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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1900 | A. M. Hornsby v. City National Bank et al. | Knox | Deed of Trust |
Cover page only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 6 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Allen C. Johnson, admr. of John Thomason v. First National Bank of Gatesville, Texas | Weakley | Debt |
Debt for note which Johnson said the statute of limitations had run out on. |
West | Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 648 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Allan C. Johnson, admr., of estate of John J. Thomason, dec. v. First National Bank of Gatesville, Texas | Weakley | Debt Dispute |
Bank charged Thomason's estate with owing on a note of $642.00. The county court agreed & ordered the estate to pay the note with 10% interest. Case then appealed to Weakley Co. Circuit Court. Thomason countered saying the statute of limitations had run out. Substantial depositions given by A. R. Williams and H. B. Cardwell. |
West | Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 679 | 57 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | A. M. Replogle v. James M. Williams | Shelby | Debt |
Plaintiff is A. M. Replogle of the Farragut Rollen Mills. Defendant is James M. Williams of J. M. Williams and Company. Debt is less that $500.00 for an account. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 777 | 67 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | A. M. Brown & W. O. McLean v. H. W. Dickson, et al. | Gibson | Estate Settlement |
Case concerns the estate of John M. Dickson, who died in 1897. Case was over debt owed by John Dickson at his time of death. Amount listed is $5,765.14. Additional defendants listed as Emma A. Dickson, E. L. Dickson, and minor children Emma G. Dickson and Jennie M. Dickson |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 764 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Adam J. Jett et al. v. J. S. Menken et al. | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: J. S. White. Additional defendants: Rachel H. Menken, John Claflin and Napoleon Hill. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 795 | 288 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Allen West Commission Company v. Carroll & McCallum | Chester | Contract Dispute and Damages |
J.W. Carroll, W.C. McCallum, defendants, applied for line of credit, $3,000 to $4,000, to be used if needed, with promise to ship cotton to complainant in case of failure to ship or pay commissions; agreement to ship cotton to complainant in St. Louis, MO Dispute over agreed compensation. Hon. Alvin G. Hawkins, Chancellor. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 788 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Albert Smith v. E. J. Cartwright | Shelby | Replevin | West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 801 | 56 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | Amelia Battier v. Rosa Beurer, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants listed as George Beurer, William Beurer, Lewis P. Beurer, Samuel Hirsh, Louis Erb, the Memphis Building and Savings Association. Concerns the estate of Jacob Beurer. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 792 | 87 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Arthur McCain v. State | Shelby | Appeal for New Trial |
Plaintiff appealing his conviction. Originally sentenced for shooting & killing Jeff Wilson on 25 Sept. 1899. At time of killing plaintiff worked as a porter at grocery store of Miss Mary McCarney. Also mentioned: Clarence McCarney, father of Mary McCarney & (?) Perry, her brother-in-law. Perrys operated grocery store opposite the McCarneys & there was rivalry between them. Both stores drew their trade from African American community. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 807 | 25 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Alice Woodfin v. L. Marks, et al | Madison | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 802 | 15 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | A. T. Hazelwood, et al. v. Roy Chrisman, et al. | Williamson | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Additional Complainants: N. F. McCrary, Maud McCrary, J. H. D. Williams, Fannie Williams, Kate Hazelwood. Additional Defendants: Elizabeth Hodge, formerly Elizabeth Chrisman, James H. Hodge, Lonnie Chrisman, Hattie Chrisman. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 530 | 57 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | A. Z. Day v. H. C. Moorman, admr. of D. Z. Morrison, dec. | Gibson | Debt on Account | West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 90 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | A. E. Pearson v. John Colbert & Dan Shea | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 798 | 53 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | A. M. Brown, exc., et al. v. H. W. Dickson, et al | Gibson | Estate Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs: W. O. McLean, exc. Of W. S. Brown, dec. Additional defendants: Mrs. Emma A. Dickson, John Lafayette |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 819 | 108 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Albert Morris, et al. v. State | Shelby | Manslaughter, Involuntary |
Additional Defendants: Earnest Morris; James & Walter Nevill; John Butler. Plaintiffs originally charged with killing Audrey Gilbert on 28 March 1899. Walter Nevill & John Butler acquitted; remaining 3 convicted of involuntary manslaughter & sentenced to 2 years in the penitentiary. Appealing sentence. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 821 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Allen C. Johnson, admr. of John J. Thomason, dec. v. The First National Bank of Gatesville, Texas | Weakley | Debt Dispute |
