Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1919 A. J. Pharris v. Grisham & Draper Jackson Breach of Contract

James Grisham and Elden Draper were partners in the firm of Grisham & Draper.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 130 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 B. F. Bell v. Rob Roy DeKalb Breach of Contract

Bell was executor of the estate of I. D. Griffith, deceased. Testimony shows that Ruby Griffith was the wife of I. D. Griffith's son, David (also deceased). Frank Griffith was David's brother. Leland Hearn was David's brother-in-law.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 129 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 B. G. Hale, et al.. v. E. W. Parks, et al. Obion Breach of Contract

Additional Complainant: Dahnke-Walker Milling Company. Additional defendant: E. E. Parks. The complainants allege that they made a written contract with the defendants to purchase 5000 bushels of corn from them, to be delivered at Hickman Kentucky on 12/25/1917. Price of corn, $1.40 per bushel. The defendants shipped 2455 bushels of the corn and there still remained 2545 bushels to be delivered. After defendants were given more time to deliver corn, they refused to deliver the rest.

 West Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1609 239 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 Chickasaw Holte Company v. G. C. McFarland Shelby Breach of Contract

The plaintiff sued the defendant for $100.00 in a plea of debt due by breach of contract, for one month's wages ( February 1, 1919 to February 28, 1919.)

 West Range: 78 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1621 88 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 Ed Lindsey v. William Burrows, et al. Shelby Breach of Contract

Dispute over interpretation of contract for Collins Chapel Church ($2200) in the City of Memphis Oversize exhibits include several architectual plans for remodeling The Collins Chapel, C.M.E. Church in Memphis by John Gaisford, Architect, located in WT Oversize Box 4.

 West Range: 78 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1617 44 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 Hearn & Mingle v. M. Peel Gibson Breach of Contract

Plaintiff company is comprised of R. H. Hearn and J. J. Mingle and were engaged in the business of selling lumber and other building materials. The defendant owned a tract of land and set a contract with the plaintiffs for certain materials to erect a house on the property. He took a total of $451 worth of material, which he never paid despite an agreed upon contract to repay the debt in a certain time and action taken by the plaintiffs.

 West Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1581 531 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 J. V. Cowell v. Nashville, Chattanooga,& St. Louis Railway Company Benton Breach of Contract

Plaintiff is the owner of a tract of land that he sold to the defendant so they could build a rail road tract on it. In order to build the rail, the defendant had to create a 30 foot high dump about 100 feet wide along his land. Plaintiff appealed to the defendant to create ditches to flow water out of the land or it would ruin his crops and rest of his land, for which the defendant would be charged. Defendants failed to do so and the plaintiff sued for damages to his land in the sum of $500.

 West Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1581 220 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 J. B. Thompson et al.v. J. S. Coble et al Obion Breach of Contract

Add. Plaintiff: F. E. Troy, partners under the firm name Thompson & Troy. Add. Defendants: George Dahnke, & J. A. Wheeler. In 1914, the parties entered into a contract to saw and stack all the timber from a certain tract of land and the plaintiffs would install a saw mill on their property for cutting. The defendants failed to pay the plaintiffs for their work and the cost of the mill fell upon the plaintiffs. They are suing for the sum of $1,120 as specified in the contract.

 West Range: 78 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1633 238 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 J. M. Buckner v. J. L. Clark Henry Breach of Contract

Plaintiff sued claiming he had a contract with defendant for the supply 3000 pounds of tobacco. Plaintiff claimed only 920 pounds was delivered and defendant had begun selling tobacco to others for a higher price than agreed to in the contract.

 West Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1748 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 L. C. Turpin v. Townsend, Townsend & Company Warren Breach of Contract Middle Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 129 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 L. E. Roper v. O. E. Graham Shelby Breach of Contract

Roper entered into a contract with Graham to purchase groceries in the amount of $4000.00 for which he agreed to pay for in stages with notes and pay interest due as well. When Roper delivered the notes to Graham, Graham refused to accept the notes and would not deliver the groceries.

 West Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1601 245 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 Mark H. Brown Lumber Company v. Yazoo& Mississippi Valley Railroad& Valley Log Loading Company Shelby Breach of Contract

The plaintiff is sued the two defendants for breach of contract for $1,028.61 for the shipment of 102 feet of logs. The plaintiff avers that the defendants let the logs sit on the ground for too long and accumulate sap-rot as well as not shipping the entire shipment in a timely manner, the last of the logs arrived nearly two months later. 2 folders

 West Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1577 268 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 National Casket Company v. Cumberland Lumber Company White Breach of Contract Middle Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 128 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 Nashville Railway & Light Co. v. J. B. Lawson Davidson Breach of Contract Middle Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 149 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 Old Kentucky Overall Company v. J. W. DeBerry Hardin Breach of Contract

plaintiff in error case; DeBerry, merchant from Savannah, entered into contract for delivery of two orders of overalls; inconsistent delivery dates

 West Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1608 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 State v. John Beecher Brown Grundy Breach of Bond

The complete title of the case: The State of Tennessee for the use of Grundy County v. John Beecher Brown and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 141 0 Order A Copy