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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1896 | A. L. Charles v. M. E. Carter | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
This case was argued over 192 barrels of potatoes. Charles claims that Carter would not allow him to inspect the potatoes before taking possession of them. Number of pages includes 2 documents, one unnamed. |
West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 472 | 137 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1908 | Annie Meriwether v. Lee Lumber Co. et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Dispute concerns a contract to build an addition and carry out other improvements to plaintiff's home. Folder includes a brief for the appellee. Other defendant: T. M. Walker. Drawings and blueprints included. |
West | Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 973 | 175 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1908 | Aaron A. Schoolfield v. Elizabeth Cogdell et al | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional defendants: W. E. Cogdell, George H. Gilham, W. A. Bickford, Matt Carter, M. Gavin, R. L. Traylor, Leland Pearson, J. M. McCall, R. M. Heath, C. L. Harris, F. H. Shepard. |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1143 | 337 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | Armour Packing Co. v. National Cotton Seed Oil & Huller Co. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages | West | Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 649 | 135 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1901 | A. G. Jett, et al. v. Adam Forebaugh, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
The defendants are the owners of "Forebaugh & Sells Brothers Greatest United Shows." Contract dispute as to rental of properties for circus in Shelby Co. Hon. F.H. Heiskell, Chancellor, Shelby County TN. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 770 | 73 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1929 | A. L. Dumas v. W. A. Boone | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
There are several briefs and memoranda in this folder, but no actual court records from the case. Dumas claims he is owed money that was erroneously paid to the Tupelo Dredging Company as part of a road-building contract. |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1137 | 119 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1912 | Advance Lumber Company v. M. I. Moore | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
3 folders. Exhibit materials in folder 3. Dispute over vague conditions in lumber contract. Plaintiff states that $16,000 worth of their lumber under the contract was being held in defendant's yard. Company advanced money but never received their share of the product. Includes assignment of error |
West | Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1352 | 571 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | A. Glassman, et ux. v. R. C. Willis, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Appellants, partners Willis and Crittenden, entered into a building contract with appellees to build a house. Crittenden borrowed $600.00 from his bank on the strength of the building contract. However, Crittenden died before a bond was put in place. Appellants are arguing that, since Crittenden was the most capable partner and he died before execution of the bond, that the sureties should not be held. |
West | Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1570 | 236 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1918 | A. S. Holloway v. Cole-McIntyre-Norfleet Company | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Holloway sued. Case concerns an order of 50 barrels of meal that was not fulfilled by the defendants. Sued for $293.00. Printed copy of Petition for Certiorari Supersedas and Brief & Assignments of Error on Behalf of Plaintiff in Error included. |
West | Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1578 | 88 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1920 | Alex Crawford v. W. W. Trigg | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Crawford sued claiming Trigg had 1500 pounds of cotton in his possession belonging to Crawford. Crawford asked for an accounting of the cotton and that is be sold and he receive payment. |
West | Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1596 | 161 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1920 | Banks Grocery Company v. Kelley-Clarke Company | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Contract dispute over bad salmon. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 446 | 58 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | Bluff City Cotton Mills v. Thomas Hyde | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Defendant sought damages based on a contract the plaintiff denied ever existed. |
West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 629 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1924 | B. W. Cocke v. Wilkin M. Williamson | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiff claims he was hired by defendant to build a house for him in Mason, Tipton County, TN but the defendant did not pay him. Amount sued for was $912.82. Contract was signed in 1924. |
West | Range: 77 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1920 | 164 | 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 | 1869 | Clara E. Bryan v. A. H. Hager et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Other defendants include Austin Myers & William M. Farrington, Pres. Of Memphis City Railroad Co. Plaintiff accuses defendants of failing to produce stock which her late husband had contracted to purchase. File includes several pages of briefs. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 212 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1896 | C. C. Cowan & Co. v. Evander Williams & Co. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Case involved the quality of 21 bales of cotton. The number of pages includes 3 legal documents. |
West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 470 | 109 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1905 | Continental Cotton Oil Company v. Crescent Cotton Oil Company | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
The contract under dispute concerns the buying and selling of cotton oil. The word "crescent" is misspelled as "cresent" throughout. |
West | Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1001 | 110 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1898 | C. H. Pond & E. A. Shedd v. R. M. Quigley & Co. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages | West | Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1015 | 327 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1914 | C. M. Avent v. Ellendale Land Company | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages | West | Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1095 | 213 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1901 | C. W. Wallace v. J. S. Williams & C. H. Williams | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Case concerns saloon owner who had a contract with the company from whom he rented his building that no other similar (i.e., competing) business would be permitted in the same block. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 766 | 211 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1929 | Commercial Publishing Company v. Howard Crohn& Memphis Commercial Appeal, Inc.& Commercial Publishing Company v. E. C. Potterff& Memphis Commercial Appeal, Inc. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Incomplete consolidated cases. Three copies of the same brief: Assignment of Errors and Brief for Appellant. |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1133 | 43 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Dabney Crenshaw v. C. H. Rayburn | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages | West | Range: 83 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 413 | 48 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1893 | D. D. Thomas v. Memphis Abstract Company et al | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional Defendants: The Security Savings Bank and R. Dudley Frayser |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 531 | 346 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | David O. Andrews v. Frank T. Ryan, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
F. T. Ryan is listed as the executor of C. R. Ryan and the guardian of William Ryan, Louis Ryan, and David Ryan Additional defendant: Charles Roscoe Ryan |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 435 | 320 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Dangler Stove Manufacturing Company, et al. v. Woolridge Stove Company, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Continental National Bank, contract dispute with the Woolridge Stove Co. over trust deed, bankruptcy. George M. Brasfield, president of Woolridge Stove Co. Hon. F. H. Heiskell, Chancellor, Chancery Court of Shelby County TN. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 788 | 225 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | E. H. Rucker v. W. B. Forrest | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
These two were partners in building of the Memphis & Little Rock Railroad. Rucker claims Forrest backed out of a portion of his contract and owes money. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 20 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1929 | E. B. Bennett v. E. D. Schneider, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Ex. mat: receipts, bills of sale, sale registers, letters, business cards, oversized bank note sheets, chattel mortgage, etc. Addtl dfnt: Schneider's Supply House. Pltf. was a barber operating at 319 Beale Ave. in Memphis. Pltf. purchased barber supplies from dfnt. and payment was to be made in installments. Pltf. took gravely ill and during this delirium was forced to sign a new contract. Pltf. would like new contract made and void. Oversize exhibits in WT OV 6. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2024 | 269 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1923 | E. A. Guilfoyle& Company v. Charles Eaton | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Charles Eaton was employed by E.A. Guilfoyle and Company for several years and both parties agreed to a new contract of employment terms with a cut in salary for Eaton beginning July 1, 1921. However, by the end of July, Eaton refused to take a salary cut. Eaton claims he is entitled to the full salary for the month of July. |
West | Range: 78 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1706 | 78 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1912 | Ed Turner v. McConnell Furniture Co. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
This is the plaintiff's brief for the Court of Civil Appeals in Jackson. There are no other case files. |
West | Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1073 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1911 | Ernest R. Parham v. Phillip Fransioli | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
The plaintiff owned a real estate agency in Memphis and engaged in a contract with the defendant for certain real estate on commission. The page count does not include published materials. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1270 | 118 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1912 | Farnsworth-Evans Co. v. Chicago, Memphis & Gulf Railroad Co., et. al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional defendant: Illinois Central Railroad Company. Plaintiff sued claiming he hired the railroad to bring bales of cotton from Ridgely, TN to Covington, TN. During transport there was a fire that damaged part of the load. Damages asked for were $1866.07, the difference between the undamaged values of the 50 bales of cotton compared to the sales price received for the damaged bales. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1310 | 151 | Order A Copy |