Case involves 3 issues: payment of a note to the bank, suppression of a deposition, and attorney-client privilege. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 831 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | A. (Adeline) C. Brewton v. M. (Mai) E. Schiffley et al | Shelby | Deed Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Albert & William Prince; Mrs. Carrie Schiffley & husband, Frederick Schiffley. All defendants heirs at law of Sarah A. (Prince) Caskin , dec. July 1898; husband Robert W. Caskin, dec. Nov. 1886. Plaintiff sued to have her name placed as "grantee" on 2 warranty deeds to a lot in Memphis. One is the deed of Lucy C. & Thomas Maydwell to Sarah L. Clark, Sarah A. Prince & Robert Caskin; other deed from Sarah L. Clark & her husband to Sarah A. Prince. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 837 | 92 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Barnet C. Brown, et al. v. Will Wright, et al. | Morgan | Land and Title Dispute |
Case is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 88 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Breece Kittrell v. State | Perry | Assault with Intent to Kill |
This only the brief. The victim is not named. |
West | Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 677 | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | B. B. Boyd v. Robert Fox | Obion | Damages |
Suit is for $15,000 for damages caused by slander. Boyd claims Fox falsely told others that he (Boyd) had taken several thousand dollars from the milling company of which he was secretary-treasurer, thus causing him to lose his job and reputation. Folder 1: Pages 1-64. Folder 2: Pages 65 to end, plus briefs. |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 730 | 115 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Burchett & Levy, et al. v. J. D. Montgomery, et al. | Haywood | Recovery |
Additional Plaintiffs: I. Lang, R. H. Chapman & Co. Additional defendants: M. Edwards, Francis B. Hoffman, trustee, British & American Mortgage Co. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 801 | 179 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | B. M. O'Daniel v. W. T. Corum, et al | Obion | Injunction |
Additional defendants: T. W. Jones, M. C. Rasson |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 841 | 296 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | B. P. Stevens v. William Akard | Knox | Unknown |
Case file is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 69 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Burk McClellen v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Bithal Howard, et al. v. The Mount Pleasant Southern Railway Company | Maury | Other |
Additional plaintiffs are unknown. The petitioner is requesting an application for supersedeas. The petitioner wishes to supersede the orders & decrees under & by virture of which the railway is proceeding to occupy the lands of the petitioners and excavate the same pending an appeal. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 487 | 9 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | B. A. Hobbs v. Arkansas River Packet Co. | Shelby | Damages |
Plaintiff originally sued for $10,000 in damages, charging def.. with negligence. On 26 Jan. 1898 plaintiff boarded boat belonging to def.. in Helena, AR & severely injured his knee when he fell from the gangplank while disembarking. States that gangplank was several feet above the ground rather than resting on it. Defendant maintains plaintiff's injuries not as severe as claimed & he left boat without waiting for gangplank to be placed into position. Plaintiff had logging camp in Chicot Co., AR. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 795 | 199 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Belle Ellis et al. v. Mosie Pearson et al. | Haywood | Deed Dispute |
This is a suit to set aside a deed to 40 acres of land, to assign the property to the minor children of the decedent J. H. Pearson, and to sell other properties to pay the decedent's debts. Co-plaintiffs: Austin Ellis, Fannie May Leggett, L. M. Leggett, Sallie Taylor, D. H. Taylor, & Mary Pearson. Co-defendants: Lillie Pearson, Corrine Pearson, Willie Pearson, Carrie Pearson, & Roe Christmas. All but Christmas and the Ellises are minors. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 794 | 56 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Bettie J. Turner, by next friend v. T. M. Turner, et al. | Wilson | Other |
M. H. Turner as next friend to Bettie J. Turner. Additional Defendants: E. P. Turner, Matt J. Turner. Complainant asserted that her guardian was mishandling her estate and requested that a new guardian be appointed to her. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 551 | 167 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | C. W. Garrett v. W. P. Robertson et al. | Madison | Debt on Account |
Cover is missing. Co-defendants: J. W. N. Burkett and R. A. Hurt. Defendants are stockholders of the Jackson Blade Publishing Co.; plaintiff is an employee sued for unpaid wages. |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 728 | 62 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | C. W. Neloms v. Southern Railroad Company | Shelby | Breach of Contract |
Plaintiff Neloms claimed that the railroad company did not let him off the train at his destination, instead forcing to remain on the train longer, charging him a higher fee, and confiscating his satchel when he was finally allowed to exit the train. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 764 | 108 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | C. H. Conley v. Amanda L. Potts et al. | Crockett | Estate Dispute |
