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View Entry 1903 Arbuckle Brothers v. J. N. McCutcheon et al. Hamilton Taxation Disputes

Plaintiffs: John Arbuckle, V. R. Smith, James N. Jarvie, William A. Jamison d/b/a Arbuckle Brothers. Additional Defendants: County of Hamilton.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 49 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Anderson Green & Co., et al. v. Jack P. Martin, et al. Gibson Debt Dispute

Additional plaintiffs: Halls, Ordway & Mitchell. Additional defendants unknown. Debt dispute over "certain goods."

 West Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 842 52 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 American Steel & Wire Co v. Robert A. Speed, Clerk of the County Court Shelby Taxation Disputes

See U.S. Supreme Court Case: AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE COMPANY, , v. R. A. SPEED, Clerk of the County Court of Shelby County.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 875 144 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Bessie H. Shipp, exe. v. Florence Witherspoon, et al. Shelby Estate Dispute

Additional Appellees: John W. Shipp, Mrs. Bond and Mrs. Stovall.

 West Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 826 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Bluff City Insurance Co. v. City of Memphis Shelby Taxation Disputes

This is a dispute between the Bluff City Insurance Co. and the City of Memphis over the amount of tax due on its stock. A copy of the Insurance Co. By-Laws are included.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 859 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Elizabeth J. Joyner v. J. E. Goodlett Shelby Mortgage Dispute West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 851 233 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Frank M. Reed v. Mallalieu & True Shelby Land and Title Dispute

Mallalieu and True is a firm composed of Howard Mallalieu, H. E. True, and Mrs. Lizzie Estes

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 852 83 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 F. S. Harvey & wife v. W. A. Weddington et. al. Gibson Land and Title Dispute

Additional defendant Lenora Pate. Lawsuit concerns a land and title dispute concerning land that was part of the Estate of Parmelia Gibbs and John Gibbs.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 860 69 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Grant Johnson, et al. v. H. C. Jamison Madison Property Dispute

Other complainant: Alice Johnson. The Johnson's say that they are the nearest surviving relatives of Noah McMorris, deceased, and believe they should inherit his property because they took care of him during his final illness. Jamison is in possession of the property, having purchased it from Dr. J. T. Barbee, one of McMorris's creditors, who had seized it in payment of the debts owed him by McMorris.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 848 71 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Henry C. Dobbins v. Thomas E. Whitehead, et al. Shelby Estate Dispute

Additional Defendants: Lizzie Whitehead, wife of Thomas; Henry Borsje & wife, Emma Whitehead Borsje et al. Plaintiff argues that he is the son of Georgiana & W. P. Dobbins by common law marriage & entitled to share of W. P. Dobbins' estate. Georgiana Dobbins (dec. July 1901) willed estate inherited from husband to defendants, her children by first marriage to Thomas L. Whitehead (divorced May, 1870). Defendants maintain plaintiff illegitimate with no right to inherit.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 849 306 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 H. E. Goodlett Jr. v. John Reid Shelby Deed Dispute

The case involved a disputed piece of property in Memphis sold for taxes.

 West Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 936 155 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 H. H. Dorris, et al. v. Araminda Hagar, et al. Davidson Land and Title Dispute

Additional Complainants: Robert Dorris, J. H. Oliver, Annie H. Oliver, Lemuel H. Hagar. Additional Defendant: Minerva Hagar. Complainants also sought and Injunction and to appoint a guardian ad litem for Minerva Hagar, a minor. Case involved land that belonged to the estate of G. W. Hagar, dec'd.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 551 43 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 H. L. Bedford, et al. v. William H. Bedford, Whyte Bedford Shelby Estate Dispute

This cause was filed for purpose of obtaining a construction of the will of Benjamin W. Bedford, dec. October 1883. Two surviving executors of the will. Additional plaintiffs: Ben W. Bedford, Huella B. Glover, Rosa McDonald and her husband, J.M. McDonald; Ellen Turbeville and husband, R.E. Turbeville; Lilla A. Jones and husband, Burt Jones; Julian Bedford, William C. McLean.

 West Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 818 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Henrietta Taylor v. W. F. Goessling, et al. Shelby Property Dispute

Other defendant: W. H. Grimes. Taylor's property was sold at auction after she inadvertently failed to pay a small amount of taxes. She had regularly paid the taxes except the one time she overlooked them. Circuit court clerk sold the property to Goessling. Depositions by H. D. Minor & L. E. Boswell. The 3-page decree of affirmation is badly damaged at bottom. Three brads on brief could not be removed.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 846 85 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 J. F. Chumbley, C. & M. v. John W. Conner, et al. Knox Debt Dispute

Case file incomplete; brief only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 69 13 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 J. C. J. Williams v. Reuben Cates Knox Election Dispute

Case is incomplete; brief only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 88 37 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 John W. Hastings v. Vachel C. Rushing et al Henry Property Dispute

Additional Defendants: John Mitchell & Walter H. Rushing. Plaintiff states that on 26 July 1900 he purchased a tract of land with a mill house on it from defendants. Due to oversight mill house not included in the deed. Hastings in possession of house but Mitchell attempting to claim it. Plaintiff wants the Rushings to correct deed so that it includes the mill house or to legally convey it to him; Rushings refuse to do so.

