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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1930 | Will D. Lee v. J. A. Tonnahill, et al. | Shelby | Gambling |
Addtl dfnts: Alabama Confection Company and Alabama Mint Company. Lee, as chief of the Memphis Police Dept., sued dfnts for violating TN's gambling laws. Pltf. discovered 27 slot machines within the city limits (names of bus. owners and addresses included in transcript) who claimed dfnt. as agent working for the benefit of himself and co-defendants. Slot machines were "Jennings Machines" and labeled as property of the dfnt. companies. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2020 | 81 | Order A Copy |