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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1890 | Alexander Guy v. Fischer & Burnett Lumber Company | Anderson | Injury and Damages |
The plaintiff sued the defendant company for $2,000 in damages for negligently employing the plaintiff's 12-year-old son, Charles Guy, to use said saw without proper training or consent, resulting in the loss of the child's right arm. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1826 | 148 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | A. C. Jamison v. Illinois Central Railroad Company | Gibson | Damages |
Plaintiff, a former railroad employee, was run over by a hand-car and seriously injured on 25 July 1888. Injuries have left him permanently disabled. Plaintiff charges railroad with negligence and is sued for $25,000 in damages. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 502 | 129 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | A. J. McLendon, Sherriff v. Ida Murrell | Shelby | Damages |
Damages for $499.00 for the wrongful seizure and detention from her lot. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 508 | 49 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Ann Sanders v. James W. Rawls | Lincoln | Damages |
The plaintiff's son, Thomas Sanders, went to the defendant's business as a vendor of goods and medicines for the drug, quinine, for his father, John Sanders. Instead of selling the quinine, the defendant negligently and carelessly sold him two unlabeled bottles of a poisonous drug. The plaintiff's husband, John Sanders, took the drug and became poisoned, dying a few hours later. Plaintiff sued for damages in the sum of $10,000. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 854 | 67 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Anderson& Co. v. Mrs. S. J. Kidder, admr. of Dr. O. C. Kidder, dec. | Wilson | Debt |
S. M. Anderson, conducting business in Lebanon Tennessee under the firm name of Anderson and Co., is sued for debt due on an account held by O. C. Kidder, dec. Suit involves the book debt law. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 876 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | A. J. Collingsworth v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company | Gibson | Damages |
For killing of livestock by train. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 497 | 150 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Arlington Insurance Co. v. M. H. Caldwell | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies | West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 510 | 104 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1890 | Andrew Mantooth v. East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railway Co. | Cocke | Damages |
Sued for $200 damages for loss of a mule that was run over by the railway. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1806 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Americus Brown, et al v. Barnabus Alder, et al | Marion | Land and Title Dispute |
Both the additional plaintiffs and defendants are too extensive to list. Case is a dispute over the will and real estate originally owned by Anderson Cheek in Marion County, which was purchased or inherited by Ms. Sarah Alder, wife of Barnabus Alder. B. Alder's will gave the land to his wife and then to his 8 sons. After the couple died, the sons sold the land to Brown & Spears for $10,310. The daughters who were not included in the original sale sought proceeds of the sale. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1807 | 73 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | American National Bank v. J. H. Snoddy | DeKalb | Debt |
The American National Bank sued Snoddy for debt by note of $192.43. Snoddy had issued the note to Williams & Co. in 1886 who were grain brokers. Williams & Co. failed to deliver wheat they had promised to purchase for Snoddy. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 817 | 61 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | A. F. Sowell v. Louisville & Nashville Rail Road Company | Maury | Damages |
The plaintiff shipped a pacing horse on train car owned and operated by the defendant through their agent, B. S. Ozias. The train wrecked as it was on its route, seriously injuring the horse. Plaintiff is sued for $600.00 in damages. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 860 | 78 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | A. B. Cheatham v. George W. Cantrell, et al. | DeKalb | Compensation |
This bill alleged that plaintiff purchased 175 acres of land from defendant for $3,000 in the form of three notes. However, plaintiff believed he was purchasing 300 acres of land. Plaintiff accused defendant of fraud and sought compensation. Additional Defendant: Mary Cantrell |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 879 | 395 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | A. S. Malone v. W. B. Williams, et al. | DeKalb | Compensation |
Plaintiff alleged that he was owed compensation from plaintiff for damages occuring during the transportation and exchange of horses Additional Defendants: James Grandstaff, Ace Williams |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 877 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Betty Brown, et al. v. J. M. Hudson, et al. | Henry | Unknown |
Only document is report on case prepared by court clerk. Other plaintiffs and defendants not listed. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 497 | 21 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Bud Bradley v. State | Gibson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Henry Sheppard |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 552 | 54 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | B. P. Bashaw v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Rail Road Company | Coffee | Damages |
