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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 | A. W. Smith v. Alexander & Stewart for use of T. C. Stewart | Lauderdale | Debt |
Additional defendant: J. G. Alexander Debt of $117.19 unpaid balance on an account. |
West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 624 | 56 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | A. H. Douglass v. James Dunn | Shelby | Debt Settlement |
Douglass defended Dunn's son in a court case and wanted his fee ($25.00) to be paid. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 591 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | A. C. Stewart and wife v. R. S. Grigsby | Lincoln | Debt |
Plaintiffs in error hired the defendant in error, a real estate broker, to sell a tract of land located in Lincoln County. Defendant's duties also included having the land surveyed and removing clouds from its title. In exchange for these services the plaintiffs agreed to pay 10 percent of the sale price. Defendant complained that the plaintiffs failed to compensate him for his services and instituted a suit for attachment. Plaintiffs appealed. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1024 | 111 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Bluff City Lumber Company v. Garrett Lumber Company | Shelby | Debt |
Debt due to an account under $500.00. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 571 | 79 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Charles R. Head v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company | Sumner | Debt on Account |
Plaintiff sued defendant for $1999.50 due on account. Plaintiff served as attorney for defendants in another case in Sumner County. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1064 | 75 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Charles J. Robinson v. R. S. Drew | Giles | Debt |
Plaintiff, Charles Robinson, sued the defendant R. S Drew for payment of debt for horses purchased from the plaintiff by the defendant. Prior to appeal the judge in Giles County awarded the plaintiff $292.50 and court costs. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1067 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | C. H. Byrn v. A. J. Blackman | Rutherford | Debt |
Defendant was indebted to several parties including the plaintiff, Neilson and Sanders, and Leach and Woods. Plaintiff brought suit and received judgment. The major controversy in this case was which party was entitled to funds garnished from a judgment previously won by the defendant against W. E. Puckett and R. D. DeJarnatt. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 990 | 66 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | D. F. Phelan v. John Steffer | Shelby | Debt | West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 571 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1894 | Daughtry and Tassey v. H. C. Couch | Cannon | Debt |
Plaintiff filed suit and received judgment for debt due by account for work and labor done and material furnished in the sum of $120. Judgement included a tax against Couch for witness fees which he appealed. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 973 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | D. P. Blount & Lucy D. Blount v. D. H. Baldwin & Company | Shelby | Debt |
Debt in an action due by account under $500.00. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 571 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Dick Hardin v. Edwards & Sons | Hardin | Debt on Account |
Debt for $47.25 in lumber. |
West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 617 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Daniel T. Woolsey v. Sarah E. Rogers & her husband, James B. Rogers | Greene | Debt |
Plea of debt, $1,500, estate of James Woolsey, dec. Logging and timber rights. Intense insect damage throughout documents. See related file in box ET 1843, James B. Rogers v. John and Daniel Rogers |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1086 | 103 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | E. Cardwell in error v. Gibson Love Manufacturing Co. | Hamilton | Debt on Account |
Gibson Love Manufacturing sued Cardwell to recover $161.16 due by account and court costs. Exhibit is an account ledger/book of certain costs. |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2033 | 126 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | G. S. Gilbert for the use of H. A. Norfleet v. Lamson Brothers and Company | Davidson | Debt Dispute |
Case involves a dispute over a private wire installed in the office of G. S. Gilbert in Clarksville, TN that connected directly with Lamson Brothers and Co located in Chicago. The wire facilitated the trading of stocks and futures on items such as wheat.. prices. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1082 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | George Nuss v. Dean & Carroll Company | Shelby | Debt |
Nuss was indebted to company for $16.75 and caught trying to fraudulently dispose of his property. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 547 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | G. S. Gilbert for the use of H. A. Norfleet v. Lamson Brothers and Company | Davidson | Debt Dispute |
Case involves a dispute over a private wire installed in the office of G. S. Gilbert in Clarksville, TN that connected directly with Lamson Brothers and Co located in Chicago. The wire facilitated the trading of stocks and futures on items such as wheat.. prices. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1082 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | G. B. Black v. Frank Sweeny | Madison | Debt |
Debt was the result of a bank failure. |
West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 605 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Heyser Lumber Co. v. E. R. Taylor | Hamilton | Debt, Balance on |
