Pltf. sued to recover $999.50 of debt due by a series of notes, all past due and unpaid despite demand. Ex. mat: letter, bank notes.

Pltf. sued for $30,000 in damages after J. T. Mangrum was killed at a right-of-way near Camden Nov. 28, 1931. The nearly four years old decedent had climbed onto the tracks around an underpass where the rail crossed highway No. 1. Pltf. claimed the engine failed to sound the whistle or ring the bell and failed to stop the locomotive in enough time to avoid the accident. Ex mat.: Photos, OS illustration. Found bound with W. W. Bumpass v. L. & N. Railroad Co. (in WT2104), but not consolidated. In 3 folders.

Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of Will Johnson (dec'd), who was employed by the defendant to clean and maintain certain train cars. During the course of his regular work, a conductor employed by the defendant carelessly and without warning started moving the engine the deceased was working on without warning, causing certain parts to crush and mangle the deceased about the head, causing fatal injuries. Suing for $15,000 in damages.

No full case present. Only an opinion on a petition to re-hear.

Plaintiff sued for $53975.24 for non-completion of construction on the Grand Lodge. 5 folders. More files in WT2090 and WT2069.

Plaintiff suffered injuries at his job, including a broken leg, and was brought by ambulance to the hospital where the defendant was working as a surgeon. He made an X-ray of the leg and set the bones with a cast. The leg began to swell from improper setting, but the defendant refused to remove the cast, even after his leg turned black. His leg suffered unrepairable damage and he was unable to return to work. Suing for $12,500 actual damages and $2,500 as punitive damages. Xray ET OV 17

Alex McKinney, aka Eleck McKinney, is charged with feloniously assaulting W. M. Street with a shotgun with intent to commit murder. Both the plaintiff and the victim live in Roan Mountain, Tennessee. A day before the incident, Street, a deputy sheriff, had captured a still and whiskey which he believed belonged to the Pla. in error. The next day as Street was passing through Roan Mountain, he was shot in the back by someone who he identified as the Pla.

Kermit Graybeal, a minor, sues by his next friend for $10,000 in damages for personal injuries he sustained while unlawfully working for the company and being put to work on a dangerous and unsafe machine. Kermit was injured when the rip saw machine threw a sharp pointed board toward him which struck him in the abdomen…it cut into his body and caused damage to his intestines.

John Newcom is sued Arley Wolfe and John Galyon for damages for "negligently, carelessly, and unlawfully causing or permitting an automobile to run into and against the dwelling house of plaintiff." He sues for under $500.

Incomplete case file. Nature and victim of assault are unknown.

Plaintiff was claims that he was injured while employed by defendant. The defendant claims that the plaintiff is afflicted with what is known as 'Jake leg paralysis' caused by the drinking of Jamaica ginger. Five folders.

Defendant company is comprised of Grover Powell & Ed Powell. B. Vanbebber, a minor, was driving on the highway when a truck owned and operated by an agent of the defendants was driving at a negligent speed and hit the plaintiff, resulting in serious injury, including a broken arm and internal injuries. Plaintiff sued for damages and medical costs in the sum of $5,000.00.

Additional plaintiff: Chattanooga Defender Publishing Company. Debt for damage of $500 for wrongfully cutting plaintiffs water off and causing her embarrassment and humiliation. Rules and Regulations of the City Water Company of Chattanooga included.

Bank on behalf of creditors claimed Alcoa had no right to divert water from Little TN River. Natural rights case where sluice was built up stream that caused damages to crops below. Related to 6 fldrs in ET box 1493.

Addtl dfnt: Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc. Pltf. was driving on Washington Street approaching Orleans Street. As he neared the intersection, pltf. was flagged down by driver of a bus owner/operated by dfnts. Pltf. stopped his truck and was walking over when the stalled/stranded bus exploded and sent burning gasoline all over his body.

Heaton, daughter of M. V. McPherson, dec. charged that poisonous gas leaked from McPherson's range & killed McPherson. Next of kin included two other daughters, Mrs. Munsey Mears and Myrtle Brownlow. Mears was preparing breakfast for her mother at the time of the leak. 2 fldrs. Exhibit materials include gas production data sheet, pressure gauge recording, tar & Sulphur samples, witness testimony and service cards. See ET Box 1498, an additional 490 pgs. Oversize exhibit in ET Oversize 21.

Opinion only. Dickson County case found in East TN boxes. Additional Parties: Unknown. Cause of Action: Worker's Compensation.

Cheeks seeking to collect life insurance claim of $250 + 25% penalty on wife's policy. Wife, Lula Cheeks, died May 13, 1930.

Honeycutt was charged with forging a $9.80 check payable to Tilmon Laxton; Star Drug Company endorsed it. Honeycutt claimed to have an alibi. He was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.

Consolidated cases. C.M. Brannon sued the estate for $8212.50 debt for personal services rendered to Harrell (to provide for her comfort and to nurse her throughout the night). Jennie Brannon for $3495 debt for 660 meals she furnished Harrell. Court ultimately ruled in favor of plaintiffs for $1085 each. Wilbur W. Piper, executor, appealed.

Plaintiff is the widow of Curt Keeton (dec.), who was employed by the defendant and was killed during the course of his work. He was accidentally thrown from an automobile driven by an agent of the defendant. At the time of his death, C. Keeton received an average weekly wage of $18.84.

Plntff., an employee of the Bemberg & Glanstorff Plants, is sued on a group health policy for $1100, the amount of her certificate, plus a $275 penalty. The $1100 was to be paid if the policy holder became permanently disabled, which she has, but deft. refuses to pay. Deft. argues that it owes Miller nothing as her insurance with it had terminated & was cancelled, she had failed to file due proof of her disability as required by the policy, & was not totally & permanently disabled.

Mary Miller Walker, formerly Mary Miller, was a minor at the time she worked at the hosiery mill/factory--in violation of state child labor laws. Mary claims that in 1925 another employee was driving her at high speed to a company picnic when she was thrown from the car. She also accused the driver of operating the vehicle while intoxicated. Suit was made by her next friend W. D. Miller

Cause of Action: Vehicular Manslaughter. 2 Folders. Also includes plat map.