Owens sued the American Bakeries Co. for $5000 damages. Owens was driving towards Chattanooga on what was known as the Suck Creek Road or Cherokee Trail when the def. car came around a curve on the wrong side of the road at fast speed, colliding with plaintiff's car. Plaintiff suing for demolished car as well as for personal injuries, including 2 fractured ribs and 15 stitches on his left hand and wrist. Exhibits include 3 photographs of crash scene.

Ruth Whittemore sued Otis Brothers Furniture Company for $5000 damages. Defendant was the owner of a retail installment furniture house. Pla. sued def. whose agent entered her house while she was at work and took her living room furniture, causing her financial damage and loss to her credit standing and violated her right of privacy as well as humiliated her in front of the neighborhood. She charged that she did not buy said furniture from the defendant and so had no right to take it.

Additional plaintiffs: Newton Chevrolet & General Motors Acceptance Corporation. Debt dispute for $350 over unpaid bill and reparations after repossessing a car. Exhibits include contract of sale, notice of sale at public action and several letters regarding Trew is overdue on monthly payments.

sued for the defendant unlawfully taking out of their possession and detaining from the defendant one Ford Roadster automobile.

In 1930, the plaintiff was an agent of the defendant and had been for many years, writing insurance policies and collecting premiums. He made a weekly deposit of $2.00 to the defendant, intended to hold them safe from any misappropriation of money from premiums. When the plaintiff quit, the defendant had $140 belonging to the plaintiff, to be returned with interest. Plaintiff alleges the defendant falsely composed defamatory libel to prevent the plaintiff from collecting his funds and damaging his name.

2 folders. Casefile also includes, "Maude Gilley v. Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway," and "Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway v. Allie Joe Gilley, Louise Gilley and Irene Gilley." C. C. Gilley was operating his automobile on Hooker road where the train tracks of the Def. cross the road. When he attempted to cross the tracks, his car hit by a train. Pla.'s wife and children who were also in the car were injured. Pla. claims Def. was negligent in its operation of it train cars. Diagram included.

Varnell is sued the defendants for the damages of $2,500 for an automobile accident. Varnell claims that he and his wife were both physically injured when Byrd who works for Chattanooga Sash & Millwork collided with them.

Pla. in error purchased a black fur coat from the Def. in error for $39.50 and signed a lease agreement. Pla. in error fell behind on her payments and the coat was repossessed by the Def. in error. Pla. in error argues that the description of the coat in the lease contract is too vague for an officer to identify the coat, and therefore the motion for replevin should be dismissed.

Plaintiff was employed by the defendant. In 1930, plaintiff was performing his duties when he went to examine a Frigidaire motor, moving the machine, which left a hole open to the basement. The plaintiff fell into the hole and broke his arm and injured his shoulder and it was permanently impaired and unusable. He quit the company in March 1931 and now sues for 50% of his average wage for 200 weeks, stating the injury came solely from and out of his employment with the defendant.

Plaintiff is sued for personal injuries to her husband, Albert C. Cushman. The defendant was engaged in road construction on Johnson Pike, near Lookout Mountain, when Albert Cushman, a civil engineer for Hamilton County, arrived to inspect said construction site. Shortly after arriving Cushman was killed by a dynamite blast that hurled rock into his skull. Cushman was 34 at the time of his death and left his wife and three. Case file includes photographs, map, and road diagrams. 2 folders.

Original bill was a complaint about the collection of a trust fund by P. V. Hunter in his capacity of agent of the plaintiff, for which it made a bond by depositing with the company $2 per week out of the collected commissions. Hunter also sued insurer for $50,000, alleging that upon retirement the company had tried to libel him with these charges. Exhibit materials are checks and ledgers. Oversize located in ET Oversize 17. Case take up entire ET 1466 box. See also ET 1325 (151 pages of 2332 pages)

J. D. Wood driving Lowe's Dodge car, struck by train as it crossed tracks, destroying car. Train fireman couldn't see car (view blocked by train's engine boiler); Wood couldn't see train (view blocked by depot). Witnesses didn't hear train whistle/bell. This train line ran through Melville (aka Daisy), small village said to be thickly populated around train crossing. Wood living w/Lowe in Hixson at the time. Exh: blueprint diagram showing location of depot, tracks, road, car where accident occurred.

