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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1913 | Henderson Wade Hampton et al. v. Ty Hulsa | Madison | Recovery of Land/Property |
Additional plaintiffs: Mary Butler, John Butler, Fannie Butler, Dave Butler, Ellen Reid, and Charles Reid. Cause of action: recovery of sixty nine acres of land in the 8th civil district of Madison County. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1309 | 28 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | J. W. Pearson et al. v. Jim Hunt et al. | Madison | Damages |
Additional plaintiff: J. W. Wright Jr. Additional defendants: Birmingham and Northwestern Railroad Company and Jackson Construction Company. Cause of action: $129.00 damages for destruction of crops by hogs. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1310 | 57 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | John West Pearson v. Birmingham& Northwestern Railroad Company et al. | Madison | Damages |
Additional defendants: Jackson Construction Company and J. W. Wright, Jr. Cause of action: damages of $500.00 for time and money spent recovering hogs due to the defendants leaving down fences and open ditches and gates adjoining the plaintiff's premises |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1309 | 205 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | State v. Amos Woods | Madison | Larceny |
Cause of action: Housebreaking and larceny. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1306 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | St. Louis Jewelers Supply Company v. G. H. Geer | Madison | Debt on Account |
Plea of debt due on account under $500.00. Total debt due: $438.00, and interest less credit of $75.00. Court decision appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, Jackson, TN. Hon. S. J. Everett, Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1307 | 66 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | Sam Friedlob v. State | Madison | Tippling |
Cause of action: selling liquor without license and within four miles of a school house |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1380 | 156 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | State v. L. Hess | Madison | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Charged with selling liquor without a license. |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1381 | 115 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | T. H. Mack v. D. L. Williamson | Madison | Damages |
Mack tripped over a billboard near the Marlowe Theatre which Williamson owned. Mack broke his arm and sued for debt due for damages. Testimony: James Skillern, L. Reubenstein, Harvey Williamson, J. C. Felsenthal, Dr. J. L. Cook, F. E. Howard, R. E. L. Johnson, and T. C. Fogg. |
West | Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 946 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | W. N. McClish v. Madison Cotton Oil Company | Madison | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Cause of action: recovery of $86.50 as the balance on a promissory note for cotton crop |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1310 | 42 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | W. E. McClamroch, admr., of Frank Allen McClamroch v. Jackson Home Telephone Company et al. | Madison | Wrongful Death |
This is closely related to another case: W. E. McClamroch, admr. Of George Allison McClamroch, v. Jackson Home Telephone, et al. One part is in this box (WT 905) and the third is in WT 1104. Additional defendant is Jackson Railway & Light Co. |
West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 905 | 241 | Order A Copy |