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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 | Annie Willett v. W. E. Willett, et al. | Shelby | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Exhibit: Address book. Additional defendants: Mrs. B. E. Leonard, Lake View Traction Company, Clarksdale and Covington Interurban Railway Company. Cause of action: recovery of allowance of $15.00 per month |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1294 | 190 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | E. L. Randall v. A. R. Richards & the North Memphis Savings Bank | Shelby | Recovery of Money/ Wages | West | Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 906 | 175 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1912 | G. Worthen Agee & Hamilton Agee v. D. D. Saunders, executor of Mrs. Kate Saunders Agee, dec. | Shelby | Recovery | West | Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 906 | 16 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1912 | Mrs. Elma Martin v. Morris Miles | Obion | Recovery |
Recovery of previous trial judgment. Mrs. Martin claimed that she gave Miles $2500 to be loaned and/or invested for her, at interst in a note secured by trust or mortgage on lands near Union City. "Defendant represented to complainant that his father held a note well secured by Trust Deed or mortgage on land." Miles said he would buy the note and assign it to Mrs.Martin if she would let him have the money to buy it. He also promised the rate of interest would be "a good and paying investment for her." |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1340 | 140 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | Shirley & Boyd v. Mayor & Aldermen of Brownsville | Madison | Recovery |
This case is from the Haywood County Chancery Docket. It includes the brief and argument of the appellant. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 860 | 28 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | Tandy O. Yewell v. Oliver Finnie Grocery Company et al. | Shelby | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Additional defendant: Memphis Credit Men's Adjustment Bureau. Tandy O. Yewell is trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of S. A. Chambley, bankrupt. Cause of action: recover a preference obtained by the defendants from said bankrupt for $40.49. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1268 | 185 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | W. J. Loveless, Jr. v. Vandenboom-Stimson Lumber Company | Shelby | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Exhibits: receipts and invoices. Cause of action: Recovery of $754.97 for logs delivered. Case fills three folders. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1268 | 466 | Order A Copy |