Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

Use quotes for an exact search. ex. "J. W."

View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1873 Allen Baker v. H. D. Hale Greene Breach of Contract

A Mr. Turnbull originally was to sell land to Hale in 1846. Hale changed his mind and rented it from Turnbull instead until 1864, whereby he claimed ownership and sold it to Baker. Folder contains a dissenting opinion by Judge Freeman. Related documents may be found in ET 1233.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 14 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 A. A. Laurence et al.v. F. S. Davis et al Shelby Breach of Contract

Additional Plaintiffs: J. T. & James Frost; Mrs. H. Frost; Julius A. Taylor & Thomas Barrett. Additional Defendants: R. F. Patterson; M. C. Pierce; L. B. Eaton; W. W. Thatcher; R. V. Vredenbergh; George Gilham; G. T. Vance, John K. Speed & Memphis City Railroad Co.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 232 132 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 A. F. Meguiar v. H. G. O' Kain et al. Davidson Breach of Contract

Additional defendants: Mrs. Iona O' Kain, J. L. Haston, American National Bank and the State Bank & Trust Company

 Middle Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 403 86 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 A. G. Jett et al. v. Lizzie Uhl Shelby Breach of Contract

Additional Plaintiff: J.S. White, a partner with Jett in the firm of Jett & White, Memphis real estate brokers.

 West Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 932 163 Order A Copy
View Entry 1907 Atlanta Milling Co. v. Shatz & Co. Obion Breach of Contract

The case involved the failure to deliver 5,000 bushels of wheat at $1.12 per bushel.

 West Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1024 44 Order A Copy
View Entry 1911 A. G. Sinclair, et al. v. Continental Savings Bank Shelby Breach of Contract

Losses due to negligence to the sum of $159,500.00.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1083 489 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 A. E. Johnson & A. H. Gould v. Arrow Transfer & Storage Co. Hamilton Breach of Contract

Plaintiffs partners under the name Chattanooga Beer Distributors, with agency for the sale of Atlas Beer. sued to collect $1,000 plus interest that they say is owed them by def.. Plaintiffs & defendant had entered a partnership in which Arrow Transfer would take over distribution of Atlas Beer & plaintiffs would withdraw after being paid $2000 by deft. Deft. paid first $1000, but not the additional monies, saying plaintiffs had no franchise rights to sell although Atlas Beer had approved the agreement.

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 809 63 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Automobile Sales Sevier Co. v. Ernest Hughes, et al. Carter Breach of Contract

Additional defendant: R. T. Johnson. Breach of contract over payments on a car.

 East Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 887 114 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 A. M. Webb v. Jackson Railway & Lights Co., et al. Madison Breach of Contract

Additional Defendant: Jackson & Suburban Street Railroad Co. Jackson & Sub. St. Railroad Co. transferred all debts and liabilities to Jackson Rwy & Lights Co. - which discharged Webb, who was bound by contract (having lost both feet and suing Jack. & Sub. St. Railroad Co. for negligence in Civil Circuit Court 1900.

 West Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1162 824 Order A Copy
View Entry 1916 Ayer & Lord Tie Co. v. R. H. Dunaway & wife, Cora A. Dunaway Henry Breach of Contract

Illinois railroad tie company sued Dunaway alleging they breached 1906 contract to sell timber rights on Cora's Henry City tract of 1200 acres on the Tennessee River & on the Kentucky state line. In 1913, TN passed legislation emancipating married women. So Cora then filed suit on her own against tie company & her husband, Robert H. Dunaway. Dispute over type of timber to be taken off the land (only red & white oak, which was suitable for railroad ties) & status of account between the parties.

 West Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1388 344 Order A Copy
View Entry 1889 A.L. Landis& Co. v. T. E. Jennings et al. Davidson Breach of Contract

Additional defendant: T.E. Jennings. A.L. Landis and Co. is comprised of A.L. Landis sr., A.L. Landis jr., and John T. Landis. Plaintiff entered into a contract with the defendant to purchase shares of the Fourth National Bank of Nashville with Stock from the Nashville Warehouse and Elevator Co. Plaintiffs claim defendant is violating their contract by now refusing to sell.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 780 104 Order A Copy
View Entry 1872 Andrew Schmidt v. Martin Menks Polk Breach of Contract