 West Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 840 76 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 J. N. Jones v. Godfrey Frank & Company Scott Debt Dispute

Additional Defendants: Abe A. Frank and Samuel Kahn Doing

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 857 337 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 John C. Webb v. Henry Overton, alias Webb & Lucinda Webb Scott Estate Dispute/ Settlement

John C. Webb brother of G.W. Webb inherited part of the land and purchased the balance from bros and sisters: Sarah, Elizabeth Angel, Nancy Eades, and Rosetta Davis. G.W Webb, died without issue. G.W Web died in 1890, 13 years later Overton claimed to have been the adopted child of G.W. He claimed the right to G. W.'s lands.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1 3 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 John Bradford, Jr. v. John Bradford, Sr., et al. Knox Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: Henry Bradford, Maggie Bradford, Robert Bradford, and James Bradford. Case involves a contested will and the heirs of former slaves.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 45 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 J. B. Wilkins v. Poe Coldwell et al Perry Land and Title Dispute West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 861 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 J. H. Sires, et al. v. Mary Sires, et al Gibson Land and Title Dispute

Additional plaintiffs: J. D. Sires, Ellen Beal. Additional defendants: Sadie Sires, E. C. Foster

 West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 877 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 L. D. Dearmond v. R. A. Johnson Knox Land and Title Dispute East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 65 112 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Lorean S. Best, et al. v. Joseph Specht, et al. Shelby Estate Dispute

Estate of Joseph Specht, deceased, presumably the father of the defendant. Full list of remaining plaintiffs and defendants not clearly identified, though other members of potential inheritors are, and several individuals are cross-examined.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 868 172 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 L. Swoope v. W. A. Gage, et al. Shelby Debt Dispute

Other defendants not specifically named but possibly: Sanders B. Swoope; W. C. McNutt. For several notes totaling ca. $2000.

 West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 885 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Millie Wilson v. Ida Chitwood et al., and, William& Ida Chitwood v. Millie Wilson et al. Gibson Estate Dispute

Estate of Jerry (Jerre) Wilson. Additional defendants: William Chitwood, Dora Maclin, Sam Maclin, Sam Wilson, Corrilla Wilson, and Jerry Wilson.

 West Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 825 151 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Maria L. Johnson v. Dan'l McPhelie & others Shelby Estate Dispute

Additional defendants: Tom McPhelie, Lizzie and Wheatland Weaver, Mrs. O' Mallie, George McPhelie, Robert Keys.

 West Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 996 110 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Mabel Bradford v. T. H. Hayes, admr. of Polly Rudisill et al Shelby Estate Dispute

Includes probate court records for Polly Rudisill. Additional defendant: unknown heirs of Polly Rudisill.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 850 81 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Mrs. I. N. Patton, et al. v. the Virginia Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Shelby Insurance Disputes

Insurance policy in sum of $1,600 on stock of groceries, wines, bar fixtures, household & kitchen furniture, wearing apparel, pictures, etc.- building situated at No. 2 Front St., Memphis "which the assured was occupying as a grocery, saloon and dwelling." Fire occurring 31 Oct. 1900 on premises, destroyed all properties. Insurance failure to pay claim.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 862 271 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Martha H. Patton v. C. W. Ledbetter & Wife Perry Estate Dispute

This is an estate dispute involving the heirs of A. Patry, deceased.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 872 39 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Ned Whittaker& John Cunningham v. W. R. Harrell Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

Whittaker and Cunningham were accused of enticing away Jim Mackey, who was in the employ of Harvell, who then refused to pay Mackey's due wages because of breach of contract.

 West Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 936 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Phoenix Insurance Co. of Hartford, Conn. v. W. N. Whittlesey Carroll Insurance Disputes

Phoenix, which had just sold a fire insurance policy to Whittlesey, claimed that the fire which soon burned the defendant's house and saloon was caused willfully or negligently by the defendant. They are refusing to pay.

 West Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 812 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Percy Galbreath v. Francis D. Dupont et al.. Shelby Deed Dispute

Additional Defendants: Henry A. Dupont and Alfred I. Dupont, traders for the firm of E.I. Dupont Denemours & Co.

 West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 898 150 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 P. L. Tipton& wife v. Lee Ann Light et al. Dyer Estate Dispute

Additional defendants: Brack Light, Moses Light, Nathaniel Light, Reuben Light, Susan Wynne and her husband, Wash Wynne, Nobe Jordan and her husband Kelly Jordan, Margret Light, Jim Ruff, Johnette Smith, Mattie Ruff, Sue Alice Sawyer and her husband John Sawyer. Case concerns a debt on the estate of Gip Light, an African American, for a judgment of $106.75 and court costs.