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 | 1916 | Fannie H. Pierce, et al. v. W. A. Biles, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiffs: Fannie H. Pierce, d/b/a Marbleithic Co.; J. Elliott Pierce, husband. Defendants: W.A. Biles, d/b/a Southern Mosaic Tile Co.; C.B. Barker Construction Co., Inc.; Chickasaw Hotel Co., Inc.; Bank of Commerce & Trust Co., Inc.; Central Trust Co. of New York, Inc. Failure to deliver materials used in construction of properties. Court decision to be appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court, Jackson. Case file is in two folders. |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1395 | 420 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | Frances Quiqley v. W. F. Taylor et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional defendants: W. G. Weatenford, J. R. Pepper, R. J. Black, F. M. Nelson, J. H. Arnold. Watt Strong, William M. Smith, B. W. Capps, B. W. Williamson, B. J. Kimbrough, B. J. Henning, and H. L. Jacobs. Contract between the Fouche Mountain Granite Co. and Daniel Mara to construct the new First Methodist Church. |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 539 | 242 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | F. B. T. Hollenberg v. R. M. Jones et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Co-defendant is Mrs. R. M. Jones. The property in question is a piano purchased by Mrs. Jones from the Hollenberg Music Co. Issues include her ownership of the piano separate from her husband, her husband's assumption of the loan after a period of time, Hollenberg's tearing up of the original contract and signing of a new one, and the fact that the piano was not made of walnut, as Mrs. Jones had been informed by the salesman. Several briefs are included in the folder. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 600 | 85 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1912 | Fulton Bag& Cotton Mills v. F. W. Brode | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages | West | Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1091 | 170 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1910 | Fred Smith et al.v. J. W. Ward | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: Minnie Smith, German American Building and Loan, H. Bensdorf. Additional defendants: T.J. Searcy, T.H. Hayes |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1246 | 183 | 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 | 1869 | George O. Haywood v. City of Memphis | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 55 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1902 | H. C. Williamson Land Investment Co. v. Aden & Johnson | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiff accused the defendants (H.B. Aden and B.C. Johnson) of not paying the commissions due him from the sale of lands. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 822 | 220 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1905 | Hennessy Brothers & Evans Co. v. Overton Lea, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Co-defendant: Rebecca S. Lea. Defendants claim that the plaintiffs neglected to remove a wall they had contracted to take out before defendant company began work on their building, and that they had another construction project going on at the same time which interfered with their work. Folder 2 includes printed defense brief. |
West | Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1005 | 321 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1914 | H. J. Ludeke v. S. J. Sullender | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Contract issue concerns the operation of a "liquor saloon business" in a property when the contract specifically prohibited such a business . |
West | Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1087 | 123 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1913 | Helena Hoop Company v. R. C. Huston et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional Defendant: E. S. Mead. The defendants rented a derrick boat, which later sunk, from the plaintiff. The issue was on whom did the loss fall in terms of insurance. Page count does not include published materials. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1313 | 88 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1914 | Howe Scales Corporation v. U. S. Feed& Grain Corporation | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
The defendant contracted with the Allen Engineering Company to have a grain elevator installed but the latter went insolvent, creating a contract dispute. |
West | Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1357 | 156 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1913 | H. S. Shaw v. Thomas R. Winfield | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Dispute over the alleged sale of stock, and the alleged value of stock, in the sum of $6,077.50 and interest. Investments of H. J. Shaw, dec. 1905. A plat map of the disputed properties is included in this case file, properties of the Cole Manufacturing Co., William I. Cole, President of company, dec. 11 Oct. 1909, Shaw was also shareholder of this company. |
West | Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1369 | 315 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1921 | H. D. Felts, et al., v. B. C. Peterson, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiffs: J.R. Manley, L.C. Cadenhead. Additional Defendants: C.G. Peterson, G.P. Stanton, Edward Zepf, H.K. Avery, Ike W. Crabtree, Milton J. Anderson. Complainants entered in a contract with defendants "whereby complainants agreed to furnish the Petersons certain sums of money to aid in the procuring of certain letters patent, whereby a corporation was to be organized, the patent rights conveyed to it." The complainants "carried out their part of the contract" but the defendants haven't. |
West | Range: 78 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1676 | 74 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1906 | Interstate Realty Co. v. W. P. Chapman | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Two printed briefs included. |
West | Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 985 | 201 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1907 | Indiana Drug Specialty Co. v. J. H. Harris, et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Co-defendant: V. L. Sullivan. The dispute concerns a drug order that was shipped despite being canceled by special-delivery letter. The drug company demanded payment in spite of the cancellation. Documents included on pages 6 &7. |
West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1041 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Dan Shea et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
The defendant was employed by complainant to deliver steel plates. Complainant paid for the value of the steel plates but through a faulty delivery did not obtain the steel plates. |
West | Range: 79 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1435 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1921 | J. Shapiro v. J. E. Wright et al. | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Additional defendants: R. L. Kirkland, M. Davie, C. J. Haase, L. P. Busch, James L. Gatling, and J. B. Moody. 3 folders. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 467 | 773 | Order A Copy |