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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1928 | Annie Carter v. State | Hamilton | Assault and Battery |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Cora Distretti v. The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Cora Distretti's husband Louis died on December 6, 1926. They had a life insurance policy in place with the defendant but the defendant refused to pay the whole amount of the policy after his death. Plaintiff sued for $4000, the value stated of the policy. Louis had been shot by two "bandits" that had robbed a store he owned and died from the wounds. Exhibits that are supposed to be attached to pages 63 and 64 are missing. |
West | Range: 77 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1988 | 189 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | G. E. Cates, et al. v. Fidelity-Phoenix Fire Insurance Co. | Lauderdale | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Addtl pltfs: R. J. Moore and Gates Banking & Trust Co. Pltf's store and goods were destroyed by an accidental fire, yet the insurance company refused to pay on policy. |
West | Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1944 | 180 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Haywood Tuggle v. John Burks | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Question of Tuggle being entitled to an injunction to protect his fence boundaries or if Burks was entitled to enter the land and take a 5 acre tract in the middle that he purchased from Bettie Walker Ex: drawing of Tuggle lands |
West | Range: 77 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1925 | 208 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Joseph Meister et al.v. Mrs. S. Steppach | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Incomplete case. Additional plaintiffs not known. Two copies of the same filing present: 'Statement of the case, Assignment of Error, Brief and Argument on Behalf of Appellant.' More in WT1972. |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1137 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Joseph Meister & Julian Allenberg v. Mrs. S. Steppach | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Plaintiffs claimed that defendant entered into a contract to purchase property from them located at corner of Peach (Carnes) Avenue and Queen Street in Memphis but failed to complete the purchase. Purchase price was $5000 and included 4 duplex houses and one single house. More in WT1137. Some files found with State v. Frank Abels, et al. (WT2156). |
West | Range: 77 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1972 | 214 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | L. H. Harris v. Penn-National Hardware Mutual & National Fire Insurance Underwriters | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Pltf. had a policy with the dfnts. for fire and tornado coverage on his home and furniture/belongings. On October 30, 1925 fire destroyed his home but the insurance refused to payout on his up-to-date policy. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2010 | 67 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | L. T. McDaniel v. United States Fire Insurance Co. | Hardin | Insurance Claims and Policies |
McDaniel asserted the Ins. Co. owed him $300 for a policy that stated if more than 1/10th of an inch of rain fell on May 31, 1926 between the hours of 10a and 4p his property would be insured. It rained more than that during the timeframe, thus making the company liable for payment. |
West | Range: 77 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1931 | 99 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Mrs. Burma Durbin Kelley and Carl Kelley v. R. L. Durbin | Decatur | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Incomplete case file. Mrs. Burma Durbin Kelley was the daughter of the defendant. Plaintiffs were married. Plaintiffs siblings: Acie Durbin, Edward Durbin, Bob Durbin, Ploma Durbin Britt, Nora Durbin Thompson & Bertie Durbin Wyatt. Each sibling had an insurance policy on their father, the defendant. Plaintiff filed injunction bill in the form of a mandamus suit against defendant who was seeking to force her by decree to turn over insurance policy. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1663 | 47 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Miss Lizzie Foley v. Mrs. Dee Hunt and C. G. Hunt | Shelby | Forcible Entry and Detainer |
Plaintiff sued claiming defendants were illegally using a strip of land she owned on North Second Street in Memphis. Plaintiff asked for $500 in rent for the use of her land by the defendants. |
West | Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1944 | 98 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Maryland Casualty Co. v. Frank B. Hunter | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
In 1920, J.L. McTyier applied to Hunter for an insurance policy of $1000 against burglary of his store in Memphis; In 1921, McTyier filed for voluntary bankruptcy; Maryland Casualty Co. sought $1985 from Frank B. Hunter for loss by reason of his conduct while acting as the company's agent; Ex A: copy of insurance policy |
West | Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1945 | 733 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Mrs. Annie O. Tanner v. The Independent Life Insurance Company of America | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff sued claiming the insurance company had not paid death benefits to her after her husband, Allen Tanner, died on Dec. 15, 1924. Amount of insurance was $530. Housed in 2 folders. |
West | Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1939 | 324 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | N. J. Colquhoun v. Poland Soap Works | Shelby | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Debt due of $175 on verbal and written contract(s) of employment. Carter D. Poland is listed as the president of Poland Soap Company and it is a corporation of Anniston, Alabama, having no office in Tennessee. |
West | Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1954 | 102 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Oliver James Hook v. George Hook, et al. | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Case includes a petition of certiorari. Case file is incomplete; opinion and correspondence only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Thomas H. Hayes & Sons, Inc. v. O. M. Lipford | Shelby | Injury and Damages |
Incomplete case with two documents present. Materials state that 312 pages make up the total record. Possibly related case materials of the same case name in West Tennessee Box 876. |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1137 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | The City of Knoxville v. S. G. Lawson, et al. | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | Tennessee Drake v. Universal Life Ins. Co. | Madison | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Tennessee and her husband, James B. Drake, took out life insurance policies naming each other beneficiaries. James died on April 23, 1926 of a protracted illness that affected his heart. Premiums were kept on schedule. After her husband took ill, Ins. Agent M. M. McGaughey attempted to get them to cancel one of the policies. Pltf. kept policies with L. G. Murray, who surrendered docs to said agent who cancelled them. This was not told to pltf until after James' death. |
West | Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1956 | 122 | Order A Copy |