 West Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 924 67 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Pittsburgh Steel Company v. J. P. Gentry Co. et al. Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

Additional Defendants: C. Q. Moore, Memphis National Bank, Southern Warehouse, J. N. Oliver, J. P. Finnie, and George C. Mason. The case involved the sale of cotton ties. File is contained in three fiolders.

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1329 535 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Rhoda Bowman et al. v. W. S. Bowman et al. Claiborne Deed Dispute

Final Decree only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 92 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 R. W. Atkins, et al. v. J. W. Trobaugh, et al. Tipton Property Dispute

Since the first 313 pp. are missing, one can only glean from the depositions that the case involves sale of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church parsonage to Trobaugh. Depositions by J. W. Corbitt, H. W. Brooks, D. M. Witherington, J. W. Starnes, W. C. Glover, S. H. Bass, G. B. Sale, Ira Corbitt, J. F. Appleberry & W. F. Billings. The other complainants & defendants were too numerous to mention.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 869 333 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 R. W. Adkins et al. v. J. W. Trobaugh et al Tipton Land and Title Dispute

Additional plaintiffs: S. H. Bass, J. W. Corbett, J. R. McCormick, J. L. Jamison, J. F. Appleberry and E. E. Turner, trustees of the personal property of the Mt. Zion M. E. Church South, J. S. Dickason, J. F. Wooten, John Harris, H. Adkins, Henry Hunter… Additional defendants: H. C. Crigger, J. L. Turnage and G. B. Sale, H. M. Turnage, G. M. Fagan, J. L. Adams

 West Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 720 1288 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Sarah A. Christian v. Catherine John, et al. Knox Estate Dispute/ Settlement

Agatha Christian died in 1886. Her heir, Catherine John & husband took possession of one of her properties, leasing it, & keeping the profits for themselves. Christian sued to distribute the estate properly.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 17a 108 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Swift & Company v. Joseph N. McCutcheon Hamilton Taxation Disputes

For many years J. H. Allison & Co. purchased wholesale meat from Swift & Company to sell in Chattanooga. McCutcheon, a representative of the County sued Swift to recover three years of taxes they County thought was due. However, because Swift was a wholesaler rather than a retailer, they did not think they were liable to be taxed.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 13 38 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Samuel Howard, et al. v. the Town of Lexington, et al. Henderson Election Dispute

Additional plaintiffs: L. A. Stanford, J. L. Murray, A. W. Harmon, J. H. Howard, D. T. White, B. B. Still, C. C. Still, J. O. Carlton, J. W. Whitfield, William Lowry, W. L. Stegall, J. W. Belew, J. M. Lancaster, F. H. Wadley, J. T. Connally, R. H. Davidson, I. N. Cunningham, F. M. Darden, Jass Darden, A. A. Stanford, A. H. Shaefer, W. A. Brown, G. H. Griggs, J. F. Reed, J. F. Daws, W. H. Lancaster, and Tom Malone. Additional defendants: Mayor C. L. Bray. E. E. Muse, Len Laws, et al.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 852 98 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 S. P. Read et al. v. Memphis Gas Light Company et al Madison Debt Dispute

Other interested parties: Thomas Emery's sons, Judge McDowell, J. J. Emery, Mr. Riddick, Mr. Hirsh, Hunt Brothers and Mary Rawlings Case incomplete. Court of Origin unknown

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 859 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 S. T. Jones v. A. M. Braid Carroll Land and Title Dispute West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 878 153 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Sam Williams v. James Walt, et al. Tipton Land and Title Dispute

Volume 1 only. Other defendants: Mary Walt; Nannie Walt; Maggie Walt Lemmon; R. W. Lemmon; Jesse P. Walt. Volume 2 in box WT 810. Also see WT Box 810

 West Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 752 302 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 State v. Frank Moore & John Morgan et al. Madison Taxation Disputes

34 additional defendants. Includes tax receipts.

 West Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 842 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 S. P. Read, trustee v. Citizens Street Rail Road Company Shelby Debt Dispute West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 859 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 S. P. Read, Jr. v. the Memphis Gas Light Company, et al. Shelby Bond Dispute West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 862 227 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 T. G. Witherspoon, et al. v. Bessie H. Shipp, et al. Shelby Debt Dispute

Additional Plaintiff: Florence Witherspoon. Additional Defendants: S. Ella Stovall, George Stovall and Maggie T. Bond. Debt of John W. Shipp, dec.

 West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 902 168 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Union & Planters Bank v. City of Memphis Shelby Taxation Disputes West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 859 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 Union Railway Co. v. Chickasaw Cooperage Co. Shelby Lease Dispute West Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1001 363 Order A Copy

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