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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1894 | (unknown) | Knox | Land, Sale of |
Motion only. Case Name: Unknown. Court of Origin: Unknown. Land to be sold belongs to M. Roberts. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 99 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | B. D. Brabson v. Riverside Improvement Company | Knox | Fraud |
Incomplete case includes six-page reply brief for defendant. It denied charges it committed fraud and misrepresentations to induce the purchase of two lots. Lilly Avenue in Knoxville was to be graded and an electric car line built down Yale Avenue by May 1, 1890. Brabson swore in support of his bill, but said W. K. McClure and W. H. Simonds made the misrepresentations. Oddly, a memo that Brabson put into evidence did not even refer to an electric car line. Brabson's claim of fraud was not proven. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1088 | 7 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Buffalo Forge Co. v. Greer Machinery Co. | Knox | Unknown |
File incomplete. Opinion only. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1084 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | C. M. Cawood & wife v. C. R. Love & wife | Knox | Fraud |
Additional Defendants: Fannie R. Love. Case involves a contested will, land, and a dower. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 38 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Central Savings Bank, et al. v. J. P. Carpenter, et al. | Knox | Debt |
Add pls: J. W. Fox. Add def: L. Rivers, L. McClain, F. S. Adkins, S. W. Jarnagin. The bank held a promissory note executed by Carpenter to Jarnagin. Fox was the endorser on the note. Note was in hands of C. T. Cates Jr. rec.. Rivers & McClain conveyed to Carpenter furniture & jewelry to secure an indebtedness. These objects were sold to Rivers & McClain by Adkins & he claimed he still held a deed. The bank here tried to secure their debt. Makes mention of Rivers and McClain working at a bawdy house. |
East | Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2003 | 190 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Citizens Bank & Trust Company v. E. T. Lane, et al. | Knox | Notes |
Case involved debt due by note. Subject of case is not identified. |
East | Range: 18 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1975 | 96 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | C. C. Camp v. C. E. Ristive | Knox | Unknown |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 88 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Charles M. Cawood & wife v. C. R Love & wife | Knox | Estate Settlement |
Opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 92 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Crescentia Schmid v. Virginia Fire & Marine Insurance Company | Knox | Insurance Disputes | East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1080 | 9 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1894 | Cowan, McClung & Co. v. A. H. Gallahar, et al. | Knox | Attachment |
Add pls: Perez Dickinson, J. D. Cowan, F. H. McClung, Matt McClung, R. M. Rhea, Jacob L. Thomas. Add def: H. M. McCroskey, R. N. Hudson, W. S. McCauley, Vastine Strickley, W. G. Lenoir, J. B. Whitman, W. F. Hudson. Plaintiffs previously received judgement against defendants and it was still unpaid. H. M. McCroskey fraudulently transferred land to Strickley to avoid debt. Plaintiffs here filed an attachment to have that land sold. |
East | Range: 19 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1907 | 116 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | D. M. Rose & Co. v. Tennessee Lumber Company et al. | Knox | Replevin |
The plaintiff firm, composed of D. M. Rose, T. H. Rose, J. M. Pitner, and W. A. Pitner, filed suit to recover logs it had purchased from the Willey Boom and Lumber Company at $4.00 per thousand, who then resold them to the defendant company. |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2047 | 258 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Elliot Johnson& Co. v. St. John's Church et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Incomplete case file. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1083 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Railway Co. v. L. C. McKeehan | Knox | Damages |
McKeehan's (also spelled McKehan) arm was severely injured while operating a train owned by the plaintiff in error. He sued the plaintiff for damages as a result of negligence and won a judgment. Plaintiff appealed. It is unclear if this case is related to "Railway Co. v. McKeehan," located in ET 7 or "E. V. T.& G. Ry. Co. v. McKeehan," located in ET 91. 2 folders. |
East | Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1709 | 194 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Company v. A. J. Faulkner, admr. of Noah Mowl, dec. | Knox | Wrongful Death |
Mowl, 7 yrs. of age, was struck & killed by a train. More of case in ET 2000. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1088 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railway Co. v. S. H. Hill, admr. | Knox | Injunction |
Hill was admr. of James Mynatt, a 7 year old child who was killed by one of the Railway’s trains. Hill was accused of fraudulently becoming Mynatt's admr to sue the Railway for damages. The Railway here filed an injunction to restrain Hill from acting as Mynatt’s admr and suing. |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2048 | 27 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Fountainhead Railroad Co. v. Charlotte Griffin | Knox | Unknown |
Incomplete case file; decree only. Affirms previous decision, and states that Charles and Charlotte Griffin should recover an award and costs from the plaintiff. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 17a | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | George S. Crane v. State | Knox | Bigamy |
Crane was accused of marrying Priscilla Rowland while his former wife Addie Crane was “still living.” |
East | Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1992 | 63 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | G. L. Maloney City Judge v. G. G. Sullivans | Knox | Unknown |
Incomplete case file. Document regarding court cost owed by plaintiff. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1083 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Henry Emmings v. Miles Orton, et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Exhibit Only. Correspondence re: bill of costs. |
East | Range: 5 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 210 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Holston National Bank v. J. Tipton et al. | Knox | Notes |
Add def: Jonathan Tipton, Q. A. Tipton, Bettie H. Bicknell, Margaret Bicknell. Amount due on note. |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2022 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | J. C. Duncan v. State | Knox | Animal Cruelty |
Duncan had electrified a fence on his property to keep geese out. A cow belonging to Alf Boyd was found dead near the fence and Duncan was accused of causing its death. Voltage and usages of electric shock are discussed. |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2038 | 33 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Joseph Meek v. M. E. Thompson, et al. & James O'Conner v. M. E. Thompson, et al. | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: S. O. Thompson and R. J. Lane. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 33 | 341 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | John Richardson, trustee v. E. J. Mildren | Knox | Unknown |
Final Decree only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 94 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | John R. Nelson v. T. J. Burnett | Knox | Debt |
Concerns debt of $108.67. |
East | Range: 78 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1698 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | J. H. Henderson v. Annie Applegate, et al. | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Defs Annie Applegate, widow of B. G. Fox dec. 1890, husband Abijah Applegate, Ida Fox, Hugh S. Fox, Mary Fox. Henderson purchased a tract of land from W. B. Henderson. B. G. and Annie held titles to this land and in the language of that deed it mentions their children, the defendants. Plaintiff argues that this language does not mean the children own any part of the land. |
East | Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2003 | 182 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | J. H. Bunkley, et al. v. Georgia Home Insurance Co. J. H. Bunkley, et al. v. Merchants Insurance Borches & Co. v. J. H. Bunkley, et al. Chapman, White Lyons Co. v. J. H. Bunkley, et al. | Knox | Insurance Claims and Policies |
All complainants awarded recovery of their claims. Others: W. B. Lockett & Co.; Washburn, Pickle & Turner; George, McMillan & Co.; Sweetwater Mills Co.; Keller & Everetts; and Jake Blafield [?] |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1083 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Jennie D. Keeling v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor et al. | Knox | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Keeling filed suit to collect $2,000 on benefit certificate #I89054, belonging to her deceased husband, James H. Keeling. Exhibit is a 1891 booklet of the Constitutions and General Laws of The Knights of Honor. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1084 | 213 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | J. W. Borches v. W. M. Acuff, et al | Knox | Unknown |
File incomplete. Opinion only. Lower court judgment upheld. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1084 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | J. G. M. Ramsey v. Thomas C. Brabson | Knox | Recovery of Land/Property |
[J. G. M. Ramsey] Regards recovery of a walnut tree and adjacent land used to operate a ferry across the Tennessee River. Margaret C. Brabson named as administratrix. See (79) additional pages in ET 1985. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 84 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | James P. Chesney, et al. v. Thomas L. Branson, et a. | Knox | Land |
Additional plaintiffs: Wesley McCauley, James McCauley, and D. B. McCauley. Additional defendants: A. L. Leinart and H. M. Leinart. This bill was brought to determine the true boundary between the lands of Chesney and Branson and to secure an injunction against an action of ejectment brought by A. L. and H. M. Leinart. The land in controversy was located in the 3rd Civil District of Union County. |
East | Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1708 | 30 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | J. B. Matthews v. Knoxville Savings Bank | Knox | Unknown |
This is only one page of a case and cause of action could not be determined. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1088 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | James O'Conner v. Knoxville Hotel Association, et al. | Knox | Unknown |
This is only a portion of a case and cause of action could not be determined. Additional defendants: C. S. Newman, S. B. Crawford, J. C. Luttrall, S. T. Logan, C. Deaderick, C. M. McClung, C. Aebli, W. W. Woodruff, M. L. Ross, S. B. Luttrall, C. E. Luckey, and Peter Kern. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1088 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | John L. Lonas v. Lonsdale-Beaumont Water Company | Knox | Other |
Decree only regards water rights. Lonas argued that he was entitled to use the water from Third Creek. (Creek flowed on his land.) Additional case file in ET Box 2057 (Range 18, Section E, Range 2) |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1083 | 76 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | James A. Jackson by next friend W. S. Roberts v. W. H. Fizer | Knox | Breach of Trust |