Plaintiff entered into a contract with the defendant to pay him $1,000 in return for one seventh of the proceeds of the sale of the defendant's one fourth share in a mine known as the Mobile Mine and formerly owned by the Spring Place Mining Company. Menks is a resident of Georgia and the mine rests in Fannin County Georgia on lots 54, 56 and others in the 9th district.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1211 111 Order A Copy
View Entry 1927 A. Lincoln Rauch v. S. B. Schwartz Shelby Breach of Contract

Defendant owned the Continental Lumber Company and had agreed to deliver the plaintiff's lumber at said prices, terms and conditions. Plaintiff sued for breach of contract. 3 folders. Exhibits included are telegraphs and correspondence from plaintiff to defendant.

 West Range: 77 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1965 356 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 A. J. Collingsworth v. Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company Gibson Breach of Contract

Alternate name spelling: A. J. Collinsworth.

 West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 902 115 Order A Copy
View Entry 1920 A. N. Kirtland, et al. v. George C. Corbett, et al. Davidson Breach of Contract

Also found in MT box 548. 6 folders. Additional Complainant: Lillie B. Kirtland. Additional Defendant: Sarah B. Corbett. Exhibits: Law Dictionary, Building Laws of the City of Nashville, residential blueprints, architect specifications, contracts. Complainants contracted to build a house for defendants. Defendants then backed out of contract. Complainants claimed they were unable to sell the house or afford the mortgage and lost said house and money invested therein.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 547 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1905 A. S. Carpenter v. Rebecca S. Lea& A. S. Carpenter v. Memphis Hospital Medical College Shelby Breach of Contract

Two cases listed. A. S. Carpenter v. Rebecca S. Lea; A. S. Carpenter v. Memphis Hospital Medical College. Incomplete case. Only Reply brief in behalf of complainant present for each case.

 West Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 999 29 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Arge Angelo v. Earl S. Worsham, et al Knox Breach of Contract

Additional defendants: George M. Trotter

 East Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 827 96 Order A Copy
View Entry 1911 Armour & Company v. Lexington Cotton Oil Co. Shelby Breach of Contract

The case concerned a purchase of cotton oil by the plaintiff, who failed to make the delivery on time.

 West Range: 80 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1233 150 Order A Copy
View Entry 1910 A. J. Olsen v. Memphis Brewing & Malting Co. Shelby Breach of Contract West Range: 80 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1233 405 Order A Copy
View Entry 1893 A. A. Campbell v. T. E. H. McCraskey et al Monroe Breach of Contract

Additional defendants: Charles Hubard, Amelia Burgess, O. O. Burgess, John Rhinesminth, J. H. Simonson, Jelen F. Fleming, M. Fleming, G. F. McKine, W. M. McKine, C. S. Dinnen, J. M. Dinnen, H. G. Furman, A. B. Furman, M. E. Willien, L. J Willien and Luke Fleming. Both parties entered into a contract to sell a large amount of land. Plaintiff found a buyer for the land and was to receive commission for the sale. Plaintiff was seeking the money due to him from the sale of the land as the contract stated.

 East Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1712 244 Order A Copy
View Entry 1922 A. E. Neimeyer Mantel Company v. O. B. Polk et al. Shelby Breach of Contract

The two parties entered into a contract to tile the façade of a building on Monroe Street. The plaintiffs ordered the tile from the factory and were ready to begin. During the ordering phase, the defendants agreed with Western Union to demolish the building and build a new one. Additional defendants: E. L. Boyle, C. H. Boyle, and O. B. Polk Jr. 2 folders

 West Range: 78 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1684 411 Order A Copy
View Entry 1933 Albert S. Gallagher v. J.V. Ledgerwood, Inc. Knox Breach of Contract

Plaintiff loaned a piano from defendant for $485. After defaulting on the original contract, Gallagher asserted a new contract was drafted, ifying the old. Plaintiff contented they were due the money paid after repossession and subsequent resale by Ledgerwood, Inc. Exhibit materials are receipts of payment.

