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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1931 Canal Construction Co. v. G. C. Weathers Sr., et al. Shelby Debt on Account

Add. dfnts: W. T. Weathers and T. W. Roach. Pltfs. sued to recover $7,565.52 of debt from dfnt. for sub-contracted work building levees near Lake View, MS. After a court case in MS, dfnt. were legally bound to pay the debt, but have yet refused. Dfnt. worked as Greenville Construction Company. Ex mat: OV check copies, OV tax returns, contract, MS tax form, notes, letter, T. W. Roach Co. financial statements, copies of etc. 3 folders. 3 more folders in WT 2167.

 West Range: 77 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 2105 957 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 Charles S. Drane v. Ducks Quack Corp. Shelby Debt

Drane sought $413.61 in debt for personal services given to Ducks Quack Corp. Ex: testimony of plaintiff

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2030 29 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 Desoto Hardwood Flooring Company v. Old Dominion Table& Cabinet Works Shelby Debt

Opinion only. Shelby County case found in East TN boxes.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 81 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 D. A. Keeshan v. Thomas H. Smart Motor Company Shelby Debt

Complainant claims that the defendant is indebted to him by reason of the conversion of the said Hupmobile Roadster upon which complainant has a valid and enforceable lien and that he is entitled to recover of Thomas H. Smart Motor Company for $400.

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2046 62 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 Edward M. Kinney v. Parke, Austin & Lipscomb Inc. Shelby Debt

Debt is for a set of "books about the war." Kinney stated that "Simon & Carmody, told him that for every ten sets they sold they would give a set away, stating that it would be an advertisement for their benefit." Kinney claimed that they gave him the set of books for free but asked him to sign the same contract as any other individual would sign if they were buying them. Parke, Austin & Lipscomb was a company in New York.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2059 196 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 Forest City Manufacturing Co. v. Berger & Cohen Shelby Debt on Account

Berger & Cohen: L. Berger and Sol Cohen. Pltfs. sued to recover $219.03 in debt for merchandise sold and delivered to defendants at their special request.

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2052 119 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 L. T. Plass D. B. A Guaranty Plumbing Company v. William Bestie Shelby Debt on Account

L. T. Plass D. B. A Guaranty Plumbing Company is suing William Bestie for $1725.00 for work done and materials furnished on contract with plaintiff.

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2031 85 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 Mrs. M. V. Smith v. Dr. B. F. McCleave Shelby Debt

Plaintiff sued for debt on notes due. Total for notes was $50.00 plus $4.50 interest. Both notes were 30 day notes executed on October 25, 1928.

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2047 93 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 Memphis Iroquois Company v. M. R. Wimmer Shelby Debt

Plaintiff sued the defendant for $360 for 24 unpaid promissory notes for services rendered.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2059 198 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 N. Hill Martin v. Joe W. Martin Shelby Debt

Ex. mat.: Telegrams, notes, letters, etc. Pltf. sued to recover $20,000 in debt from dfnt, as evidenced by a promissory note of Jan. 9, 1912. The promotion mentioned in the note was not successful, and that one year after the date of issue, dfnt. was liable to pltf. for $20,000, but has yet to return payment. Pltf. asserted dfnt. had moved out of the country, possibly to avoid the repayment. In 3 folders.

 West Range: 77 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 2100 680 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 Robert Ruffin v. E. T. Lindsey Shelby Debt Dispute

Ex. mat.: Tax records, receipts, Oversize Tax Return, letters, memos, notes, etc. Pltf. and dfnt. were partners in a merchandise brokerage. The dfnt. claimed all bus. trans. and profits as individual property, excluding pltf. from his share of the profits accrued by said business. In 2 folders. Oversize exhibit in WT OV 7.

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2033 349 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 R. A. Burke v. North Vernon Lumber Mills Shelby Debt

The complainant sold a tract of land belonging to him to the defendant for 35,000 dollars. The defendant paid 5000 dollars of this in cash but executed three notes for the remaining amount. The note is past due.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2063 162 Order A Copy