Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1899 Clara Lane et al. v. United States Building & Loan Association Shelby Attachment

Clara Lane was one of many stockholders who bought stock with this company under the belief that it was a chartered company in Tennessee. It was then discovered that the company was chartered in Kentucky. Lane and others ask for an attachment "to issue to be levied on its assets; the bill be declared a general creditors' bill to wind up said Association and administer its assets in Tennessee."

 West Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 765 263 Order A Copy
View Entry 1899 C. M. Weatherly v. John Meriwether Madison Attachment

This suit concerns the attachment of a portion of the defendant's crop because of unpaid rent. Folder includes two briefs and some hand-written notes.

 West Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 762 62 Order A Copy
View Entry 1899 J. F. O'Neal v. A. J. Peddy, et al. Chester Attachment

Additional Defendants: John Allen & James E. Peddy, sons of A. J. Peddy. Plaintiff alleges that A. J. Peddy fraudulently borrowed $800 from him, saying that the money was for his sons & they would use it to pay him (Peddy) for lands in Peddy's possession that he would deed to them. Loan would be secured by deed of trust. Both Peddy's sons minors & uninterested in purchasing land. Plaintiff wants writ of attachment issued to attach the property Peddy had said he would deed to his sons.

 West Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 719 303 Order A Copy