Taylor delivered 16,000 feet of logs to the bank of the TN River at T. F. Robinson’s landing for Heyser Lumber Co. He told them they had arrived and to go pick them up. The Co. waited too long and 9,000 feet of the logs were washed away by high water. Taylor argued that he is owed a balance on the logs that he delivered. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1360 | 56 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Harvey & Scott v. Toof, McGowan & Company | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Harvey & Scott comprised of T. W. Scott & W. R. Harvey. Toof, McGowan & Co. comprised of J. S. Toof, E. L. McGowan & J. S. McTighe. Defendants originally sued plaintiffs to collect $320 due by account. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 569 | 166 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | H. E. Cannon v. Johnson & Willcox | Shelby | Debt on Account |
Case concerns the theft (by a third party) and sale of a $100 watch to the defendant. Plaintiff seeks to recover the stolen watch or its equivalent value. The firm of Johnson & Willcox consists of Charles Johnson and R. F. Willcox. Folder includes legal briefs. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 569 | 53 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | H. H. Falscraft v. J. O. Carroll | Shelby | Debt on Account |
Balance of debt is variously specified as $132.41 and $138.71. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 569 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Harry Cissel v. Ed Fisher | Shelby | Debt |
Debt in an action due by account under $500.00. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 571 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Harry Cissell v. Ed Fisher | Shelby | Debt |
Debt was listed as less than $500. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 594 | 44 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | I. M. Saint v. E. G. Robinson | Shelby | Debt |
This case concerns a disagreement over how much money is owed to a moving company for actually moving four houses to another site; a fifth house proved too large to move, so the company purchased it from him. The disagreement seems to concern the cost of some repair and finishing work that was added to the cost of the houses, and the determination of the final balance once that work was added in. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 569 | 95 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | J. H. Farr, R. Kerr v. J. C. Hall, J. R. Latimore | Monroe | Debt, Balance on |
Hall and Latimore rented Farr and Kerr a house and some land. Farr and Kerr did not pay their rent due and this is a plea of debt on their account |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2042 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | J. S. Reeves & Co. v. R. Gibson, et al.. | Henderson | Debt |
Additional defendants: C. W. Gibson, wife of R. Gibson and J. F. Todd. |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 439 | 14 | 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 | Joseph Frankland and Co. v. A. Ellinger and Co. | Davidson | Debt Settlement |
J. Frankland purchased goods from the Ellinger Co. The goods were not to the standars of Frankland and thus they sent the goods back. Ellinger claimed they never recived the goods back and also Ellinger claimed that Frankland Co. still owed a sum on their account. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1004 | 51 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | J. W. & W. B. Young v. J. J. Jones | Shelby | Debt on Account |
Debt equals $55.00. Folder contains no other specific information about the debt. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 569 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | J. C. White v. T. P. and J. M. Parsons | Grundy | Debt |
Plaintiff hired the defendants to haul logs to his saw mill located in "Corn Branch Cove," in Grundy County, Tennessee. As part of their agreement the plaintiff agreed to endorse a note for the defendants to purchase a team of oxen to haul the logs. Defendants broke their contract with the plaintiff and took the purchased oxen to haul logs in another area. Plaintiff was sued on the note and brought this suit to collect the balance owed by the defendants. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1003 | 47 | 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 | M. L. Bacon v. E. C. Atkins & Co. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Folder includes legal briefs. Plaintiff claims compensation for brokerage and commission in effecting a 10-year lease for them, and asks for $4800 at $40 per month for 10 years. Defendants claim that they never employed plaintiff for this purpose, that they supposed he was in the employ of the property owner, and that they had no idea he expected them to pay him. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 569 | 85 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Nancy Stevens v. Lewis Morris et al | Franklin | Debt Settlement |
Additional defendants Allen Garner and Will Pearson. The plaintiff was seeking money from the defendants for debt. Reason for debt was for goods. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1023 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Newton Belcher v. J. M. Smart admr. of J. R. Belcher dec. | Trousdale | Debt |
Newton Belcher, son of J. R. Belcher, brought suit against the defendant as admr. of his father's estate seeking compensation for care provided during the last five years of his father's life. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1020 | 61 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | P. M. Boliner v. John Loague, admr. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Loague is the administrator of the estate of John P. Richardson, deceased. Plaintiff is sued for payment for work he did as a contractor and builder for the deceased; defendant and witnesses say the work was not authorized, the materials were shoddy, and the charges are a fraudulent attempt to bilk the decedent's estate. Several briefs are included in the folder. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 581 | 117 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Paul Rodet v. I. Oppenheim | Shelby | Debt |
