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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1850 | Anthony Dibrell v. L. W. Tussell | Davidson | Failure to Return Execution | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 239 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1912 | Ahler Plumbing Company v. Bishop-Babcock-Becker Company | Knox | Failure to Pay |
J. B. Jones, a member of the building committee of the Holston National Bank, hired Ahler Plumbing to install a heating system in his house. Ahler bid on a project at the bank, & did the installation work at Jones' house so that he might recommend the bank hire Ahler. The pump was supplied at a much higher rate and Ahler sued to be relieved of the debt because it was not the price he had agreed to. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 19a | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | A. R. Richardson, Commissioner, B. H. Peden, admr. of John Abernathy, & Henry Howze, admr. of A.S. Young v. W. D. Smith, B.S. Wilson, John S. Cathey | Giles | Failure to Pay |
In 1861 Smith executed to Richardson as Clerk and Commissioner of Giles County a note for $805 due in twelve months for property belonging to the estate of John Abernathy, dec. Other judgments were recovered by the various plaintifs, against other defendants. The case details the amounts, dates, and transfers for each of these debts in order to recover the amounts owed to the plaintiffs. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 35 | 56 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | A. R. Garrison et al. v. A. L. Harvey et al. | Giles | Failure to Pay |
Additional Complainants: George F. Phelps. Additional Defendants: E. E. Harvey, D. N. Ordway, James (Servyys)?-admr.. Of George D. Servyys, Thomas B. Daly-admr.. of James M. Vause, B. M. Gregsley, Silas Jenkins, William H. Baugh, Judith Freeman, William M. Baugh, James M. Childress, John Bass, Allen M. Harlow, William C. Addins-admr.. F A.C. McWilliams, William Brown, William Everley, William Austin, P.W. Phelps, R.L. Holloway, Thomas Reid, William Stevens, Andrew Carlos, John Fagan et al. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 57 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1916 | Allen B. Fisher v. W. M. Pollard | Davidson | Failure to Pay |
Fisher was an auditor and Pollard a county court judge in Davidson County. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 85 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1866 | A. M. Wingfield v. Thomas J. Crosby et al. | Maury | Failure to Return Execution |
Crosby was the sheriff of Maury County. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 307 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1837 | Alfred P. Gower& William Gower v. Uriah S. Cummins | Rutherford | Failure to Return Execution | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 379 | 13 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1944 | A. L. Sharp, et al. v. O. T. Needham, et al. | Union | Failure to Perform Official Duties |
Additional Plaintiffs: Paris Smith, Claude McPhetridge, Bert Booker, Martin Peters, Wesley Turner, Harvey Rogers, Kenneth Brantley, Joe Housley, and Roy Cole. Additional Defendants: L. F. Booker, Arthur Cook, Bernie George, Horace McCarty, B. F. Rouse, and Dennis Bailey. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 273 | 150 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Adams, Throne & Co. v. W. M. Kirk, Sheriff | Dickson | Failure to Return Execution | Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 571 | 34 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1872 | Andrew Knott, et al. v. William B. Carter, exe. Of A.M. Carter, dec. | Knox | Failure to Return Execution |
Opinion only. Carter moved for and obtained a judgment against J.P. Lush, a constable of Knox county, and his securities for failing to return an execution issued and delivered to him. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1210 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | Archibald Bacome v. F. K. Berry, et als. | Monroe | Failure to Pay |
Defendants: F. K. Berry and wife, C. C. Berry; Sidney G. Cleveland, & A. W. Cozart of Loudon Co. Dispute over land, S.E. quarter, 5th Section, 1st Township, 2d. Range, Hiwassee Dist., lying E. of E. Tenn. & Ga. RR., sold at $8,500, 31 Oct. 1867. Unpaid notes left by R. R. Cleveland, decd. intestate, both F. K. Berry, Sidney G. Cleveland, admrs. Sale of land to Matthew Nelson, decd., and wife Martha Nelson, decd. 1862-63? |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1657 | 143 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1827 | Arthur Jones v. Nathaniel Hunt | Franklin | Failure to Return Execution |
Hunt is Franklin County sheriff and is accused of failing to return an execution which was issued upon the dissolution of an injunction to a judgment of the Circuit Court for $147. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 184 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1846 | Allen Carter et al. v. William Samuel Boughter | Montgomery | Failure to Return Execution |
Additional Plaintiffs: Allen Carter and wife, Carlotte, Samuel Lockhart and wife, Nancy, D.D. Murphy and wife, Sarah, Joseph Lockhart and wife, Polly, John Smith, James Smith, George Smith, Thomas Smith, William Smith, J. Hornberger, and others. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 222 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | A. L. Taylor v. Hiram Bogle | Blount | Failure to Pay |
Hiram, his wife Martha Ann, & his child, & "a young black woman" in their household became ill. They called Dr. A. L. Taylor to take care of him. Each family member repaired at a different rate of time, the total time of the Dr.'s attention was about two months. The bill mounted & Bogle could not pay it back right away. Suit was to recover payment. However, witness testimony shows the bill was far too high to be fair. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 9a | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | A. T. Oden v. Elizabeth B. Ellison | Davidson | Failure to Pay |
