Maxey is sued Dr. Barry and Dr. Garvey for $25,000 in damages for performing operation on her kidneys and in the process leaving a surgical sponge and gauze embedded in her body. Exhibits include a bottle with the surgical gauze in it along with a broken medicine bottle.

Pltf. sued for $1,500 in damages after his ½ ton Ford truck and trailer were demolished in a collision with a bus owned/operated by dfnt. An employee of pltf. was driving truck Northbound on TN Hwy. 3, Jefferson Davis Hwy., undertook the truck in an attempt to pass going up a hill and created the collision.

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.

Glen Meredith son of Bob Meredith. Pla.. sued for $10,000 damages in the death of her husband, Jake Tipton. On 7 May 1930, as he stepped out of his car, Jake Tipton was hit by an automobile driven by Glen Meredith. He died on 1 July 1930. Mrs. Tipton holds Bob Meredith responsible as he loaned his son the car that he was driving when he hit Jake Tipton, although he knew Glen Meredith was intoxicated at the time. Glen Meredith dec.; had spent time in a mental institution.

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.

Minor child Virgil Howard Cantrell, 12, was riding in a school bus operated by H. E. Hudson when Hudson stopped, causing the boy to be thrown out the open emergency door. Virgil was said to have suffered great physical pain and anguish; he died a few hours later. Photographs of the bus and road were introduced as evidence. Mr. Cantrell sued Hudson, the county school board, and the individual members of the board. 2 folders. See ET 1460 for additional additional 2 folders (appeal).

Brown worked mining & loading coal for Moore Coal Co. Claims he was injured pushing fully loaded car 150-200 ft. up a steep grade. Claims injury was result of negligence by company to provide either equipment or enough men to move loaded cars. Seeking $10,000.

Add. Plaintiff: Myrtle I. Smith. Plaintiffs sue the defendant for damages by negligent maintenance for three years of non-insulated electric light wires being installed along a certain street. The wires destroyed a number of shade trees along the plaintiffs' property line. Suing for damages in the sum of $500.00.

Plntff. sued to collect compensation in the death her son, Buford Goins, under the Workman's Compensation Act of 1919. Goins, an employee of the deft., struck his head on a cross timber at work on 5 Nov. 1930 & died 4 days later. Deft. has not paid as its physicians examined Goins after his death & said that it was due to catarrah. Plntff. maintains that his death was due to injuries suffered on the job. Mrs. Goins a widow; her son was the family's sole support. 3 other minor children named in case.

Plaintiff was injured while working for the defendant by gases causing him to fall and hit his head which rendered him unconscious. He is sued for compensation as he has not been able to return to work.

Each of the plaintiffs sued the defendant, City of Chattanooga, for $2500 as damages for personal injuries. Lena Mae Heaton later amended her suit to sue for $10,000. They both claim to have stepped into a hole on Rossville Blvd.

Petition and Brief in support of the New Caryville Coal Co. for Certiorari. Continuation of case M. C. Christopher v. New Caryville Coal Company located in box ET 1346. Coal Co. wanted to reverse the judgment in favor of Christopher for $1750.

Damages in the sum of $5,000.00 due to injuries sustained by plaintiff, ___ March 1930, while repairs on switch track, "No. 49 Switch," in which plaintiff's hand and arm were extensively injured. Case file includes photographs. Two folders.

Sarah "Nannie" H. Taylor Riddle worked for Kingsport Press making books. She was enrolled in her employer's group insurance policy and payments were subtracted monthly from her check. She became ill, with what witnessing doctors claimed to have been tuberculosis. This illness, according to Riddle caused permanent disability, & she filed for benefits which the insurance company turned down.

Webb sued Garrett for $250 for willfully and negligently running a school bus over and against a male setter dog, killing the same. Accident was on Turkeyfodd Road. The dog was a pedigree dog trained to hunt quail and was very valuable. Court ruled in plaintiff's favor for $100. Garrett appealed.

A. B. Green, a Polk County Sheriff, noticed Hall standing in front of the Antioch Church near Benton, Tennessee, and observed several people surrounding him. Upon investigation, Green determined that Hall was under the influence of alcohol. Agreeing not to arrest him if he went home, Green allowed Hall to enter his car and drive away. Shortly after, Green heard a crash and found that Hall had run off the road. He was then arrested.

Ottis Eisenhour was accused of recklessly driving an automobile (owned by father Frank Eisenhour) and forcing Blazer off the road. Blazer sued to compensate for doctors' bills, lost work time, and hiring another car while his was being repaired.

Opinion only. Davidson County case found in East TN boxes.

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.

Cause of action in case is listed as Breach of Contract. It appears the two insurance companies are in a dispute over a fire and who is responsible for paying for the damages.

Additional Plaintiffs in error: Paul B. Anderson, an employee of Pure Ice Co. and A. C. Ford. Defendant in error is seeking damages for personal injuries resulting in the death of her husband, Henry Estill, who was killed while crossing Brainerd Road after being struck by cars driven by Anderson and Ford. He is survived by his wife and five children. See ET Box 1442. Oversize map in M-17-17

This suit was instituted by Dr. A. H. Grigsby against this insurance co. to collect the sum of $500.00, which plaintiff alleged he was entitled to by reason of injuries, sickness suffered by him while carrying a sick & accident insurance policy with said insurance co. Dr. Grigsby suffered from eczema. His claim was that he suffered from occupational dermatitis caused by use of Novocain.
Case appealed to TN Supreme Court.

Opinion only. DeKalb County case found in East TN boxes.

Additional Defendant: The C. I. T. Corporation. Plaintiff purchased a 1929 Chrysler Roadster from the Defendant. The car was quickly repossessed after the plaintiff lost his job and failed to make payments. Plaintiff is sued to recover $175 paid on the car. Exhibit materials include repossession documents and payment contract. Payment contract lists Pla.'s job history and notes that he lives with his father.