Plaintiff is a creditor of the defendant and has an account against them for drilling oil wells for the defendant under a written contract for the amount of $1,800. Plaintiff made repeated demands for the amount due to him, but has been unable to get any settlement from the defendant.

Additional defendants: The Fidelity Union Trust Co., The First National Bank of Chattanooga, F. A. Nelson, and The American Trust & Banking Co. Case file incomplete.

Incomplete casefile. Found with "Clay Cunningham v. R. S. Walker" (also filed in ET 1311). Appeal Bond only.

In 1928, the parties entered a contract where the plaintiff agreed to buy lots and build 12 houses on them, ready for occupancy a few months later. The defendant agreed to be liable for the rent for the first ten years, at $393.10 per month. After the first month, the defendant refused to pay the plaintiff, instead collecting rent from the houses but not forwarding the money, even though the plaintiff accepted a loss of $10,000 due to the contractual estimate for construction.

Addtl pltfs: Tom Jamison, J. P. King, F. A. Wall, W. L. Gooch, Billie Carnal, Miss Lizzie Carnal, Miss Susie Carnal, Mrs. Martha Wall, S. J. Belew, S. M. Pinckney, and R. L. Belew, as the Roan's Creek Drainage District No. 8; Carroll County Board of Dir. Addtl dfnts: J. Sam Johnson, Frank T. Toby, Lewis F. Johnson, and Farmer's State Bank. Pltfs. contracted with dfnts. to build a drainage ditch to Sandy River, contract was not properly fulfilled. See WT 1879. Maps in M-17-19

Plaintiff is sued for a $35,000 promissory note that is past due. The debt is over tract of land located in the 4th Civil District in Morgan county. Trust deed was executed to secure and the note and interest. Trust deed is still enforceable and still constitutes a lien upon said land for purpose of satisfying payment. Amy C. Davis, wife of J. M. Davis is also mentioned as defendant in transcript. Defendant said deed trust was for $5,000 and was paid. See ET Box 32 & 1438 for additional part of case.

Addtl pltf: W. F. McKissack, brother. After the death of their parents, pltfs. had policy changed to their names through agent J. N. Tarbet. After their family home and outbuildings burned, dfnts. refused to pay out insurance claim without proof of ownership, said deed having burned in the fire. Ex mat: ins. policy, plat maps of: property, family house, smokehouse, and well house, telegrams, etc. In 5 folders.

Addtl pltf: J. D. McLeod. Addtl dfnts: The New York Underwriters Ins. Co., The Westner Assurance Co., and The St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. The pltfs. owned and operated The Peoples Store in Ripley. On Aug. 31, 1927. The building, fixtures, and merch. were greatly damaged by fire. Pltfs. enacted their ins. policies, were denied, then accused by ins. companies of arson. McLeod was arrested, tried twice, and acquitted twice. Pltfs. say dfnts. still refuse to pay on policies. Oversize map in WT OV 7.

Plntff. seeking a judgment against the defts. on 3 notes totaling $18,700. Montvale filed "plea in abatement" on grounds that as a foreign corporation with no property or office in TN it could not be sued in the state of TN. Wood denies the allegation. 3 Folders.

Additional plaintiff: Blanche M. Hudson. Additional defendant: Daniel Kelly. Plaintiffs are the owners in fee of a tract of land in said county and borrowed $600 from the defendant. The defendant later tried to question their legal title to the land as a lieu of the loan.

Exhibits only. Case file unknown. Ledger book only. Exhibit No. 8 to deposition of W. A. Hughes. Case summary and other legal documents included.

Additional defendants: R.S. Jennings, Maude Hurst, Burbena Jennings and Pat Jennings. Jeff and Ed Jennings were sons of Riley Jennings who died in 1929. Co-def were children of a deceased son named Louis. Jeff Jennings brought suit to determine the rights of the heirs of said Louis Jennings to a tract of land belonging to their grandfather, Anderson Jennings. He wanted to know whether he was entitled to 1/2 or 1/3 share. 2 folders.