Plaintiff is sued for the defendant killing one of his bay mares and injuring another bay horse and a mule to his damage of $500. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 844 | 53 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Bill Daugherty v. State | Davidson | Gaming |
Plaintiff in error is accused of participating in and encouraging gambling. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 874 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | B. Lowenstein & Brothers v. P. McCadden & Company | Shelby | Damages |
B. Lowenstein and Brothers is the firm made up of B. Lowenstein, E. Lowenstein, I. D. Marks. Defendants McCadden and Company is the firm made up of P. McCadden, W. P. Dunnavant, M. Kelly, and J. E. Mast. Damages are for the wrongful taking and conversion of stock of goods, wares and merchandise, and certain fixtures and furniture's, and an iron safe and other personal property. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 570 | 351 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Benton Middlekanff v. J. B. Nicklin | Hamilton | Debt |
Plaintiff Middlekanff sued defendant Nicklin for repayment of debt due in the amount of $23.55. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1801 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Burk Milum (col.) v. State | Lincoln | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Plaintiff in error is accused of attempting to rape Alma Hicks, daughter of Lewis Hicks, the plaintiff's employer. Lewis Hicks claims he entered his home to find the plaintiff assaulting his daughter. The plaintiff claim it was Alma who initiated the interaction. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 872 | 36 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | C. C. Sieuknecht v. George Rery, C. N. O.,& Texas Pacific Railway Co. | Morgan | Debt Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 30 | 20 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1890 | Charles Walker v. S. H. Johnson | Knox | Unlawful Detainer |
Plaintiff averring he his entitled to property of the defendant that was unlawfully detained: consisting of furniture and interior decorations. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1835 | 32 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad Company, in error v. B. F. Holland, in error | Hamilton | Damages |
Holland sued the railroad company for damages for the death of his horse when struck on the tracks. The circuit court awarded Holland $130.75. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1820 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad Company, in error v. Dr. J. M. Thoburn | Roane | Debt on Account |
Thoburn sued the railroad company for repayment of debt due on account under $100. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1820 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Clara Grainger v. Ida Murrell | Shelby | Debt |
$71.00 for a suit. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 508 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company v. Henry J. Loomis | Shelby | Negligence |
Loomis was employed by the Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company and was injured while working. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 508 | 158 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Cincinnatti, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Company, in error v. B. F. Holland, in error | Hamilton | Damages |
In original bill, B. F. Holland filed a plea of debt due for the killing of one gray mare valued at $125. Holland claimed the railroad employees could have stopped if they had been on the lookout because she was in the bend of a curve. The court ruled |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1820 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Citizens Insurance Company v. E. M. Ayers | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Case concerns a $100,000 insurance policy on a gin house. Defendant is E. M. Ayers for the use of D. J. Porter and G. W. McRae, partners as Porter and MaCrae [?]. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 550 | 89 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Charles Quentel v. Oliver Finnie & Company | Shelby | Debt |
Debt due by account under $1,000.00. J. N. Oliver, J. P. Finnie, and F. C. Huse are partners in Oliver Finnie and Company. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 550 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Continental Insurance Co. v. William Shoffner | Claiborne | Debt | East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 749 | 44 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1890 | C. F. Shelton v. United Electric Railway Company et al | Davidson | Damages |
Add. Defendant: Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company. Plaintiff is sued for damages in a sum under $500 due by the defendant for killing one horse and injuring another on their property. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 839 | 84 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | C. J. Herrin v. N. F. & S. R. R. Co. | Lawrence | Damages |
Plaintiff is sued the Nashville, Florence, and Sheffield Railroad Co. for damages related to their failure to build a stock gap which provides a barrier between the railroad tracks and cattle. The plaintiff died during the trial. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 878 | 51 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | C. W. Trousdale v. Louisa A. Wallace | Sumner | Debt |
Plaintiff sues the defendant for debt due by promissory note in the amount of $1190. Defendant claims said note is a renewal of a previous note against the estate of her husband, J. B. Wallace dec., of which she was administrator. Defendant further claims said note is without consideration and therefore not be collected. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 894 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Citizens St. Railroad Co. v. J. B. McClure | Shelby | Injury and Damages |