 East Range: 10 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1481 71 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 1920 Berman & Burnett v. May Hosiery Mills Davidson Breach of Contract

2 Folders.

 Middle Range: 27 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 60 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 B. H. Gardner v. M. L. Meacham Shelby Breach of Contract

Case names Emma Meacham, wife of M. L. Meacham

 West Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 101 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 B. F. Jones, et al. v. The Sun Life Insurance Co. Madison Breach of Contract

Additional Plaintiffs: David, Garfield, & Margaret Jones; Bettie, Charley & Phillip Holt; Richard Bradley & wife, Annie; Ada L., Lark & Amanda Rose. Plaintiffs all policy-holders of defendant, which has sold out to Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. & would transfer their policies to Metropolitan. Plaintiffs unwilling to make transfer as Metropolitan's payment policies are detrimental to them; demand instead to recover from Sun Life the premiums they have paid plus interest.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 859 47 Order A Copy
View Entry 1899 Brandon Bros. & Thompson v. Troy Hardware Co. et al. Obion Breach of Contract

Contract also involves a third company, Goodman, Reedy, & Jones, who were to convey a certain amount of lumber to Troy Harware from their mill, to be paid for in merchandise and money.

 West Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 738 176 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 1872 B. M. Stephenson et al. v. J. H. Stephenson et al. Shelby Breach of Contract

Plaintiffs: Beverly M. Stephenson, Walter B. Stephenson(minor), Sallie C. Stephenson(minor) Defendants: John H. Stephenson, Marianna Stephenson, Jos. A. Anderson, B. B. Lewis, Sarah A. C. Lee. John Stephenson executed a deed of trust that conveyed land & a storehouse on Main St. between Adams and Jefferson St. along with black slaves to Anderson Henderson in 1849. This was to secure his wife Marianna & her children's financial future. It seems that Henderson sold the slaves without permission.

 West Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 17 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1905 Benton Broughton et al. v. W. F. Covington et al. Haywood Breach of Contract

Case cover is missing. Other plaintiff is Frank Broughton, Benton's partner in firm of Broughton & Co. Other defendants are W. B. Covington and T. A. Freeman, Covington's partners in firm of W. F. Covington & Co. Plaintiff's company ordered lumber from defendant's company. The contracted amount of order was only partially filled, and plaintiffs were forced to buy lumber from other dealers at a higher price. Defendants deny the existence of a contract.

 West Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 716 195 Order A Copy
View Entry 1906 Burton Palmer& Wife v. Bluff City Hollow Stone Co., et al Shelby Breach of Contract

Additional plaintiffs: Rosetta Palmer, R. P. Haberling, Bankers Trust Co. Additional defendants: American Surety Co.

 West Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 983 175 Order A Copy
View Entry 1858 Ben McFarland v. E. P. Cawood et al Jefferson Breach of Contract

Plaintiff owned a flour mill in Jefferson County near Holston River. McFarland entered into a contract with the defendant in January 1855 in which he sold Cawood 100 barrels of flour to be delivered to Chattanooga at the price of $6.50 per barrel. McFarland claimed the flour was never delivered and therefore a breach of the contract. Other defendant not named but R. M. Hooke and J. J. Bryant mentioned in the case file.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: Oversize Box 16 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 Blaine Myers v. Sherman Brown et al Campbell Breach of Contract

Add. Defendants: Fletcher Brown & Frank Thomas. The parties entered into a written agreement for the timber located on a farm owned by one Robert Chad well's heirs to haul the timber away. This was carried on for some time by the defendant, but S. Brown took over, but failed to take the logs off the property after cutting them, failing to uphold the contract. Later, the defendants under careless management, stacked the logs in a negligent manner, injuring the integrity of the lumber.

 East Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1347 216 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 1896 C. C. Dugger v. W. S. Finley Hamilton Breach of Contract

Finley was a pawn broker and had lost an expensive diamond from his store. Dugger told Finley he had found it at jewelry store in Chattanooga. Finley paid Dugger to retrieve the diamond for him. Dugger spent that money, plus more on credit from Finley. Finley sued to get the money back, but Dugger was insolvent.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 8a 9 Order A Copy
View Entry 1880 C. Sweeny v. J. N. Thomason Henry Breach of Contract

Sweeny was a brick mason contracted to build a house for the defendant.