The widow of L.C. Potts, Amanda L. Potts, is in a dispute with his creditors over the right to his personal property. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 784 | 287 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Charles M. Cantrell v. The Connable Veneer& Lumber Company | Shelby | Debt for Wages |
Connable Veneer and Lumber Company consists of Luke Connable, John L. Connable, Joseph M. Connable, Ralph M. Connable, Joseph H. Booes, and Frank Hershey. Sues for $5-7,000 remaining on his contract as wages. Two folders. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 808 | 712 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | C.C. Burke v. Citizens Street Railway Co. | Shelby | Damages |
This is a suit for damages brought by C.C. Burke for personal injuries inflicted. He was struck while walking by a buggy driven by the a man named Frank Smith. Smith has stated that his view was obstructed by a train belonging to Citizens Street Railway The Court of Origin for this case is listed as Shelby Law Docket |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 833 | 33 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | C. C. Mauldin v. W. M. Ball, et al | Shelby | Other |
This is not a complete case. It is an "Assignment of Errors" document |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 841 | 7 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Catherine Wilson et al. v. H. Schafer et al. | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Robert Wilson, Elizabeth G. Dunham, and others. Additional Defendants: Reuben Jones, Adam Smith, and others. Land title disputes based on family members who died intestate. |
West | Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1355 | 300 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Charles Moses, exor. v. Fannie Grainger, et al. | Knox | Debt Dispute |
Additional defendants are unnamed. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Coal Creek Consolidated Coal Co., et al. v. East Tennessee Iron & Coal Co., et al. | Campbell | Land and Title Dispute |
Case file is incomplete; opinion & Decree only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 90 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Charles Moses, exe. v. Fannie Grainger, et al. | Debt Dispute |
Case is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 88 | 9 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | Calvin Monroe Weatherby v. Mary Decimus Weatherby | Madison | Divorce | West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 777 | 13 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | C. E. Adams et al. v. Miss Flora Fitzgerald et al | Gibson | Breach of Official Duty |
Additional Plaintiffs: J. W. Smith & J. W. Olive, Directors of new school district. Additional Defendant: W. F. McRee, Gibson Co. Trustee. Miss Fitzgerald County Supt. of Public Instruction of Gibson Co., TN. In July 1899 plaintiffs petitioned the Gibson Co. Court to create a new school district out of the 6th School District to serve children in the Eaton community. Court approved petition, but defendant refuses to recognize the court action although required by law to do so. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 795 | 97 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Continental Savings Bank v. Sue T. McClure et al | Shelby | Wills, Contested | West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 797 | 37 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | Clifford Bruce, et al. v. Alice B. Byrd, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: Robert M. McLean, exor. of William S. Bruce, dec. Other defendants: Carrie M. McLean, Dr. E. A. Neely, Ida B. Neely, Bessie B. McLean, William S. Bruce Neely, Francis Sim Neely, Eugene Austin Neely, Elisabeth Alice Neely. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 790 | 82 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Clifford Bruce v. Alice B. Byrd, et al. | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: Carrie M. McLean and Ida B. Neely. Includes oversize balance sheet for W. S. Bruce and Business, 1897. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 813 | 109 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Clifford Bruce, et al. v. J. M. Goodbar | Shelby | Land, Sale of |
Other plaintiffs: R. C. Bruce; Benjamin M. Bruce; John F. Holst; America J. Bruce; Alice B. Holst. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 800 | 84 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Charles N. Grosvenor, et al. v. W. D. Bethel, et al | Shelby | Debt |
Debt for mortgage. Case concerns the Grand Opera House (located on the west corner of Main and Beale Streets in Memphis). Additional plaintiff: Nolan Fontaine. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 804 | 100 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Cassa Glosson v. A. F. Glosson | Carroll | Debt |
Cost of caring for two mules. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 825 | 76 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Carrie Douglas v. Brooks Neeley & Co. | Tipton | Garnishment | West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 827 | 51 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | C. C. Mauldin v. James A. Dueease | Shelby | Recovery | West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 841 | 41 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | D. F. Stanley v. W. M. Brevard & Co. | Carroll | Debt on Account |
D.F. Stanley is sued W.M. Brevard and L.E. Brevard doing business as W.M. Brevard and Co. for debt on an account under $ 500 |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 741 | 76 | Order A Copy |