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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1890 | Arlington Insurance Co. v. M. H. Caldwell | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies | West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 510 | 104 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1894 | A. H. Stratmann v. Germania Insurance Company, et al. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Additional Defendant: The Home Insurance Company |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 575 | 532 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1918 | Arthur N. Seessel v. New Amsterdam Casuality Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Complainant asking for $5466.90 in compensation under insurance policy guidelines. Exhibit to Deposition of Arthur N. Seessel is an oversized policy warrants and conditions document located in WT Oversize Box 2. |
West | Range: 79 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1530 | 134 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | American Automobile Insurance Co. v. Fern Jones | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Opinion only. County listed as Shelby but found in the East Tennessee boxes. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 81 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Arlington Insurance Company & Citizens Insurance Company v. M. M. Towle | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff claims the condition and use of the property insured is in violation of the warranty policy and refused to pay the policy. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 586 | 124 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | Alston Boyd, et al. v. E. C. Farnsworth, et al. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Additional plaintiffs: Lelia R. Boyd, Bessie Boyd, Harry Boyd, Lelia Boyd, Alston Boyd, Jr., Martha Boyd, Annie Douglas Robinson, Annie D. Robinson. Additional defendants: T. R. Farnsworth, |
West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 627 | 117 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1899 | A. T. McLendon v. The Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World,& the Woodmen of the World | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Exhibits include insurance policy information. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 792 | 63 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Annie Goodwin Steele v. Endowment Rank Knights of Pythias | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff claimed that defendant owed her $4000 on a "certificate of benefits" after the death of her husband, J. K. Steele. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 828 | 217 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1903 | Annie Wheeler Jones v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Additional case names included on cover page are: Annie Wheeler Jones v. Aetna Life Insurance Company (11954) and Annie Wheeler Jones v. Aetna Life Insurance Company (11955). Defendant is widow of Melvin G. Jones. |
West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 881 | 338 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1904 | Arthur Bell v. State | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies | West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 882 | 97 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1919 | Anna M. Draughon v. New York Life Insurance Co. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Deceased: husband J. H. Draughon; borrowed money from policy and did not repay before death; company sent letter to Mr. Draughon after death saying his policy had lapsed due to non-payment; Mrs. Draughon seeking to retain rights to policy Ex A: copy of policy |
West | Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1568 | 116 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1921 | A. E. Horn v. National Ben Franklin Fire Insurance Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
The insured (complainant) seeks a recovery of the defendant, (insurer), upon a policy of insurance covering complainant's automobile insured against fire and theft. There is a prayer of reformation of the ins. contract, upon gruunds of mutual mistake. Exhibits: note regarding locking device on automobile,automobile policy for A. E. Horn, correspondence, insured parcel notice, sworn statement to the National Ben Franklin Fire Ins. Co., letter regarding claim for loss for A. E. Horn, etc. |
West | Range: 78 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1831 | 365 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1933 | Beatrice Bell v. Atlanta Fire Ins. Co. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Pltf. was in possession of two life ins. policies on her sister, Lucy Bell. Lucy passed while these policies were in effect, but dfnt. refused to pay out on policies. Ex. mat: OV policy, notes, letters, pmt. Book, revival application(s), etc. Oversize insurance policy for Lucy Bell in WT OV 8. |
West | Range: 77 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 2127 | 97 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | Blas Turk v. Grand Fraternity | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
The plaintiff sued the defendant, a life insurance company, for $3,000 owed to the plaintiff on a certain policy of insurance. |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1410 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Bruce York v. Allemania Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff sued to recover $1,875 from non-payment of insurance claim by dfnt., including extra costs and interest. Exhibits: OV insurance policies, insured parcel receipt, etc. in WT OV 8. In multiple folders. |
West | Range: 77 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 2117 | 202 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | Bettie Taylor& George Taylor v. the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies | West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1123 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1930 | Banks Grocery Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Pltf. carried a "mercantile safe burglary" insurance policy with the dfnt. After pltf. was burgled, dfnt. refused to issue payment |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2024 | 131 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1913 | Crescent Hardwood Lumber Company v. Queen Insurance Company of America | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
For the loss of $17,000 of lumber. Parties disagree on the worth of the lumber damaged. |
West | Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 913 | 620 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1908 | Callie Hays v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Dispute over the claim of the plaintiff who was the widow of John R. Hays, deceased. |
West | Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 931 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1929 | Connis Lynn v. The National Life & Accident Insurance Company of Tennessee | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Connie Lynn sued to collect life insurance proceeds after the death of Lottie V. Lynn, wife of plaintiff. Lottie died September 24, 1928 and plaintiff claimed the defendant would not pay the benefit amount of $553.00. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2007 | 159 | 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 | 1926 | C. C. Castles, trustee & admr. of William T. Castles, dec. v. The Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
$3000 policy on W. T. Castles; later offered a loan of $1418.98 on policy; W. T. Castles died in Shelby County on May 10, 1923; Insurance Company refused to pay policy on forfeiture and indebtedness; Ex A: receipt for policy held as collateral security; Ex B: letter from Insurance Co. to Castles; Ex C: interest bills; Ex D: letter from Insurance Co. to Castles; Ex E: receipt for payment to Castles; Ex F: check; Ex H: letter from Insurance Co. to Castles; Ex I-5: letters from Insurance Co. to Castles; |
West | Range: 77 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1896 | 175 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1897 | Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Linda Y. Spratley | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Insurance policy for $8,100 on the life of Benjamin R. Spratley, deceased. Includes brief. |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 544 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | Citizens Insurance Company v. E. M. Ayers | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Case concerns a $100,000 insurance policy on a gin house. Defendant is E. M. Ayers for the use of D. J. Porter and G. W. McRae, partners as Porter and MaCrae [?]. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 550 | 89 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1903 | C. L. Snowden v. Continental Insurance Co. of New York | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies | West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 840 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1903 | Caroline S. Richardson v. Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
The plaintiff insisted there was fraud involved in the defendant's policies. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1328 | 190 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1906 | Dottie Clark Root et al.v. Railway Officials & Employees' Accident Association | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Additional Plaintiffs: Carrie May Wynne, Katie Ilma & Zettie Clark & Charles Clark, Jr. Plaintiffs children of Charles E. Clark, passenger conductor on I. C. Railroad. Suit to collect on $5000 life insurance policy taken out by Clark 21 Jan. 1899 & payable to his children. Clark accidentally shot to death by Mark Shanley at Montgomery Park on 8 April 1899; family did not know of insurance policy. Company refuses to pay on grounds that it did not receive notification of his death in stipulated time. |
West | Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 982 | 204 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | D. B. Thomas v. Memphis Abstract Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies | West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 533 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1916 | Docia Gorham v. Federal Life Insurance Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
The plaintiff's husband, George Gorham, was shot and killed by a man named Wallace. The plaintiff attempted to collect on a life insurance policy on the husband. |
West | Range: 79 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1434 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1916 | D. C. Paterson v. National Life Accident Insurance Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff claims the defendant is indebted to him for $63 plus interest for a claim he made after being injured on the job, being struck in the testicles. The defendant responded by sending a representative to investigate the claim, and stated his belief that the injury actually came from a venereal disease, which was not covered under his policy. |
West | Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1466 | 83 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1925 | Dr. A. A. Weber, admr. of estate of Henry George Weber, Jr. v. The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Inc. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Henry George Weber, Jr., deceased had purchased a life insurance policy from defendant for the sum of $2000, however upon his death the policy was not paid to his beneficiary, his wife, Bessie Lowrie. Exhibits include insurance policies. |
West | Range: 78 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1872 | 240 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Endowment Rank Knights of Pythias v. Mrs. Katie F. Allen | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Damages of $5,000 for refusing to pay the $3,000 benefit. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 835 | 195 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | Emma Wright et al. v. Hernando Insurance Co. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Additional Plaintiff: G. W. Wright. The plaintiffs' home, insured by the defendant, was destroyed by fire. |
West | Range: 83 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 420 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | E. H. Coats & Co. v. Merchants Cotton Press & Storage Co. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
