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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1883 | A. A. Laurence et al.v. F. S. Davis et al | Shelby | Breach of Contract |
Additional Plaintiffs: J. T. & James Frost; Mrs. H. Frost; Julius A. Taylor & Thomas Barrett. Additional Defendants: R. F. Patterson; M. C. Pierce; L. B. Eaton; W. W. Thatcher; R. V. Vredenbergh; George Gilham; G. T. Vance, John K. Speed & Memphis City Railroad Co. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 232 | 132 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | Andrew & Mary Mitchell v. Judges of Hawkins County | Hawkins | Breach of Trust |
Andrew and Mary Mitchell sued the judges of Hawkins County with failing to carry out their fiduciary responsibilities. Mitchell was bequeathed money, of which the court was assigned the disbursement. Mary Mitchell was a minor when the bequest was made, and as an adult she and her husband sued. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 22 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | Galen E. Green v. Gideon Hicks& James Hicks, exe. of James Hicks, dec. | Madison | Breach of Contract | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 266 | 58 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | Josephine G. Hays v. Robert B. Hays & J. J. Braswell | Shelby | Breach of Contract |
Plaintiff wife of Robert B. Hays. Couple married 18 July 1866. Plaintiff's maiden name Gohlson; she is the grand-daughter of John C. McLemore, dec., from whom she inherited real estate. Prior to their marriage plaintiff and her future husband had entered into a contract by which he gave up all of his rights to any property that she already owned or might come to possess in the future. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 223 | 216 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | State, Use of Samuel D. McClure, et al. v. R. B. Miller, et al. | Shelby | Breach of Trust |
S. D. McClure had died. Other complainants: Nannie L. McClure, Mary E. McClure, filed by next friend A. S. Myers. Other defendants: J. M. Cannon, A. B. Hill, S. E. Gardner, William Bridgewater, & A. Goldsby. R. B. Miller, as public guardian, is said to have taken more as his fee than the law allows and is being sued to return the money he overcharged the estate. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 222 | 68 | Order A Copy |