Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1912 A. M. Webb v. Jackson Railway & Lights Co., et al. Madison Breach of Contract

Additional Defendant: Jackson & Suburban Street Railroad Co. Jackson & Sub. St. Railroad Co. transferred all debts and liabilities to Jackson Rwy & Lights Co. - which discharged Webb, who was bound by contract (having lost both feet and suing Jack. & Sub. St. Railroad Co. for negligence in Civil Circuit Court 1900.

 West Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1162 824 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Advance Lumber Company v. M. I. Moore Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

3 folders. Exhibit materials in folder 3. Dispute over vague conditions in lumber contract. Plaintiff states that $16,000 worth of their lumber under the contract was being held in defendant's yard. Company advanced money but never received their share of the product. Includes assignment of error

 West Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1352 571 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Cresent Cotton Oil Co. v J .J. Burnett Shelby Breach of Contract

Included is a brief for defendant in error; Abstract, assignment of errors and brief by counsel for plaintiff in error

 West Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1262 138 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Ed Turner v. McConnell Furniture Co. Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

This is the plaintiff's brief for the Court of Civil Appeals in Jackson. There are no other case files.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1073 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Eugene & Mary Laurenzi v. Union Square Land Co. Shelby Breach of Contract

Exhibits: The union depot and adjoining plaza Property; Auction sale at Peabody Hotel; original deed; building plans for Union Depot

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1271 591 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Fulton Bag& Cotton Mills v. F. W. Brode Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1091 170 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Farnsworth-Evans Co. v. Chicago, Memphis & Gulf Railroad Co., et. al. Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

Additional defendant: Illinois Central Railroad Company. Plaintiff sued claiming he hired the railroad to bring bales of cotton from Ridgely, TN to Covington, TN. During transport there was a fire that damaged part of the load. Damages asked for were $1866.07, the difference between the undamaged values of the 50 bales of cotton compared to the sales price received for the damaged bales.

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1310 151 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Henry J. Long v. Columbus F. Thomas Shelby Breach of Contract

Damages for breach of contract, $1,000.00, relative to sale of land, collateral provided by the Barretsville Supply Company.

 West Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1263 157 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 International Conservatory of Music v. D. P. Ozment Dyer Contract Dispute and Damages

Cause of action: contract for music instruction

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1287 97 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 J. M. Steele v. Jerome P. Parker, Harris Company Shelby Breach of Contract

Plea for damages for breach of contract in regard to sale of an automobile under $500.00. Automobile in question is an Overland Model 31 5-passenger sedan valued at $600.00. Credit for $145.00 for trade.

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1309 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 John J. Ostby v. John Lamogue et al Shelby Breach of Contract

Additional defendants: H. B. Everett, W. C. Lowe, L. T. McDonald, L. S. Prescott

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1094 110 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 J. R. Perryman v. Gay Ola Co. Shelby Breach of Contract West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1094 274 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 John J. Clark v. McMath & Johnson Shelby Breach of Contract

Breach of contract by plaintiff, commissions on sale of saw mill and timber on 1,200 acres of land located in Sunflower County, Miss. Judgment of $499.00. Plaintiff John J. Clark resident of Jacksonville, Illinois. Two folders.

 West Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1262 276 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 J. Y. West, et al. v. Gaar, Scott, & Co. Lauderdale Contract Dispute and Damages

Plaintiffs: J. Y. West, I. P. West, Jr. of Lauderdale Co. Defendants: Garr, Scott & Co., a corporation organized under laws of Indiana, Rufus Campbell, agent; J. W. Watkins, agent. Company retails engine, sawmill, and kindred machinery. Business dispute over three notes borrowed on account, also complaints that machinery failed to function properly.

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1282 389 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 J. E. Hennessey v. Memphis Automobile Company Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

Purchase of used automobile, 20 March 1911, for $900.00, with $200 down payment. Automobile model 1909 Model A 120 Stoddard-Dayton. Plaintiff refused to make payments alleging automobile was unfit for use and "piece of junk." Defendant company states automobile not intended for difficult use by plaintiff. Court decision was appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, Jackson.

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1301 108 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 L. M. Weathers v. Charles Loridans Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

The case involves the conditions of a contract between an architect and a contractor to build a large commercial building in Memphis. Case has been divided between two folders (cover-269 and 270-end)Documents are copied into the text of the case.

 West Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 915 543 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 McMath & Johnson v. W. C. White Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

Cause of action: contract dispute where the plaintiff is sued the defendant for enforcement of the agreed upon contract.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1073 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 R. T. Ronaldson et al. v. N. P. Allison Shelby Land, Contract Dispute

Other plaintiff: Margaret Ronaldson. The case concerns what seems to be a misunderstanding about a sale of property - Ronaldson believes he bought the property; Allison said someone else owned the property and Ronaldson had merely purchased a trust deed.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1073 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 T. O. Spacey v. Memphis Telephone Company Shelby Breach of Contract

This is a supplemental brief and argument for defendant-in-error -- there are no other case files. The court that heard the original case is not stated in these documents. This brief is directed to the Court of Civil Appeals in Jackson. The original case seems to have concerned the denial of service, or of specific services, by the telephone company to a customer.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1073 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Thomas O. Vinton v. Cole Manufacturing Company, et. Al. Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

Additional defendants: Eagle Sheet Metal Works, J. S. Patterson & Son, Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Company. Vinton sued to stop the additional defendants listed from sued him. Amount owed was $826.00. 2 folders. Vinton hired Patterson & Sons to oversee the building of a house for him at the corner of Central Avenue and Melrose Street in Memphis. Patterson had not paid the subcontractors, so Vinton sued to stop liens from being placed on the property.

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1310 438 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 W. N. Kilpatrick v. J. W. Skinner Shelby Breach of Contract West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1306 14 Order A Copy