Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1931 Allison Lumber Company v. Verdie Mae Hosale et al. Hamilton Contract Dispute and Damages

Incomplete case. Briefs only. The Allison Lumber Co. furnished defendant with lumber under special contract for use in the building of a house on her property. All the lumber was contracted for and furnished prior to an execution of a deed of trust to W.A. Sadd and Taylor Durham, trustees, to secure a loan from the Chattanooga Savings Bank & Trust Co., except $134.56 worth. The plaintiff sought to hold def. to the contract made on her behalf by her husband as her agent.

 East Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1303 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 Rowe Transfer & Storage Co. v. Mrs. W. E. North Knox Property Damage

Mrs. North stored a mohair sofa & bundle of cushions at Rowe storage facility for four years. The contract said that Rowe would not be liable for damage to stored items, including moth damage. The sofa was sprayed regularly with moth deterring chemicals, but when it was removed from storage, the sofa was substantially damaged by moths.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18 130 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 T. C. Cox v. City of Knoxville Knox Damages

Complainant owns a lot on Sutherland St. in Knoxville. He maintains that a ditch the city built in tandem with new street construction is reducing his property's value & destroying the houses & out-buildings on it by collecting all of the water in the neighboring territory & discharging it onto his lot. Suing to recover the money (about $1000) that he has spent in trying to address the problem himself & asks the court to enjoin the city from allowing the drainage problem to continue. 2 Folders.

 East Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1338 138 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 W. G. Deaver et al. v. J. N. Nelson et al. Knox Contract Dispute and Damages

Additional plaintiff: E.H. Deaver. Additional defendants: Margaret E. Nelson, Blanche York, and Deaver-Nelson Company. Pla. Owned 75% ($15,000) of the company's capital stock. J.N. Nelson agreed to purchase the entire capital stock belonging to the plaintiffs. Def. also agreed to take on plaintiffs' debt toward the company. The company had been threatening legal action against pla. To settle their accounts. Pla. Charged they were no longer liable to co. for said accounts. 3 folders.

 East Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1340 387 Order A Copy