Defendants: Ovia (Ovie) Cross, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Scott Co.; D. T. Chambers, Ulis Jeffers, Mrs. Pearl Hawn, Clay Evans Chambers & W. C. Marcum-Trustees & Board of Ed. controlling Huntsville High School; W. M. Laxton, Principal at Huntsville; and all citizens of Scott Co., TN. Complainants by plaintiff over noxious, unsanitary odors coming from outside toilets of high school.

Too many additional plaintiffs to name. Additional def.: M.D. Arnold Jr., J. Harry Price, Fidelity Bankers Trust Co., Knoxville Union Real Estate Co. and Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. Aston had made preparations to build a storehouse on his land by entering into contracts with various pla. Co-def. advised Aston to deed the real estate to avoid financial crash. Pla. sought liens on said land to pay to satisfy debt. Related to case Cockrum Lumber Company v. Herbert D. Aston et al. in box ET 1323.

Defendants: Nathan B. Kuhlman, his wife- Pearl M. Kuhlman, both of Knox County, TN. Failure to comply with promissory note on Cadillac sedan purchased 27 Dec. 1926 from plaintiff. Exhibit materials include contracts, payment information, cancelled checks relative to automobile payments.

Warwick was a cattle dealer who had a checking account with the Maynardville State Bank. He took checks from various people and deposited them in bank. One day, he gave a check to Archer for $456 in a Graves & Seymour Grocery Co. to take to the bank. When Warwick balanced his account, he was not credited with the amount either due to bank's oversight or Archer's withholding said deposit. Exhibits include 2 check books and 1 receipt book. 2 folders.

Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of W. P. Smith (dec'd). Add. Defendants: W. c. Williams & C. F. Williams. Defendants are justly indebted to the plaintiff as administrator by one promissory note dated in 1926 for the principal sum of $3,000.00 Various payments were made on the note, reducing the debt sum of $750.00 including interest. They are also indebted by a second note for $2,500.00, on which no payments were made.

2 folders. Add. Def. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. Def. Jones entered into an agreement with Young and Stoner, a contractor, to build a house on Church Street in Sweetwater, Tennessee. Said contractor applied to the Pla. for building supplies. Pla. refused to issue credit to the contractors but granted it to Jones directly. During the building of the house, said contractor filed for bankruptcy. Pla. then sued Jones for payment. Jones claims contractor should be liable for payment.

Missing p. 1-710; 1079-1675. 2 folders.

Plaintiff averred that the defendant concealed the true will of W. H. Maydwell, dec., and that she is rightfully owed $61,200 for her duties as housekeeper. Additional defendants: Edward F. Barry, admrs..

The trust company became the holders of ten promissory notes written from D. S. Watrous to owners of the Lumber Co. for the purchase of multiple tracts of land, the lumber co., and other personal holdings. The first note went unpaid, which, per the sale contract, entitled them to demand immediate payment of all notes.

Add. Def: Detroit Fidelity and Surety co. Pla. is the owner of white and red oak cross ties stacked at the tracks of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad at Harriman, Tennessee and purchased from Fort Bros. A bill was filed against said Fort Bros. by several of their creditors and the Def. Kellogg was appointed as receiver of their property. Pla. alleges that as receiver, the Def. unlawfully retained white and red oak cross ties legally purchased by the Pla.

Lenoir City created Improvement District 8 within its limits. Lenoir City sued Boggs to recover $279.16 and $3609.15 for assessments and improvements on 2 properties and sought a lien on said land to satisfy the debt. Exhibits include: 7 photographs of J.B. McCalla & Co. Assessment Rolls for District 7 of Lenoir City, TN and Street Improvement specifications and proposal for Lenoir City. 2 folders.

Addtl dfnt: Bank of Commerce & Trust Co., individually a corporation. Pltf. sued to recover $15,770.70 and full possesion of her personal estate after reaching legal age to do so. She averted she was a legal minor when she entered into a trust agreement, at her guard. (a sister's) insistence, with dfnt. Part of deal was removal of disabilities as a minor, ruled by circuit court judge in Probate Court- pltf. argued this ruling be made and void. Ex. mat: OV bank stmts. (WT OV 7), bank notes. 5 folders.