Oden sued Elliston to recover a promissory note for $3,000 due at 12 months with interest. The balance on the note remained due and unpaid. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 17 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | Andrew Johnson v. John W. Hanner, et al. | Williamson | Failure to Pay | Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 39b | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1879 | A. N. Akin, clerk v. Thomas J. Crosby, et al. | Maury | Failure to Return Execution |
A. N. Akin, special commissioner in place of J. B. Padgett, dec. v. Thomas J. Crosby as Sheriff of Maury County, Tennessee, Ed Williams, John B. Hamilton. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 55 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | Alex T. Stewart& Co. v. Davis Cockrell | Shelby | Failure to Pay |
Defendant failed to pay the costs of a previous judgment against him, has no property that can be sold or attached. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 43 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | Antonio Cardano v. Frank Sturla | Shelby | Failure to Pay |
Suit by plaintiff for failure to pay $2500 for work and labor performed by plaintiff, by defendant Sturla; failure to pay $2,500 for goods and merchandise- parlor furniture, re: mirrors, marble-top tables, carpets, wardrobes, etc. Plaintiff (Cardano) died in April 1881, as stated by scire facias. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 109 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1814 | Adam McKee, et al. v. Joseph Love | Knox | Failure to Perform Official Duties |
Plaintiff is the acting sheriff of Know County. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 14 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | American Discount Company v. W. L. Keef | Hamilton | Failure to Pay |
Exhibits include sales contract and notice. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 835 | 101 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1854 | Andrew S. Justice & wife Savannah v. Mary Coleman | Cocke | Failure to Pay |
Savannah Justice (formerly Davis) is the daughter of Arthur Davis (dec.). Failure to pay for services performed by a slave, Eliza, for defendant. Eliza was owned by plaintiffs, bought by Arthur Davis. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1153 | 160 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | Adaline Simpson v. Jesse Bacon, et al. | Washington | Failure to Return Execution |
Brief for plaintiff only. Simpson sued sureties of Mark Bacon formerly sheriff of Washington County to recover of said sureties for failure of said Bacon to pay over monies collected by him to which Simpson was entitled. Simpson gave execution against A.D. Taylor to Bacon for collecting a note, which Bacon failed to do. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1192 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1928 | A. D. McCutchen v. Mrs. Helen Brummitt Montgomery | Weakley | Failure to Pay |
A.D. McCutchen sold a monument to Mrs. Helen Brummitt Montgomery to be erected at the gravesite of her deceased husband, Horace Brummitt. The total for the monument, in accordance with the contract, was $680.00. Mrs. Montgomery made payments totaling less that $200.00, so McCutchen filed a bill to reclaim the monument under the terms of the original contract. |
West | Range: 77 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1972 | 58 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1856 | Bank of Tennessee v. Francis M. Boyd, & his securities | Coffee | Failure to Return Execution | Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 258 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1855 | Brown & Appleton v. John Yancey | Washington | Failure to Pay |
William Stuart began a retailing business with Dr. John Yancey in Warrensburg, purchasing their initial stock from Brown & Appleton. Their store burned to the ground in 1849. Although they still had their books, & turned them over to an official for record, when the debts came due, they were unable to pay. They hardly made a profit by the time of the fire. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 9a | 95 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1902 | Bank of Charleston v. Miss Frances P. Johnson et al. | Hamilton | Failure to Pay |
Incomplete case file; response to petition to rehear only. The Bank held notes on an estate settlement & sought to release a part of the property to sell. Case was remanded for action on 3rd part of suit. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18a | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | B. F. Parks v. P. M. Halcomb& Zach Hardison | Maury | Failure to Pay | Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 40 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1855 | Bank of Tennessee v. E. B. Bigley et al. | Davidson | Failure to Return Execution |
Additional Defendants: C. W. Nance, J. Beaty, J. W. Dabbs, James Hamilton, R. W. Perles, James Mallock, A. Dunn, R. H. Wallace, J. H. Gowers. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 255 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1885 | B. D. Irvine v. John R. Thomason | Weakley | Failure to Pay | West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 282 | 25 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1854 | Bank of Tennessee v. John G. Brazelton et al. | Franklin | Failure to Pay |
Failure to pay on a Bill of Exchange. Additional Defendents: William W. Brazelton, David Brazelton Jr. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 246 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | B. H. Malone & T. H. M. Hunter use of W. D. McClure & A. Cox v. Sterling H. Brown & D. B. Garrett Trustee Giles Co. | Giles | Failure to Pay |
Malone and Hunter were school teachers in the 17th District and were contracted to be paid $100 per month for their services. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 18 | 69 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | Bank of Lafayette, Kentucky v. T. W. Seay et al. | Montgomery | Failure to Perform Official Duties |