 West Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 149 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1839 Cooper, Carouthers & Company v. Nathaniel Nye & Benjamin Carter Giles Breach of Contract Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 378 134 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 Charles Coleman v. D. Fatjo, dec., A. Vaccaro Dyer Breach of Contract

Contract to deliver 200,000 pipe staves on or before March 1885

 West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 313 171 Order A Copy
View Entry Charles V. York v. J. T. Ambrose Shelby Breach of Contract

Parties were engaged in a wholesale and retail mercantile business York-Ambrose Arms Companying. They sold sporting goods. York purchased interest of Ambrose in said business for consideration of $35,000 cash and assumed payments of existing partnership debts. York alleged that Ambrose violated agreement and had aided in the organization and financing of corporation to engage in the same line of business in Memphis under the name of Ambrose Sporting Goods Co.

 West Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1955 248 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Casey-Lewis Company v. Fulton Sylphon Company Knox Breach of Contract

See also ET 899, ET 1528, & ET Oversize Box 21 (majority of case in 1528 & Oversize 21). Plaintiff had contract to create advertising for defendant. Defendant cancelled contract in order to use another ad agency. Plaintiff filed suit seeking $2,570.81 for breach of contract. Exhibit materials include numerous draft ad layouts on tracing paper, correspondence, billing, schedules for ads to appear in various publications, drafts of ad text, & 2 photographs.

 East Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 819 567 Order A Copy
View Entry 1910 City of Memphis v. Tennessee District Telegraph Company Shelby Breach of Contract West Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1199 298 Order A Copy
View Entry 1914 Crescent Cotton Oil Company v. The Union Gin& Lumber Co. Shelby Breach of Contract

The defendant contracted to sell 500 tons of good, sound cotton seed by February 1st, 1914. On December 23,1913 complainant went to inspect cotton seed to be shipped and found that it was below quality he had contracted for. Defendant told complainant he had sold the cotton seed to other parties and would not be shipping any seed to complainant. Also included are 2 booklets: 1) Petition for Certiorari and Assignment of Errors, Brief in support. 2) Defendants answer to petition of certiorari.

 West Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1455 253 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 City of Paris v. Cumberland T& T Co. Henry Breach of Contract West Range: 79 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1483 1002 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 Charles A. Ault et al. v. W. H. Dustin et al. Davidson Breach of Contract

Additional Plaintiffs: Lorenzo D. Ault, George S. Brownell, and W. C. Compton. The plaintiffs, dealers in cotton rope and citizens of Ohio, sued the defendants, manufacturers W. H. Dustin and Thomas Dunn, for damages for failure to comply with their contract to furnish the agreed upon quantity of cotton clothes-lines and reel-rope. Contains extensive testimony about the cost and sale of cotton clothe-line, cotton, and contracts for such materials.

 Middle Range: 36 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1050 484 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 C. A. Saffle v. Horace Foster Blount Breach of Contract

Clemintine Foster, James M. (?) & R. J. Wilson are bound unto Robert B. Clerk, Horace Foster and A. Pearce, partners in trade, trading under the name of A. Pearce & William McLier for $250 for breach of contract on building a house.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1183 172 Order A Copy
View Entry 1921 C. L. Montgomery et al. v. Mrs. Edith E. Rawlings et al. Shelby Breach of Contract

Additional plaintiff: Valerie E. Montgomery, wife. Additional defendant: Richard J. Rawlings, husband. Plaintiffs are sued for breach of contract on a tract of land and for $9,000. This transaction was to take place after the building of a house was completed on the land. However the contract was violated by the defendant who refused to complete the transaction. Exhibit include contract for sale on real estate.

 West Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1740 117 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 C. A. Stillman v. L. K. Stillman et al. Shelby Breach of Contract

Additional Defendants: J. K. Long.

 West Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 28 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1920 C. D. Park v. Henry Harlan, African American Maury Breach of Contract Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 397 156 Order A Copy
View Entry 1921 Charles. H. Oldham v. J. W. Granves, et al. Wilson Breach of Contract

Additional defendants: Mic Wood.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 424 40 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 Cleon Berry v. H. M. Aiken Hawkins Breach of Contract

Breach of contract on milled lumber for bridge spans. Complainant failed to deliver lumber on date agreed upon by himself and Aiken, but argued that a second contract was agreed upon by both parties, which modified the first contract's penalties. Defendant argues that he never entered into the second contract and thus the first contract was still valid.

 East Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1894 38 Order A Copy

Pages