Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1883 P. M. Patterson & Co. v. Daniel W. Boger Shelby Damages

Complainant was a baggage handling and transfer company in Memphis. Defendant had sued for mishandling of a trunk the company transferred from one railroad depot to another, which the complainant disputed.

 West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 214 189 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Pratt Gin Company v. F. M. White & Co. Shelby Damages

Co-defendant is J. E. Frost. White's business partners are J. W. Caldwell & James Yongue. Pratt Gin Co. is M. E. Pratt & James M. Smith. Suit was first taken before a justice of the peace, and then to the circuit court on appeal. Folder includes several pages of legal briefs.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 221 70 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Patrick Roper v. Mrs. M. W. Rowlett, admr. of J. W. Rowlett, dec. Shelby Recovery

Ownership of bales of cotton in dispute.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 231 46 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Philip Simmons v. Ellis& Rosa Joseph Shelby Replevin West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 231 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 P. H. Wade v. J. E. Ritter Davidson Property Dispute Middle Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 663 80 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Patterson & Carmichael v. J. I. Morrison Davidson Damages

Damages to horses belonging to the plaintiff.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 686 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Robert Thompson, exe. of J. P. Wiles v. William H. Wiles Davidson Wills, Contested

Deceased: J. P. Wiles.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 690 174 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Rock Falls Manufacturing Co. v. Baker& Lakey Hardin Attachment West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 229 108 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 R. K. Halloway v. Bailey G. Covington& M. Skallen Fayette Property Dispute West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 233 64 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Robert Davis v. Harris Brenner Shelby Negligence

Brenner, resident of Oxford, MS, had $98.50 in personal items & money taken from his room while staying at the Clarendon Hotel in Memphis. Sued the hotel for neglecting to inform him that there was a safe for guests' valuables & won judgment. Davis an innkeeper & proprietor of the Clarendon, appealing judgment.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 236 56 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 R. S. McCormack & Company v. J. A. Cartwright, admr. of A. R. Brown, dec. Davidson Debt

Debt from failure to sell and deliver. A lot of mess pork of $816.30

 Middle Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 696 113 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Roane Iron Company, in error v. Hiram Tyree Hamilton Injury and Damages

Tyree, a switch operator, sued the Roane Iron Company for $15,000 in damages for negligence that allowed a train to run over him, causing severe injuries while under their employ.

 East Range: 18 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1937 350 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Susan A. Brinn v. Don H. Smith Tipton Replevin

Thomas W. Brinn represents his wife in court, charging that Smith, a Tipton County constable, has seized her property unlawfully: a number of pigs, a yearling steer, a pregnant heifer, some farm equipment, a buggy, and a brindled cow with a crumpled horn.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 234 43 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. Henry "Cuff" Ventress Henry Assault with Intent to Kill

Ventress indicted for attempting to murder George Wiley in April of 1881 by striking him on the head with a "heavy stick or club".

 West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 213 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 S. A. Pool v. Jacob Storz Shelby Assault and Battery West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 232 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. John E. Clarke Smith Trespass with Force of Arms

The State deposed Clarke in the case of T. N. Christian v. John E. Clarke et al. and a crossbill, claiming the court had jurisdiction over the parties and the land/house in question, of which Clarke was said to have taken illegal possession by breaking down the door to the home.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1145 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. J. K. P. Timmons Maury Other

Timmons was in charge of collecting the toll for and maintaining a stretch of road. He was charged with failure to maintain the road.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1124 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Samuel Keaton, et al. v. G. M. Alsup, admr. Of William Alsup, dec., et al. Wilson Estate Dispute

Additional Complainants: Rebecca Keaton, Elizabeth Alsup, Harriet Alsup. Additional Defendants: S. S. Preston[?], admr. Of Asaph[?] Alsup, dec. Samuel J. Alsup. Ware.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 500 218 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State ex rel W. Boyd, et al. v. E. M. Fuqua, et al. Davidson Mandamus

Additional Plaintiffs: J. M. Evans, E. R. Zuccarello, John M. Fleming, D. D. Hamilton, E. C. Sloan, Albert Brent, W. P. Russell, W. S. Markham, S. B. Buchanon, E. C. Shelton, R. White, L. Walker, S. B. Brown, B. M. Smith, E. B. Graves, James McFarland. Additional Defendants: M. C. Whitworth, D. Stevenson, Directors of School District No. 2 in Davidson County. Involves the board's denial to open the McWhirtersville or Donelson School.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 565 37 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Samuel Orr v. State for the use of Marshall County Marshall Tax Collection

The plaintiff was a Trustee of Marshall County who was sued for failure to collect a railroad tax. Filed in two folders.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 662 619 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Stephen H. Holt v. Memphis City Railway Company Shelby Damages

Lawsuit is for (1) assault & battery for "driving one of the cars of said company against the plaintiff, whereby [he] was beaten bruised, & crippled … and fears he will be crippled for life; and (2) $5000 damages for the "great expenses" in his efforts to be cured, as well as the pain, suffering, and mental anguish caused by the "gross negligence, carelessness, & [lack of] proper caution" of the defendant.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 217 78 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Samuel Winfree v. Eckerly & Stone Shelby Debt Dispute

Eckerly & Stone comprised of H. J. Eckerly & W. T. Stone. Defendants charged that plaintiff, owner of a family grocery, owed them a balance of 346.11 for goods purchased for the store by his clerk, Charles Newell.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 225 52 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. R. V. Oldham Shelby Disturbing the Peace

Alternate defendant name: Brink Oldham.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 226 17 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Stern Mayer & Co. v. Elias D. Sarater, George Sarater Weakley Debt West Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 288 317 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. Eugene Pillow Maury Carrying an Illegal Weapon

Pillow was illegally carrying a weapon when he had an altercation with H. A. McLemore.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1120 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. Moses Gill Montgomery Perjury Middle Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 498 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 S. D. Christian v. Nelson Mynatt Grainger Land and Title Dispute

Christian petitioned the court to eject the defendant claiming rights to the land in question.