Other defendants are A. H. Outlaw and D. W. Kenneda [sic] |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 102 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1867 | Barnett R. Hughes v. Hezekiah Hill et al. | Williamson | Failure to Return Execution |
Additional Defendants: Samuel Walters, Jeremiah Hill, John M. Winstead, Cypress S. Bittich, Thomas Heals, John Edmondson. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 317 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1896 | Butler Jack v. Citizens Street Rail Road Co. | Shelby | Failure to Pay |
Plaintiff was forcibly ejected from a rail car because he only paid a nickel for a dime's worth of tickets. |
West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 472 | 69 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1896 | B. P. Caldwell v. J. L. Clark, et al. | Grainger | Failure to Perform Official Duties |
Add def: J. J. McGoldrick, J. K. Shields. Clark was constable in the county. In 1890, there was a judgement rendered against A. Shelton and was in the hands of Clark for collection. Plaintiff accused Clark of colluding with Shelton to collect a smaller amount than was charged. |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2022 | 140 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1914 | Binghamton Pharmacy, et al. v. First National Bank | Shelby | Failure to Pay |
Plaintiffs: W. A. Kilpatrick Bros., and L.H. Kilpatrick. Issue of a note placed as collateral with Defendant for $400 and interest, which they failed to pay upon maturity. |
West | Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1367 | 133 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1853 | Columbia& Hampshire Turnpike Co. v. William L. Garner | Maury | Failure to Pay |
Failure to pay toll. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 243 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1853 | Constantine Perkins et al. v. William Chaffin et al. | Lawrence | Failure to Return Execution |
Additional plaintiffs: Thomas Parks, William McKerrock, and Jefferson Martin. Additional defendants: Elihue M. Chaffin, John Chaffin, Thomas T. Christian, Lee M. Bentley, and John W. Stewart |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1939 | Claude Huffman v. W. M. Condry | Blount | Failure to Pay |
Huffman had purchased an automobile creating a note to Condry for $600, payable in weekly payments of $10. Condry then repossessed Huffman's automobile because payments were not being made. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 7 | 67 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1898 | C. C. Norton & Company v. T. N. L. Cunningham | Rhea | Failure to Pay |
Plaintiffs sued to recover $44.06 from the partnership of Darwin, Allen & Company, a Evansville mercantile that originally owed $400. The firm was unaware that they still owed money. The suit sought to clarify whether or not a statue of limitations had been met on the debt, since a lengthy amount of time had passed since the debt was made. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 14a | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1842 | Charles Donohoo v. John P. Angelly | Bradley | Failure to Pay |
Donohoo sued Angelly over a debt. Suit sought to settle the debt. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 20 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1841 | Charles Fisher & Co. v. A. Kirkpatrick & John Coatney | Anderson | Failure to Pay |
Incomplete case file. Response to petition of errors only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 20 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1897 | C. P. Goree v. S. R. Coale, et al. | Hamilton | Failure to Pay |
W. M. Wilhoit borrowed $8700 from Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage Co. to purchase land, & the mortgage was assigned to S. R. Coale. The land had a prior lien for $690 to T. L. Cate, alleged to have been filed by Coale. The law firm Gorree & Atkins sued to recover their fees, following defending Coale. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 23 | 21 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1920 | Clyde Shropshire v. Joe W. Wright et al. | Davidson | Failure to Return Execution |
Other defendant is Thomas G. McCampbell, deputy sheriff. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 129 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | C. F. Vance v. D. T. Porter& W. F. Taylor | Shelby | Failure to Pay |
Defendants were surviving partners of the late firm of Newton Ford and Co. Complainant was an attorney originally charged with failing to pay $125.00. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 214 | 170 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1921 | C. C. Castles v. O. H. Perry, Sheriff,& Maryland Casualty Co. | Shelby | Failure to Return Execution |
Perry, Sheriff of Shelby County, is sued for non-return, failure to make due and proper return of an execution in the case of C. C. Castles v. W. D. Mitchell. |
West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1127 | 148 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1936 | C. M. Cabbage v. Union County, Tennessee | Union | Failure to Pay |
Plaintiff says the county officials have refused to pay his for his services as tax assessor, even though a salary amount has been specified by law, and his predecessor was paid up to the point when he left office. |
East | Range: 8 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 985 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1840 | Col. Micajah Clack Rogers v. John Kincannon | Bradley | Failure to Pay |
Kincannon owed Rogers $209.88 and Rogers sued to recover the debt. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | C. G. Cabler v. W. W. Berry | Davidson | Failure to Pay |
In 1860 Ammon Davis made a note for $2500 to F.O. Hurt who endorsed it to C. G. Cabler, who endorsed the note to W. W. Barry. Barry denied that he owed money on this note. Case refers to previous Chancery Court case (William Litterer vs. Ammon L. Davis), Circuit Court case from January term 1866 involving wages on steam boat "Red Rover." |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 9a | 132 | Order A Copy |