Moreland sued Williams to collect debt he owed for Moreland's services in fixing an electric fan. Judgment rendered in Moreland's favor for $21. Williams asked for new trial, claiming new evidence--3 witnesses (Jim Finley, Tom Tomlinson, Bob McKinney)-- who would testify one of them was always present at Williams' place of business & Moreland never notified them that motor Williams repaired was not performing satisfactorily (as Moreland had claimed). SC affirmed judgment for Moreland.

Additional Plaintiffs: Mayola Johnson, Bessie Cox. Bessie's 5-yr-old son Robert Lee Nelson killed by car. Eddie Johnson & Ed Tate appointed administrators of Nelson's estate, but neither were related to Nelson. Plaintiffs asking court to re-open case and appoint someone Bessie suggests to serve as administrator of Nelson's estate.

Clark sued the insurance co. for $25,000 damages. V.C. Nix, an agent for the co. was driving a car he used in the business of def.. Clark was a motorcycle police officer of Chattanooga who was driving behind Nix and attempted to pass him when suddenly Nix turned and collided with him, causing Clark to break his leg and other injuries. Exhibits include: Receipt Books, policies through defendant, and an application for agency through defendant. 4 folders.

Inside the case transcript, the plaintiff is listed as Will Harris and the defendants are listed as Tom & Lillie Sewall. Harris is sued for damages for personal injuries in the sum of $200 by reason of the defendants care being operated in a reckless, careless, negligent, and unlawful manner in excess of 20 miles per hour and therefore running into the plaintiffs car causing personal and bodily harm.

Exhibits: invoice for automobile repair.

Plaintiff as a minor sues by her next friend, Elizabeth Mercer. At the invitation of William Rains, son of the defendant, the plaintiff was the passenger in his car when they collided with an automobile owned and operated by W. B. Jones. The plaintiff was pinned in the car and suffered great injuries, including the removal of one of her kidneys and made lame, becoming an invalid. She states the driver and Jones both were driving in a negligent and careless manner. Suing for $15,000 in damages.

Dispute re title guaranty for land (part of Lots 11 & 12, East End Syndicate of Chattanooga) Shavers were going to buy. Guaranty said land fronted Blackford Street, but no such street existed, the strip of land fronting the land instead being land used as a passway. Land w/no street was less valuable than land w/street; hence this suit charging Def. w/negligence in preparing the guaranty. Land at issue sold to Shavers by H.P. & Ruth S. Alexander. Exh: original title guaranty (oversized).

Dempsey is sued for debt of $257.50 for that the defendant repossessed an automobile sold to LeCroy and transferred to plaintiff and failed to comply with the conditional sales law of Tennessee Exhibits include bill of exchange, receipts of monthly payments, conditional sales agreement and transfer of possession form.

Plaintiffs sued the railroad co. for $10,000 damages. Plaintiffs were driving on Highland Avenue and reached point where several railroad tracks intersect and cross said avenue. Plaintiffs charged def. with negligently operating a train and not giving any warning when it collided with plaintiff's car, causing great injuries. Court ruled in plaintiffs' favor-$100 for Jean and $500 for Mabel. Def. appealed. Exhibits include 7 photographs of damaged car and railroad crossing and oversized map. 2 folders.

Patterson sued the Greyhound Lines for $5000 damages. Patterson boarded one of def. buses from Chattanooga to Atlanta when it ran off the highway, down an embankment, and turned over-permanently injuring the plaintiff in her arm and shoulder. Court ruled in plaintiff's favor for $1500. Def. moved for new trial, was overruled, and then appealed. Court ruled again in plaintiff's favor but for $350. Def. again moved for new trial, was overruled, and appealed again. 2 folders.

Defendants sued for $1000 for personal injuries and damages to his wife, Eva Clair Varnell. Defendant lost control of his automobile and crashed into the plaintiffs. Exhibits include 4 photos of the accident scene and a letter recounting the accident.