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View Entry 1931 F. L. Barrier v. McFadden & Oates Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

Case concerned a dispute on amount of commissions owed by defendant for cotton bought and sold by the plaintiff on the defendants behalf. Case file appears to not be complete. No docket number indicated. Folder 2 contains an envelope with 223 pages of receipts that were filed as an exhibit to the case. See WT2126 for another envelope of receipts (302 pgs), 2 stuck inside envelope.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2075 651 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 McFadden & Oates, a partnership v. F. L. Barrier Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

McFadden & Oates: George McFadden, W. L. Oates, and Edward Browning Jr. Barrier initially sued for $1925, the amount due on a contract between himself and the pltfs. Pltf.'s appeal only, see WT2075 for more files. McFadden & Oates were dealers in cotton. Housed in 2 folders.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2084 283 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 Robert Ruffin v. E. T. Lindsey Shelby Debt Dispute

Ex. mat.: Tax records, receipts, Oversize Tax Return, letters, memos, notes, etc. Pltf. and dfnt. were partners in a merchandise brokerage. The dfnt. claimed all bus. trans. and profits as individual property, excluding pltf. from his share of the profits accrued by said business. In 2 folders. Oversize exhibit in WT OV 7.

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2033 349 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 Southern Surety Company of New York v. Eva Madison Shelby Insurance Disputes

Madison sued the Southern Surety Company for non-payment of a $1000 accident policy. Madison's husband, J. M. Madison, was shot and killed on September 24, 1929, by George White. She claimed the policy should cover accidental gun shot wounds. The insurance company claimed the shooting was intentional. George White and J. M. Madison are both described as "negro" in the case materials.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2060 228 Order A Copy