Other interested party: Mrs. Chapman Fraternal Organization: Knights of Honor Deceased died of Yellow Fever Cause of action: ownership of paid benefit possible historical significance as it deals with whether or not the benefit paid to the heirs of the deceased by the Knights of Honor belongs to the estate and therefore can be used as payment for debts, or to the heirs, separate from the estate

Additional Defendants: R. A. Dukes, Clayton Weaver, Elbert Webb, John Clark, Walter Garner, Fred Edmonds, The Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America Local No. 437. Cause of Action: picketing, labor dispute.

Complainant filed bill attacking a divorce proceeding filed by defendant. Complainant sought to have said decree set aside on the ground that she had never been served with process and that the divorce was obtained through fraud.

This is a partial case. Cause of action is not stated. It is stated several times that this case and A. C. Craig, et al. v. W. W. Cole can be heard together. See also WT Box 925.

Additional defendants: Alex W. Smith, George W. Brooke, T. J. Brooke. Cause of action: corporate dispute among shareholders. The case is in three folders: volume 1 is in folder 1, volume 2 is in folder 2, and the printed Supreme Court booklets for this case and Choctaw Elevator Co. v. J. Rosenbaum Grain Co. are in folder 3.

Additional Defendant: James McCallum, James H.[?] Bridgforth. This bill was filed to have the Robert L. Brigdforth estate held liable for the judgment recovered in the case of Robert B. Daily, admr. of George F. Phelps, dec'd. v. Robert L. Bridgforth and James H.[?] Bridgforth, over the sale of a negro.

Complainant sought to ,Defendant is the widow of Taz C. Newman, dec..

Exhibits: deeds, checks, receipts, and contract. Additional plaintiff: wife Alice C. Day. Additional defendant: Devorkin Brothers. W. R. Cross is a trustee of the Devorkin Brothers. Cause of action: Alexander and Alice Day executed a deed of trust to W. R. Cross and the Devorkin Brothers for their property. They paid on this deed in full. The Devorkin Brothers then advertised the property for sale. The Days want the Devorkin Brothers restrained from selling. Case fills two folders.

Abe Goodman was looking to be paid an administrator's fee as well as administrator's counsel. Includes a reply brief for the administrator regarding fee allowed administrator. Court of Civil Appeals.

Pltf. asserted her husband was the proprietor of long-running and successful drug store known as Robinson's. Pltf. asserted Robinson's Inc. was using this long standing reputation to build and commericalize a chain of drug stores competing with pltf.'s operations. Pltf. would like dfnt. to cease and desist from using the Robinson name in their business ventures and drug retail business. Ex. Mat.: photos, business ephemera, newspapers, prescription labels, and more. 6 folders.

Brief only. Cause of Action: Cheatham wanted to get rid of a purchase made by him in the case of Everhart v. Elliott. Cheatham renewed the suit claiming the previous ruling judge was incompetent.

Additional parties: H. C. Walters, Wm. H. Lindsey, Verner Tolmie, G. Bigg Jacobs, Reau E. Folk, W. Lo Looney, John R. Aust, Garnett S. Andrews, J. C. Lusky, T. A. Clarkson, Richard H. Allen, A. J. Dyer, C. E. Johnston, Ben F. Barbour, H. O. Moore, R. P. Carey, H. F. Allen, O. L. Jones, L. S. Lawo, John D. Hutton, R. R. Sneed, Geo. P. Woolen. The charge in this case was conspiracy to defraud and involves the sale of company stock.

Additional Plaintiff: George A. Cochran. Additional Defendants: William H. Stovall, Exor. & Rosa Fowler, Executrix John W. Fowler, dec. Plaintiffs trying to regain funds deposited with failed bank. Mosby receiver of Gayoso Savings Institution which failed 6 Feb. 1868. Harris & Cochran once partners with W. J. P. Doyle in Harris, Cochran & Co. of Memphis. Stovall & Fowler residents of MS.

Cause of Action: Parties seek appointment of a receiver to divide lands left by R. A. McMahan, deceased. Secondary Cause of Action: Wants sale of land voided. Exhibits include birth & marriage certificates, Add. Defendants: Ernest Justus, Bruce Justus, Trula Justus Woods, Pearl Justus Rayfield, Howard Justus, Grace Justus, Ben Justus, Willie Mae Justus, Leonora McMahan Owens, Blaine Justus.

Complainant sough a construction of Chap. 119 of the Public Acts of 1933, the statute regulating the operation of motor vehicles for hire upon public highways. Robinson, doing business as Robinson Transfer Co. Pace, a State Highway Patrolman. Additional Defendants: Harvey Hannah, Porter Dunlap, composing and being the Railroad and Public Utilities Commission.

This is a brief only. It appears the original case involves Lillie E. Sellers trying to recover $500 from her former guardians that she feels is owed to her.

5 folders. Cause of action: petition to establish a drainage district. "The prayer of the petition is that a disinterested and competent Engineer be appointed to examine the lands described, and report to the Court the result of his examination; that the parties in interest, not petitioners, be notified of the proceedings and that such other things be done and orders made as may be necessary to establish said Drainage District."

Additional defendants: Frank Thompson, Jim Thompson. Cause of action: illegal removal of timber. "The Thompson Brothers" purchased land from the Anderson-Tully Company. The Anderson-Tully Company's right to remove timber from the land expired on January 1, 1914. After that date, they were still cutting and removing timber. M. L. Thompson sent O. E. Tennant down to instruct them "not to remove the timber that was on the place that they had been cutting." Tennant testified in the case.

Bank of West Tennessee, Confederate Military authority Cause of Action: Scire Facias

Other parties: Delida Cicalla Cause of action: question of court sanction of a lease No Docket Number

Labor Dispute. Supplemental Brief.

This is a case brought in objection to the formation of Hancock County. The plaintiff states that the Act creating the county of Hancock was unconstitutional.

Buckeye Marble (a foreign corporation) contracted with the defendant for the purchase of the whole and entire stock of the McMillan Marble Company (a Tennessee firm). Buckeye wanted the contract enforced. Harvey argued that Buckeye was taking advantage. "Can a foreign corporation come [into Tennessee] and swallow up one after another" the 10,010 domestic corporations for "such a nefarious and infamous intent and purpose?" Referred to is a suit against Buckeye in the death of William Shrum.

Additional defendants listed in file. In 1870, the defendant filed a petition against the heirs of Alexander Ish (dec.) as he was one of the securities as an administrator. The plaintiffs state that the defendant's appointment as an administrator was fraudulent and pretend and he was not owed any part of the deceased's estate, taken from the heirs.