George Mang. |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 394 | 162 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | Willie F. Williams et al. v. Board of Education, Memphis City Schools, et al. | Shelby | Lease Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: Mary Lou Williams, Auna C. Williams, John Williams Jr. Other defendants: tax collectors and county officials --Minor Merriwether, C. Weatherford, E. L. McGowan, Joseph Uhl. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 207 | 61 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | W. C. Griswald v. J. P. Drumgrovle, et al. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Alternate name spelling: Griswold Additional defendants: J. P. Dromgoole and J. B. Wilder and Co, G. M. Jones, P. P. Vanvleet, and George Harbor |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 212 | 90 | Order A Copy |