Fizer offered Jackson partnership in a livery company. At the time of the stock trade, Jackson, who had a tidy inheritance, was allegedly so drunk as to be incapacitated. Some stated that he was mentally unbalanced at the time of the deal. It was suspected that in making the trade, Fizer took advantage of Jackson's state and cheated him. See related case, Lola Small Jackson v. James A. Jackson et als., in ET 23. |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2047 | 59 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Knox County, et al. v. Knoxville Water Company | Knox | Debt |
Debt for water used in the county jail. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1088 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Kelly Bros. v. J. W. Fletcher et al. | Knox | Petition for Payment |
Additional defendants: T. W. Keller, Frank A. Moses, W. E. Moses, Charles H. Harvey, Ebissa Granger, John W. Conner, Henry L. Moses, George W. Callahan and S.P. Callahan, composing firm of George W. Callahan and Brothers, John Shea, James P. McDonald… Additional defendants: Hu M. Wilson, E.M. Thurston, C.R. Lane, and J.S. Robins. Concerns debt of more than $1000. See (330) additional pages at ET 1985. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1083 | 332 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Knoxville Electric Railway Co. & J. C. Duncan v. Oliver Miller | Knox | Unknown |
File incomplete. Opinion only. Decision of lower court reversed; cause remanded to the lower court for a new trial. Mentioned: L. H. Spellman, admr. of Oliver Miller, dec. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1084 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | L. Dare Young, alias L. Dare Woodard v. Ella Young | Knox | Damages |
The plaintiff was married to Young and then divorced. The plaintiff was seeking damages in the sum of ten thousand dollars of the alienation of her husbands affections. See additional pages to case in ET 1704. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1088 | 67 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | M. L. Ross v. J. M. Meek | Knox | Unknown |
Final Decree only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 94 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Mamie G. Wooten v. E. J. Wooten | Knox | Divorce |
File incomplete. Statement of the case & brief only. Plntff. sought divorce & alimony from her husband. The couple were married on 9 Sept. 1892. Shortly after their marriage he displayed a violent temper & constantly accused her of infidelity. He finally left her & their child alone with no means of support. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1088 | 11 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Max Lobenstein v. Douglas Moore et al | Knox | Debt |
Additional defendant John Bane. Both parties were in business together and the business failed. The plaintiff was to be paid around six thousand dollars for his part of the business. Plaintiff was seeking the money due to him for the business. |
East | Range: 20 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1694 | 13 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Neil & Shofner v. J. Allen Smith & Company | Knox | Unknown |
Partial case: affirmation of chancellor's decree that Neil & Shofner recover $424.00 from the defendant. |
East | Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2002 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | R. S. Hazen v. Alice Eveline Hazen, et al. | Knox | Equity |
R. S. & Alice were married. Lillian & Marie were their children. Churchwell, L. C., & H. S. were Alice’s brothers. Alice's mother Laura E. Mabry conveyed land to Alice. The land was considered to be unproductive & R. S. here pled to compel Alice to sell |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2048 | 30 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | S. W. Jornagin v. Merritt Mill Company | Knox | Unknown |
Final Decree only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 94 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | State, for the use of Annie Bomar, et al. v. William Rule, et al. | Knox | Debt Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Francis H. Bomar, Sallie R. Bomar, Martha V. Bomar, Wm. R. Bomar. Additional defendants: G. L. Maloney, W. H. Roberts, and Jennie Ault (executrix of W. H. Swan), S. B. Ault (husband of Jennie Ault). Additional case materials in ET 1997 (Range 18, Section G, Shelf 2). |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 46 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | T. P. Haddock v. East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railway Co. | Knox | Damages |
Plaintiff travelled from Knoxville, Tennessee to Roanoke, Virginia aboard a train operated by the defendant. Plaintiff's luggage was lost in transit and this suit was brought to recover its value. |
East | Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1708 | 48 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | W. H. Underwood v. John F. Smith | Knox | Libel |
William H. Underwood sued Smith for $20,000 in damage for "falsely and maliciously publishing…defamatory matter" in the Knoxville Tribune about him in April, 1892. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1084 | 44 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | W. E. Singleton v. W. H. Oaks | Knox | Promissory Note |
Oaks entered a plea of debt due from Singleton. The case was dismissed because witness Frank Mitchland did not answer the subpoena. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 737 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | W. H. Evans & Son v. Alice J. Faulkner | Knox | Other |
Incomplete case: opinion only affirms lower court decision. Also mentioned: Charles R. Evans. Subject or original case is not identified, but it involved a $3000 verdict. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1083 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | W. S. Miller v. Masterson Petar et al. | Knox | Debt |
Incomplete case file. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1083 | 2 | Order A Copy |