The first 263 pages of this case are missing. The question was over the ownership of cotton lost in a fire. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 552 | 235 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1909 | E. C. Jones v. German Fire Ins. Co. And J.A. Jones v. German Fire Ins. Co. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Insurance Policy By-Laws included. |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1150 | 253 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | Elizabeth H. Neill v. The Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company of New York | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Neill sued for $2000, claiming the insurance company owed her the money as the beneficiary on the policy after the death of her husband, W. G. Neill, Jr. Includes printed copy of "Statement of the Case, Assignments of Error, Brief and Argument on behalf of Plaintiff in Error". Also includes a large folded cloth. |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1404 | 78 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1923 | E. B. Bennett v. Cloverleaf Life & Casualty Co. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Additional Defendant: W. E. Dunn, General agent. Plea of debt due by sick benefits amounting to $210.00 at $20.00 per week from 9/12/1922 to 12/1/1922 as provided in Policy Contract b-829336. Bennet won a judgment in Circuit Court- Cloverleaf Life and Casualty is appealing. Cloverleaf Life Insurance Policy for E. B. Bennett, a preliminary notice of illness w/ physician's statement., letters from Cloverleaf |
West | Range: 78 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1785 | 57 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | Fred Dolle v. The Germania Insurance Company of Memphis Tennessee, et al. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Additional defendant: the Vanderbilt Insurance Co. of Memphis, Tenn. Dolle was dealer, manufacturer of furniture and woodwork; destroyed in fire of Aug., 1888; failed to recover losses from insurance companies. Insured for $1,000. Includes fire insurance policy, The American Syndicate. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 313 | 207 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1926 | F. Tomei v. Eureka-Security Fire & Marine Insurance Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff sued to recover $3000 alleged to be owed to him under a fire insurance policy. His storehouse was destroyed by a fire on March 31, 1925. |
West | Range: 77 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1899 | 228 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | George T. Vance v. Phoenix Insurance Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1908 | Globe& Rutgers Fire Insurance Company v. S. Traube, et al | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff claims the defendant refused to allow his damaged property to be appraised after a claim was reported following a fire. Two folders. Oversized policy included. |
West | Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 919 | 836 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1914 | General Accident, Fire& Life Assurance Corporation v. William Peoples admr. of Pinkey Peopels, dec. | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies | West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1318 | 76 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1903 | Hannah Ressler et al. v. Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Additional Plaintiffs: heirs of Daniel N. Ressler, dec. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 777 | 82 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1918 | Henry Wurzburg, Admr. for Seymour Wurzburg v. The New York Life Insurance Company& Specialty Manufacturing Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Wurzburg sued, claiming that the proceeds from a life insurance policy on the life of Seymour Wurzburg should be paid to the estate and not to Specialty Manufacturing. Seymour owned the company at one time, but was not an owner when he died. Includes published Statement of Case, Brief and Argument on Behalf of the Specialty Manufacturing Company. |
West | Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1547 | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1930 | Isse Jay Scharff v. The Travelers Protective Association of America | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff was a resident of Mississippi. Plaintiff claimed that he had an insurance policy through the defendant and that they refused to pay his $1250 claim for the loss of an eye. Eye was injured after an altercation with Alonzo Clifton Drewery. Numrous exhibits are included in the main case file. Housed in 2 folders. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2023 | 528 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1934 | Jake Principi v. Columbian Mutual Life Insurance Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Pltf. sued to recover indemnities under the provisions of two life insurance policies (Nos. 152226 and 152227) on account of permanent and total disability of pltf. following a car accident while policies were in effect. Exhibits icnlude oversize 2 policies and letters. Policies are located in WT OV 10. 2 folders. |
West | Range: 76 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 2199 | 300 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | James R. Vann v. Imperial Fire Insurance Company of Loudon | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies | West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 205 | 99 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1893 | J. W. Clapp, Jr. v. Lucretia Bassett | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Briefs only. Lucretia Bassett widow & executrix of George T. Bassett, dec. 2 Oct. 1893. Bassett & Clapp were partners in a lumber business in Memphis; took out life insurance policies worth $6000 & each assigned his policy to the other; premiums paid out of partnership funds. Business dissolved 1 Jan. 1893 by mutual consent. Plaintiff now suing for half of the $6000 premium to which defendant maintains he is not entitled. |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 529 | 146 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | James D'Arcy, by next of friend, Alexander D'Arcy v. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
$2,000.00 policy on James Sweeny to be paid upon his death to his wife, Mrs. Annie Sweeny, if living at the time, otherwise paid to her children. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 863 | 46 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1904 | James Lee, Jr. v. Millers & Manufacturers Insurance Co. & James Lee, Jr. v. Globe Fire Insurance Company | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
James Lee, Jr. had a fire insurance policy with the companies listed in this case. He did suffer a fire and loss of goods and states that his policy was paid up to date and in good standing. He has yet to be paid for his loss and is sued the insurance company. |
West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 882 | 241 | Order A Copy |