Debt in an action due by account under $500.00. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 571 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Potter Parlin Co. v. Moris & White | Davidson | Debt |
Plaintiff company was a dealer of teas, coffees, and spices and manufacturer of baking powder and chewing gum. The defendant company ordered a shipment of goods from the plaintiff through John R. Hay, a New York based traveling salesman. Defendant later attempted to cancel the order but plaintiff refused because it had already shipped. This suit was brought to recover the price of said shipped goods. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1012 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Rebecca E. Tharpe v. W. B. James & T. L. Fryer | Weakley | Debt |
Debt for $300.00 concerning a deed of trust by plaintiff's husband L. M. Tharpe, deceased. Cover page missing. |
West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 617 | 106 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | R. O. and A. K. Gleaves and J. D. Dismukes v. William Culbert | Davidson | Debt |
Defendant in error sued plaintiffs in error for debt due by note. Said debt originated from a note for $86 given by the plaintiffs to the defendant. This is one of several cases brought against R. O and A. K. Gleaves for debt. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1026 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | R. O. and A. K. Gleaves v. S. A. Wyatt | Davidson | Debt |
In 1889 plaintiffs in error entered into an agreement with the defendant in error to pay to her $166 over 4 years for value received. Defendant in error complained that said debt was due and unpaid and sued to collect. This is one of several cases brought against R. O and A. K. Gleaves for debt. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1024 | 14 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | R. O. and A. K. Gleaves v. Seay and Young | Davidson | Debt |
Defendant in error sued plaintiffs in error for debt due by note. This is one of several cases brought against R. O and A. K. Gleaves for debt. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1027 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Stanley & Hinton v. P. D. Lacey | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
J. T. Hinton is identified as the surviving partner in the firm Stanley & Hinton, undertakers. The firm is seeking to collect an unpaid debt for embalming and other funeral expenses from the son of the deceased. Folder includes legal briefs. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 569 | 53 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Sonney Bolton v. R. L. Jones & E. N. Stewart & William H. Bond | Shelby | Debt |
Plaintiff claimed that he purchased property from defendants Jones and Stewart, but money was owed by them to Bond. Plaintiff further claimed that Bond worked for the other 2 defendants and Bond fraudulently transferred the debt owed to Bolton. Debt listed as $305.50. Property was located in Shelby County. |
West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 606 | 105 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Sam Folwell v. J. S. Menken Co. | Shelby | Debt on Account |
Sam Folwell's minor daughter Mamie Folwell charged clothes to an account in her father's name with the J.S. Menken Co. Her father refused to pay the balance as he stated his daughter had plenty of clothes and the charges were made without his knowledge |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 549 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | The Nashville and Knoxville Railroad Co. v. W. Y. Ballard | Smith | Debt |
Plaintiff brought suit against the defendant to collect a subscription of $200 to the capital stock of the Nashville and Knoxville R. R. Co. Defendant denied owing said debt. Casefile includes a list of stock subscribers and payments. 2 folders. Additional documents located in MT 1008. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 989 | 220 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | The N. K. R. R. Co. v. Robert Scruggs | Smith | Debt |
Case was to recover a balance on a subscription to a railroad. The name of the defendant was on an agreement that stated $100.00 was owed for capitol stock of the company. A contract was written for grading the road. Defendant paid the agent the first amount but not since the payment the when the case went to court. 2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1016 | 160 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | United States Printing Co. v. Haessig, Duttlinger & Co. | Shelby | Debt on Account |
Partners in defendant company are T. Haessig, H. G. Duttlinger, and F. V. Shaefer. The sum involved is $150.29 for an order of 230.000 package labels in 10 different designs. Plaintiff amends his writ to read, "The Hinds-Ketcham Company for the use of the United States Printing Company." |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 571 | 78 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | V. W. Parman v. Mooney and Baines | Davidson | Debt on Account |
Defendant in error sold and delivered pumps and attachments to the plaintiff in error. Defendant complained of debt due by account and sued for payment. Plaintiff claimed that he was a minor (under 21 years of age) and that the goods were actually purchased by and for his father S. W. Parman who ran a well boring-machine. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1036 | 32 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | W. C. Robbins v. Hill Fontain & Co. for us by Jerome Hill Cotton Co. | Chester | Debt |
This case deals with a debt that is owed on a note. |
West | Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 655 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | William Spence v. J. A. Gibbs | Carroll | Debt |
Debt for balance due for rent on land. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 573 | 48 | Order A Copy |