Debt for damages for negligent carelessness by the plaintiff to Carrie McClure. Original case was lost in a fire. Exhibits include newspaper clippings. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 506 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Champion Iron Fence Co. v. Graham Cousins & Co. | Shelby | Debt on Account |
Defendant is indebted to plaintiff for $245.00 for goods, wares, and merchandise. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 506 | 89 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Chesapeake, Ohio& Southwestern Railroad Company, et al. v. Phillip Hartman, admr., of William Hartman, dec. | Shelby | Wrongful Death |
Other plaintiffs: Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad Company; Taxing District of Shelby County; Newport News and Mississippi Valley Company. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 497 | 282 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Chesapeake, Ohio,& South Western Rail Road Company& Newport News& Mississippi Valley Rail Road Company v. Gussie Gause, et al | Lauderdale | Damages |
Additional defendant: Harriet Gause. Damages for injury to Harriet Gause. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 499 | 54 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | C. C. Poindexter& B. Pippin v. Solomon Granberry | Tipton | Failure to Pay |
sued for failure to pay a fine. Granberry charges he was falsely imprisoned by the plaintiffs. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 499 | 96 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Cincinnatti, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Company, in error v. Dr. J. M. Thoburn | Roane | Debt on Account |
In original case, Dr. J. M. Thoburn provided medical services to a railway employee named Swicegood, who worked as a laborer at the Emory Gap section. He was injured at the Oakdale junction when he was run over by a train. Case contains interesting details related to medical treatment of railway workers. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1820 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Cincinnatti, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Company, in error v. J. F. Able | Rhea | Debt on Account |
In the original case, J. F. Abel sued based on his contract with the railway to serve as a medical professional "whenever an accident happened to any one by any trains or machinery." Abel sued for $75 when the railway failed to pay for his services |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1815 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | C. H. Pickler & M. A. Pickler v. Western Union Telegraph Company | Chester | Damages |
Damages in payment of $1,900.00. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 568 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Crawford Brown, Ed Thornton v. Toof, McGowan & Company | Shelby | Conversion |
Plaintiffs suit in conversion and seek recovery, in addition to judgment, losses of cotton in the fields and in pens by the wrongful act and usurped dominion and control by defendants & agents. Cotton in fields- Webber place, 21 acres; Carroll place, 3.5 acres; Stockley place, 6.5 acres. |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 521 | 25 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Charles I. Rauch, admr. of R. R. Marshall, dec. v. The New Port News & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company | Shelby | Wrongful Death |
Case claimed that R. R. Marshall was employed as a fireman for the railroad and that the rail road company was negligent in maintain the tracks, causing an accident that killed Marshall. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 584 | 238 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Cyrintha Conley, in error v. State | Hamilton | Keeping a Bawdy House |
The State charged the Cyrintha Conley with "lewd and sexual intercourse" with various men and the unlawful running of an "ill-governed and disorderly house" of prostitution. There is testimony against the woman for keeping a house "for the purpose of enabling white men to colored women or white women to men for sexual intercourse." Conley claimed that her hatred for black people (though black herself) and their hatred for her was what caused her prosecution. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1814 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Charles Nelson v. Terry Show Case Company | Davidson | Debt on Account |
Nelson sued the defendant for under $500 for debt on account. Court ruled in plaintiff's favor for $280. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 837 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | C. Malone et al. v. J. H. Newbell et al | Smith | Other |
Incomplete case. Issue of laying off a public road. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 854 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Chesapeake & Nashville Railway v. Thomas A. Woodson | Sumner | Damages |
Defendant in error, 13 years old at the time and an employee of the Plaintiff in error, fell from a moving train car and sustained injuries. Defendant sued to collect damages and won. Plaintiff is appealing and claiming that the defendant was not an employee at the time of the accident. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 866 | 87 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | D. A. Carpenter, et al. v. Matt Franklin & Wife | Knox | Debt on Account |
Plaintiffs: G. M. Harrell, R. N. Hood. Dispute over unpaid notes to several banks in Knoxville related to the purchase of a lot in the city limits. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1828 | 71 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Douglas Bros. v. Joseph Neguelona | Shelby | Debt |
Debt due by checks for $120.00 and $180.00 |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 508 | 33 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | D. H. Baldwin & Co. v. A. N. Gordon et al. | Gibson | Debt |
Actual charge is debt under $500. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 568 | 93 | Order A Copy |