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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1947 | ET & WNC Transportation Co. v. Silver Fleet Motor Express, Inc., et al. | Sullivan | Breach of Contract |
Additional Defendants: Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc., Rutherford Freight Line, Inc., Mundy Motor Lines, Local No. 549 of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehouseman and Helpers of America, Eugene Bailey, W. H. Thompson, Huber & Huber Motor Express, Inc., Associated Transport, Inc., Central Motor Express, Inc., Dixie Ohio Express Co., Hoover Motor Express Co., Inc., Killion Motor Express, Inc., etc. 2 folders. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 251 | 566 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Elizabeth Lewellyn v. Clarence Ladd | Sullivan | Marriage, Breach of Promise | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 273 | 25 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | F. W. Shepherd v. Coffey & West partnership | Scott | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional Cause of Action: Debt due by Lumber boughgt and not paid for. Receipts and timesheets included. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 112 | 218 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Hobert Sloan et al. v. A. H. Thompson et al. | Knox | Recovery of Land/Property |
Plaintiff trying to recover an automobile owned by him and possessed (and damaged) by Defendants. Exhibits include correspondences, repair bills, wiring schematic, bill of sale. Add. Plaintiff: Employers Fire Insurance Co. Add. Defendants: Charlie Thompson, Ben Thompson, Burlington Garage. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 571 | 279 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Joe W. Black et al. v. Tom Q. Black | Knox | Breach of Contract |
Additional Plaintiff: Jack F. Black. This suit was brought to enforce a verbal agreement for the sale of a lot on Henley St., Knoxville. Exhibits include: 7 - 8x10 photos, deed of trust, contracts for sale, settlement certificate checks, will, correspondence, hospital bill, warranty deeds. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 460 | 464 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Joseph Weaver v. Trula Stiner et al | Knox | Recovery of Land/Property |
Additional Defendants: [?] Stiner, Herbert Barker and wife, Nell Barker. Exhibits include: Deed of Conveyance "J. H. Mynatt to B. Demarcus, J. Baley and Dr. W. Rogers," bills of conveyance, warranty deeds, plat maps. |
East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 464 | 169 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Ledford Cross v. Buffalo Creek Coal & Lumber Company& L. R. Foster | Scott | Breach of Contract | East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 110 | 43 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Mrs. Willie White v. Baynard F. Slusher | Sullivan | Recovery of Land/Property | East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 305 | 11 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Margaret Jones, et al. v. Thomas Jones, et al. | Unicoi | Land, Partition of |
Additional Complainant: W. D. Benfield. Additional Defendants: Mary Nell Jones, Everett Jones, John Jones, Mary Elizabeth Jones, Ben Jones, Bob Jones, Mary Lou Dugger, Bob Miller, Ray Miller Everett Miller, George Mclaughlin, Mollie Rowe, Dora McInturff Josephine Constable, Mabel Anderson, Maggie Patton, Robert L. Taylor, L. J. Benfield, and 3 others and the unknown heirs of 14 others. |
East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 552 | 70 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Mrs. A. R. McCallie v. Rudy A. Satrian | Hamilton | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Plaintiff is sued for recovery of money from which she was allegedly defrauded by Defendant. Exhibits include bills of sale, lease agreements, cancelled checks. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 479 | 105 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Otis V. Dotson & Grace Dotson v. L. E. Hofferbert | Knox | Land, Sale of | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 274 | 248 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Olivia Lane Wallace, et al. v. Catherine McPherson | Knox | Land, Partition of |
Additional complainants: Arthur Lane, Dora Mae Keith, John Warren. J. A. Lane, Lucy Lane are also mentioned. Exhibits: delinquent tax receipts. |
East | Range: 7 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 522 | 209 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Stallard Dean et ux. v. William H. Dean | Sullivan | Breach of Contract |
Additional Plaintiffs: Flora Dean. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 302 | 231 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | State Council Junior Order United American Mechanics v. John Short et al. | Knox | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Defendants allegedly transferred money into their own names illegally from funds of Plaintiff. Exhibits include minute book, bylaws books, cancelled checks, correspondences, inventory list. Add. Defendants: J. R. Francis, Ira Long, J. D. Kilgore, W. R. Jones, W. B. Rutherford, John Murray, John T. Nelson, J. E. Harvey, G. P. Tallent, J. I. Bean, W. S. Wise, J. C. Francis, C. F. Roehl, Clay Horner. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 577 | 79 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | State ex rel. S. W. Doty v. Q. N. Styke et al | Greene | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Plaintiff sued Defendants for fees allegedly collected and retained illegally. Exhibits include expenses list, cancelled checks, accounting reports. Second folder (216 pages) in box 727/7/H/6. Add. Defendants: James F. Collins, Marion Laughters, M. S. Hawk, J. F. Crabtree, Charles Mays, W. L. Fisher. Additional folder in ET box # 727. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 667 | 294 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | State, ex rel. T. F. Brooks, et al. v. Elmer Eblen | Roane | Neglect of Duty |
Additional Plaintiffs: D. Edgar Allen, Jr., Fred Laymance, Winfred Coleman, Harold Smith, H. S. Moody, C. H. Woodley, C. Max Quillen, R. E. Tanner, Lucile H. Tanner, John F. Dalton, G. C. Dalton, D. F. Francis, T. L. Montooth, J. L. Clower, E. W. Kyle, E. T. Norman, I. J. Cormany, Z. F. Littleton, Alven Newman, Ray Baird, Lawrence Kindred, Ed Foland, James Green, R. W. King, Edna King, and Frankie Underwood. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 90 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | State v. B. F. Baldwin | Sullivan | Violation of Age of Consent |
Victim: Della Jean Hall. Plaintiff alias: Speedy Baldwin. |
East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 419 | 168 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | State v. Morgan Bailey | Claiborne | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 428 | 17 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | State v. Bill Simpson | Knox | Violation of Age of Consent |
Victim: Joyce Allman. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 762 | 58 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Title Gauranty & Trust Company v. Ernest A. Ross & wife et al. | Hamilton | Deed of Trust |
Additional Defendants: Bobbie Lou Ross, M. D. Cunningham. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 260 | 158 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Vesta Wyrick et al. v. Callie Hale et al | Knox | Land, Sale of |
Deceased: D. E. Hale. Add. Plaintiffs: Myrtle Maples, Banna L. Hale. Add. Defendants: Paris Hale, Rufus Hale, Milos Hale, Cleo Hale, Effus Hale, Lillie Hale Stevens, Eugene Hale. |
East | Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1995 | 156 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | W. Z. Hurst v. Bank of Commerce | Hamblen | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Origin of recovery: unauthorized bank withdrawals. Exhibits include cancelled checks, withdrawal list, bank book. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 577 | 153 | Order A Copy |