Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1935 Bessie Carter v. O. S. Overmann Hamilton Injury and Damages

$5,000.00 in damages. Photograph of wood stairs fastened to page 35.

 East Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 886 59 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 City of Chattanooga v. Charles Morgan by next of friend & City of Chattanooga v. James A. Morgan Hamilton Injury and Damages

Damages for $25,000.00 in personal injury to James A. Morgan while on a sidewalk. James A. Morgan is minor son of Charles Morgan.

 East Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 844 76 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 City of Knoxville v. W. G. Bennington Knox Injury and Damages

Additional plaintiffs: Harley Hill. Additional defendant: Ray Bennington, by next of friend.

 East Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 882 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 City of Chattanooga, Tennessee v. A. M. Lokey Hamilton Personal Injuries

Defendant in error brought suit to recover damages related to a fall. Defendant claims he was attempting to cross the street at the northwest corner of Willow and 16th Street when he stepped into a depression in the road nearly 18 inches deep. Defendant further claims he suffered numerous injuries including lacerations and sprains. Defendant believes the Plaintiff in error was negligent in its duty to maintain said roadway. Exhibit material includes two photographs of the depression.

 East Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1583 122 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Cecil Ballard, by next friend v. J. H. Hutchinson Marion Personal Injuries

The plaintiff, a minor, was in an accident involving the defendant's truck.

 East Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 948 26 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 E. W. Wynne v. T. S. Cole& Bordon Lovin Anderson Injury and Damages East Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 783 17 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 E. G. Moore v. Miss Eula Shadwick& E. G. Moore v. Miss Goldie Knox Marion Personal Injuries East Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 895 387 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 E. G. Maxwell et al.v. John Beck Hamilton Personal Injuries

additional defendants: Maxwell Contracting Company, Louis Vetter

 East Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 902 57 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 E. C. Ashley v. Hobart M. Sharp Sullivan Personal Injuries

Sharp received injuries while driving a delivery truck for E.C. Ashley, a wholesale beer and gasoline distributor.

 East Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 830 118 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Edith O. Harrison v. Artistic Beauty Shoppe Hamilton Personal Injuries

Edith O. Harrison is sued the Artistic Beauty Shoppe for $1,000.00 in damages for personal injuries she received while she was receiving a permanent wave. She states that the operator's negligence caused her to burn the plaintiff on the right side of her head behind her ear. The burn blistered, became infected, and swelled. The plaintiff claims she was painfully sick and sore for a long time.

 East Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 910 57 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 J. D. Bryant, by next friend, Ike Bryant v. Mrs. Carrie H. Beers Blount Injury and Damages

Beers, driving recklessly, struck J. D. Bryant, a minor, on a street in Alcoa. The boy was standing at a street corner when Beers ran over him. He suffered great injury and mental anguish, and was permanently disabled. The Bryants sued Beers for ten thousand dollars. Includes 4 photos of the accident site and a statement from George Tolbert.

 East Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 832 358 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Jessie Lewis v. Smith R. Arnold, et al.& William Lewis v. Smith R. Arnold, et al Hamilton Personal Injuries

Additional defendants: N. H. Grady, C. L. Alexander, Julian D. Walter

 East Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 895 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Lawrence Robert Hicks v. City of Chattanooga Hamilton Injury and Damages

The plaintiff, a minor, sued the city after obtaining injuries at the Lookout Junior High School where he was operating a wood planning machine. He brought the action through his "next friend," George W. Hicks.

 East Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 838 73 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Leon Carson v. Tennessee Railroad Company Scott Injury and Damages

The plaintiff was struck by a train while walking home from work.

 East Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 908 122 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Myrtle Davis, admr. of estate of Alex Davis, dec. v. W. E. Clemens& Will Bunting Sullivan Injury and Damages East Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 886 127 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Ola Williams v. Administration& Trust Co.& American Trust & Banking Co. Hamilton Personal Injuries

Plaintiff sued after a fall she suffered on the property rented by the defendants.

 East Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 830 87 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 P. W. Murdock v. Dr. T. F. Fitzgerald Knox Personal Injuries

Murdock sued Fitzgerald for $5000 in damages. While on his way to work at the train yard, Murdock attempted to board a trolley. Fitzgerald hit him with his car & knocking him down, injured. Murdock was African American railroad worker. Fitzgerald was an established MD and had Father E.F Callahan as a passenger in car. Conflicting claims of memory loss by plaintiff and seriousness of injury. 3 folders.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1a 330 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Pearson Hardwood Flooring Co. v. A. K. DeBoard Scott Injury and Damages

The defendant lost his right leg while employed by the plaintiff.

 East Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 893 113 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 S. L. Wilson v. W. R. Long Hamilton Personal Injuries East Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 748 159 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Southern Railway Co. v. O. P. Goodwin Hamilton Injury and Damages

Damages for $5,000.00

 East Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 826 130 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Willie Mae Hand v. Karl Wietzel & Nell Anderson Hamilton Injury and Damages

Damages for personal injuries, $20,000.00.

 East Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 744 122 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 W. A. Williams v. Annie T. Wyrick Hamilton Injury and Damages

Williams family invited Wyrick (Wyrock) on an automobile drive from Chattanooga to Atlanta. Wyrick accused Williams of driving recklessly, causing a crash; she sought damages for her injuries. Includes 5 photos of the highway at the point the car left the road and 2 drawings made by Wyrick. Also includes published Court of Appeals statement of case, assignments of error, brief & argument for the plaintiff. Lengthy deposition by witness Harlan Thomas, Adairsville, GA.

 East Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 898 370 Order A Copy