Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1925 Athlyn Holland v. The Forcum-James Cooperage & Lumber Company, a Corp. Dyer Breach of Contract

Company built a dwelling house on farm of Holland in Newbern and neglected to put the roof on in a proper manner, causing leaking during rain, causing damage to house and furniture; Ex A: appeal bond.

 West Range: 78 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1837 148 Order A Copy
View Entry 1925 Brownsville Wholesale Grocery Co. v. J. A. Moore, et al. Haywood Breach of Contract

Additional defendants: United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company. Moore was hired by plaintiff to build a building for them. The work was not completed by the deadline stated in the contract, the materials were subpar, and the construction was unskilled. Despite multiple requests from plaintiffs, Moore refused to hire additional, more skilled workers to complete the task. Eventually, they were forced to sue. Housed in 4 folders.

 West Range: 78 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1786 564 Order A Copy
View Entry 1925 C. J. Milliken et al. v. A. A. Doty et al.. Henry Breach of Warranty

Additional plaintiffs: Herman H. Milliken. Additional defendants: W. D. Cooper, T. W. Doty, Chelsey Alexander, Mrs. Sunshine Doty, Mrs. Lizzie Cooper, Mrs. Kate Alexander & Mrs. Ethel Doty. Plaintiffs bought 3 tracts of land from defendants and after moving onto said land they had it surveyed and the surveyor found that it was only 237 acres instead of the 270 acres they paid for. In 1912, 32 acres of land near land in question had been sold to F. H. Bellamy. Plat map is located on page 62.

 West Range: 78 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1839 201 Order A Copy
View Entry 1925 Early-Stratton Co. v. J. Kaufman, et al. Shelby Breach of Contract

The Early-Stratton Company sued J. Kaufman for $680 damages "through the breach of a contract on the part of J. Kaufman." "J. Kaufman is a dealer in onion sets in the City of Chicago. He shipped Early-Stratton Co., of the City of Memphis, a car load, or 850 bushels of onion sets, Feb. 23, 1923, under a contract of sale." When the onions arrived, they were "inferior in quality, also greatly damaged by rotting and sprouting, oversize and not according to the contract specifications."

 West Range: 78 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1802 152 Order A Copy
View Entry 1925 Higginbotham-Bailey Logan Company v. P. Marks Madison Breach of Contract

The Higginbotham-Bailey Logan Company (of Dallas, Texas) seeks to recover $659.68 from P. Marks (both individually and as surviving partner of the Marks Bros., a mercantile firm in Jackson, Tennessee) for breach of contract. P. Marks refused to accept a shipment of one case of A. O. A. ticking that his firm ordered from the Higginbotham-Bailey Logan Company.

 West Range: 78 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1836 98 Order A Copy
View Entry 1925 J. H. Jones v. John T. Fargason Shelby Breach of Contract

Supreme Court appeal briefs only. In original case, Jones was a real estate agent who got a right of offer on Fargason's property to the Southwestern Presbyterian University for a site for a college for $187,500. Defendant later revoked his agency without his consent. A deal was reached a few years later between the college and the defendant and the defendant paid the current agent a commission instead of the plaintiff.

 West Range: 78 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1789 135 Order A Copy
View Entry 1925 J. H. Cloud v. Dyersburg Vehicle & Implement Co. Dyer Breach of Contract

Cloud contracted to buy an "Indiana Gasoline Tractor and a double disc trip plow" from Dyersburg Vehicle & Implement Co. to be delivered to his farm in Crockett County. Cloud claims that he was induced to buy the tractor by the defendant who demonstrated "its capacity to do certain work." Cloud paid part of the purchase price up front and gave a note for the balance. The plow was never delivered and the tractor didn't work as demonstrated. Cloud seeks "to avoid liability upon the remaining note."

 West Range: 77 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1791 69 Order A Copy
View Entry 1925 Memphis Hospital Medical College Building Company v. University of Tennessee Shelby Breach of Contract

The University of Tennessee brought this suit to enforce an option to purchase a building ('known as Roger's Hall") they were leasing. The building was located on Union Avenue in Memphis.

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2013 83 Order A Copy
View Entry 1925 Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co. v. J. L. Glover Jr. Obion Breach of Contract

Glover shipped a carload of hogs to market in IL using the M&O R.R. Glover asserts the shipment was delayed, and that his hogs were in bad shape after the shipment. One badly injured, one dead, and the rest suffered excessive shrinkage - causing a drop in market value for the hogs.

 West Range: 78 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1787 176 Order A Copy
View Entry 1925 Trink Wells v. J. F. Raines, et al. Shelby Breach of Contract

Additional defendant: Lucy W. Rowe. Defendants are executors of the estate of Mary F. Raines (their mother), deceased. Wells entered into a written contract with Mary Raines in which he leased property from Jan. 1, 1917, to Dec. 31, 1920. He agreed in the contract to make certain improvements to the property. There was a provision in the contract for him to be paid for improvements he made if the land was sold during his lease period. The land was sold before his lease ended and he was not paid.

 West Range: 77 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1925 181 Order A Copy