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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1932 | Ben Bradshaw v. American Zinc Company | Knox | Negligence |
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. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1357 | 893 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Bertha Schulman v. George K. Brown Company | Hamilton | Negligence |
Schulman sued the defendant for $7500 damages. The defendant operated a store on Market Street in which it served food in a lunch room or luncheonette. Plaintiff described the chairs at their tables as being very unstable and their floors slippery, causing many people to tip over in them. As plaintiff stood up from one such chair, it slipped out from under her and she fell to the floor, injuring her spine and making her bladder fall (causing frequent urination). |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1375 | 103 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Elbert Penix v. Southern Railway Company | Washington | Negligence |
Penix sued the railway co. for $5000 damages. Penix had been employed by the defendant as a section or track repair hand. A train had come along the track at fast speed and a sharp cast or iron plow point was negligently and recklessly dropped or thrown by the defendants, their agents and servants in charge of said train, which hit the plaintiff on his leg and caused severe and permanent injuries. Mentions earlier suit when Pla. Had requested Workmen's Compensation, which was denied. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1389 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Green McCarty Motor Company& R. L. Dyer v. Lon Rains& C. H. Rains | Hamilton | Negligence |
Plaintiff, an infant, who brings this suit by his next friend sues the defendant for seventy five hundred dollars. He claims that the defendants negligently drove their car into their car seriously and perinatal injuring him. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1351 | 180 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | George Cosper v. A. P. Hughes& Eleanor Hughes | Hamilton | Negligence |
Cosper sued defendants for $5000 damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff was crossing the Rossville Boulevard at Dorris Street when the defendants ran over him in their car, injuring his right shoulder and leg. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1395 | 59 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | George Thomas v. Mayor & Aldermen of Town of Erwin | Unicoi | Negligence |
Thomas owned lot on North Main St. in Erwin, TN on which he erected 1-story river rock bungalow as his residence. Dispute arose w/Town of Erwin when ditch running on side of Thomas' lot overflowed & flooded his basement, which Thomas claimed resulted from Town's actions in regrading nearby Elm & Maple Streets. Jury ruled in Thomas' favor, awarding him $650. Witnesses: Roy Morris, George Oakley, G.K. Painter & wife (all neighbors), O.E. Bogart, A.R. Brown (developer), Hollohan, Guy Robbins (town recorder). |
East | Range: 9 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1298 | 203 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | H. E. Beets & J. P. Beets v. T. N. Smith & Emma Smith | Grainger | Negligence |
The Smiths were sued the Beets Brothers for $10,000 and $2500 in 2 separate suits for personal injuries and property damages, resulting from unlawful and negligent operation, by def. and their agents, of a Mack Motor truck upon and over a public highway, which colliding into Plaintiffs' car. Plaintiffs charged said accident and injuries were direct result of defendants' negligence. Verdict in plaintiffs favor for $305 and $250. Both parties appealed. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1395 | 143 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | J. J. Timmons & L. M. Timmons v. Walter M. Johnson | Hamilton | Negligence |
Johnson sued the defendants for $2000 for negligence from the def. colliding into plaintiff's car resulting in the destruction of his automobile and injuries to his left hand, wrist, arm and shoulder. Johnson charged def. with driving at a high and dangerous rate of speed at the intersection of Dodds and McCallie Avenues, violating the ordinance of 15 mph. J.J. Timmons, the son and agent for his father L.M. Timmons, was the driver. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1375 | 122 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Mrs. May Duncan v. City of Chattanooga | Hamilton | Negligence |
Elmer Duncan, 20, driving mom May's 1-ton low-speed Chevrolet truck from his home on Ringgold Rd to Chattanooga, w/W. C. Durham as passenger. On approach to Bachman Tunnel, it began to rain, leaving tunnel floor slippery. Inside tunnel, he collided w/City truck (had been removing mud/slush from road, no lights on) parked just inside tunnel, not visible earlier due to sharp curve just before tunnel. George F. Huey was driver of City truck; Allen Protho & Macon Jones were colored men working inside tunnel. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1317 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Maggie Wrenn& Lena Mae Heaton v. City of Chattanooga | Hamilton | Negligence |
Wrenn sued the City of Chattanooga for $2500 for gross negligence; for knowing about a concrete block had sunken, causing a deep hole at one end of Rossville Boulevard. Others people had been injured and sued before. Wrenn was crossing the street when her foot caught in the hole, causing her to stumble and fall with much force, spraining her ankle. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1392 | 96 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | P. W. Citty v. Dorothy E. Bischoff | Hamilton | Negligence |
Bischoff sued Citty for $5000 damages. Plaintiff owned a Ford automobile, which was being driven by one of her employees. Bischoff charged defendant with driving their vehicle in a negligent and reckless manner by driving at a high speed and attempting to pass plaintiff on left and hit her car, driving it off the street and into and against parked cars inflicting injuries to plaintiff's head, face, body, arms and legs. Jury ruled in plaintiff's favor for $2000. Citty appealed. 2 folders. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1373 | 175 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Roddie Davis v. Lula Kawood Freels, admr. Of Sam Riley Freels, dec. | Morgan | Negligence |
Freels sued Davis for the careless wounding and killing of Sam Riley Freels to her damage $10,000. Davis engaged in the general mercantile business in Sunbright and owned a Ford truck; he assigned his 17 year old brother John Davis to operate the truck. John invited 14 year old Sam and another boy Tom Jones to ride with him to help him unload and loan truck. John Davis backed the truck up into a pit, causing Sam severe injuries from which he later died. Pla. Suing for gross negligence. 2 folders. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1378 | 165 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Tom Clark, & Eugene Clark by next friend Tom Clark v. O. B. Andrews Company | Hamilton | Negligence |
2 cases consolidated. Marvin & Eugene, minors, went w/dad Tom to sell waste paper to Def. While there, Eugene fell into hole for concrete meter box Def. had left open in its driveway, which hole customarily was covered up but on this day was left open. Driveway on which hole was located was regularly open to & used by the public in doing business w/Def. Eugene was injured when he fell into the hole. Suit filed by Eugene for injuries & suit filed by dad for medical expenses, loss of son's services. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1339 | 94 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | W. S. Samuels & Son Music Company v. William Ivey by next friend James Ivey | Hamilton | Negligence |
Ivey sued defendant for $500 damages for negligently running his automobile on, into, and against plaintiff's minor son, William, and breaking his leg. Plaintiff charged defendant with violating speed limit of City of Chattanooga. Court ruled in favor of plaintiff for $400 damages. Defendant appealed. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1392 | 65 | Order A Copy |