 East Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2009 307 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. J. A. Gouge Unknown

"State of Tennessee To C. A. A. Pearce Dr. To boarding Prisoner and Guards in the case of State vs. J. A. Gouge. 45 males while on trial…at 16 2/3 cts for meal. [Tota] $7.50."

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 788 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Singer Sewing Machine Company v. B. F. Roddy Grundy Unlawful Detainer Middle Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 667 50 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 The Memphis Building& Saving Association v. Catherine O'Gara Shelby Unlawful Detainer West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 214 91 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 The Memphis City Railway Co. v. John Loague, admr. of Posey Webb Shelby Wrongful Death

On 22 June 1881 Posey Webb, a child 2 years, 9 mos. old, was struck & killed by a street car operated by Memphis City Railway Co. Suit was brought against the company on 20 Feb. 1882 asking $10,000 in damages. Posey Webb's father was John Webb.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 225 82 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 T. H. Park, J. N. Daniel & W. B. Daniel v. C. S. Bobo Moore Replevin

Plaintiffs claimed that defendant obtained a colt that was not subject to being seized. Colt was taken as part of a note due to the defendant.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 637 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Thomas L. Mann v. State Davidson Breach of Bond Middle Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 146 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 T. A. Foster et al.v. A. H. Douglass et al Shelby Garnishment

Additional Plaintiff: James Lee, Jr., garnishee. Additional Defendant: H. A. Duvall. Lee garnishee for $50 which he owed to Foster. James Lee, Jr. superintendent of the Lee Line of Steamers. Steamer Cahoma one of their line, operated between Memphis, TN & Osceola, AR. Foster an employee on one of the ships in the Lee line.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 220 26 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Thomas H. Allen v. S. M. Jones Shelby Debt

Allen also owed money to St. Agnes Female Academy. Jones was the proprietor of the Worsham Hotel in Memphis.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 225 90 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 The Corporation v. Martin Atkins Knox Disturbing the Peace

Case incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 102 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Thomas Hightower, Agent v. Householders Mutual Benefit Association Davidson Debt, Balance on

This case is "a plea of debt due by insurance loss" brought by the acting agent Hightower in the interest of A. N. McEwen, a client of Householders Mutual Benefit Association.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1124 83 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company v. William Stevens Franklin Injunction

This cause came before the Supreme Court result of report by Commission of Referees; recovery of damages by defendant $1230.00, 30 March 1883, result of accident near Cowan, TN, 28 May 1880 (?).

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 627 101 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Underhill & Newsome v. Alexander & Stroud Davidson Debt on Account

Amount of debt listed as $254.61.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 651 46 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 William S. McGee v. S. L. Stovall & L. W. Robinett Shelby Petitions for Certiorari

Dispute concerns the terms of a lease. Petitioner claims he should not be held liable for a fine imposed on him in an earlier court case. Folder includes one legal brief.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 217 64 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 W. C. Scott v. Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Railway Company Weakley Damages

Scott is sued the railroad company for damages for killing his pony. Folder includes several pages of legal briefs.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 221 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 W. C. Pitts v. G. M. Terry Weakley Petitions for Certiorari West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 225 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 W. H. Volkmar v. James McLean Shelby Debt

The defendant was assignee of Herman Batier and Bro.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 231 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 W. A. Brockway v. J. J. Dubose Shelby Failure to Pay

Dubose, an attorney, originally sued to collect payment for his services.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 232 62 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Walden Ridge Railroad Co. in error v. Mary A. Ketchum Roane Damages

Ketchum sued for $1,000 for "damages sustained in appropriating the life estate of defendant-in-error for the building of a railroad".

 East Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1088 49 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 W. P. Armstrong v. W. T. Edwards, Trustee of Maury County, et al. Maury Other

Plea of debt on county taxes in amount of $7.00; plaintiff seeks recovery of taxes under protest.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 661 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 William Taylor v. Steam Boat Robert Campbell Breach of Contract

Opinion of the court.

 West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 187 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 W. P. McGill v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company Benton Debt on Account

Case has no cover, may be missing some pages at the end.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 217 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 William Finnie v. G. M. Lewis Shelby Debt for Wages

Complainant was in business partnership with W. J. Coates under the name C.J. Horgan & Co.; defendant was hired as their delivery wagon driver on Oct. 25, 1880 and discharged in March 1881.

 West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 214 99 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 William Johnson & wife Sue W. Johnson v. Home Insurance & Trust Company Shelby Insurance Claims and Policies

Regards house destroyed by fire insured by the defendant.

 West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 215 36 Order A Copy

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