Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1926 Belle Ross Hahn v. D. K. Eckel, et al. Knox Non-payment of Bank Note

Issue becomes statute of limitations on payment, since note was acquired post possession by Pltf. Rules that chancery was correct that relations were not established to prevent claim. Cause of Action: Note Payable.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 14 3 Order A Copy
View Entry 1880 B. M. Branner et al., exe. of John R. Branner, dec. v. Caldwell & Washington, Attys. Knox Payment for Services

Add plain: John Talbot, G. M. Branner. Plaintiffs sued their legal counsel in litigation with the East TN., VA & GA. Rail Road (of which John R. Branner had been President). Executors thought fees ($6,500 for 2 suits) excessive, and sued attorneys. Others: William McFarland & James T. Shields, Maggie Branner, James Comfort; Tully R. Cornick Sr.; L.A. Gratz; W.P. Washburn; John H. Crozian. 495 pages in ET1945

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1167 616 Order A Copy
View Entry 1922 Chastain-Fowler Company v. Frank Fowler et al. Knox Payment for Goods

Additional Defendants: Harry Atkins and Ben W. Fowler

 Middle Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 175 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1934 Charles Wilburn et al. v. Karl Koch Erecting Company & A. W. Kutsche & Company Knox Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service

Cause of action: Wage Dispute

 East Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 931 35 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Fidelity Bankers Trust Company v. Max Friedman, et al. Knox Petition for Payment

Additional Defendants: Royal, Inc., Jewelers, S. H. Busch. Petition for payment of lease or rent. Exhibits: check, 1 large photo, correspondence, bill of sale, lease agreement.

 East Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 448 276 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 Jellico Mountain Coal & Coke & Transportation Co. v Standard Coal & Coke Co. Knox Petition for Payment

Plaintiff coal company sued the defendant company for payment of royalties on the coal it removed under contract from the plaintiff's land.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1818 261 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 James F. Muncy, admr. of Thomas H. Dowell, dec. v. James A. Conner Knox Petition to Compel Payment

Thomas Dowell conveyed about 100 acres to the defendant shortly before his death for $400. Muncy claimed that the $400 was not paid, which the hiers and he discovered after Thomas' death. Muncy requested payment be enforced with the sale of the land.

 East Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1864 177 Order A Copy
View Entry 1889 J. J. Atkins et al. v. W. H. Glazebrook et al. Knox Petition for Payment

Additional Defendants: John Shelton, G. E. Shelton, and William Myers. Atkins and B. J. Ruder were police officers/detectives of Knoxville, Atkins being the Chief of Police and Ruder the first assistant. They claimed they were entitled to the reward that Glazebrook offered for the arrest and conviction of 3 thieves responsible for the arson and theft of mortgage bonds. The reward for the bonds was $3,000 and the capture of perpetrators, $100 each.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1834 379 Order A Copy
View Entry 1894 Kelly Bros. v. J. W. Fletcher et al. Knox Petition for Payment

Additional defendants: T. W. Keller, Frank A. Moses, W. E. Moses, Charles H. Harvey, Ebissa Granger, John W. Conner, Henry L. Moses, George W. Callahan and S.P. Callahan, composing firm of George W. Callahan and Brothers, John Shea, James P. McDonald… Additional defendants: Hu M. Wilson, E.M. Thurston, C.R. Lane, and J.S. Robins. Concerns debt of more than $1000. See (330) additional pages at ET 1985.

 East Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1083 332 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 Ross Lane v. Harth Auto Company Knox Payment for Goods

H. A. Harth named as defendant as owner of Harth Auto Company. The plaintiff purchased from the defendant an automobile at the price of $490, to be paid in $30 monthly installments. After not being able to pay, the defendant filed a replevin suit, but failed to advertise the car within 10 days of the repossession, violating state law. Having failed to comply with conditional sales law, plaintiff avers the defendant is liable for all amounts paid on the purchase price of the car he paid, or $443.

 East Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1322 172 Order A Copy
View Entry 1865 S. S. Thompson v. Ocoee Bank Knox Non-payment of Bank Note

For $250.00

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1199 19 Order A Copy
View Entry 1858 Thomas Boyd v. James A. Mabry Knox Non-payment of Bank Note

Defendant executed a written note to the plaintiff for $1,000 due one year after the date it was created. He failed to pay the plaintiff the sum of the note.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1161 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1889 W. S. Geers v. J. M. Heck Knox Petition to Compel Payment

Plaintiff Geers and defendant Heck were the owners, as tenants in common, of several tracts of coal land in Campbell and Anderson counties. Geers owned 1/3 interest and Heck the other 2/3 interest. Geer claimed that Heck owed him several thousand dollars for rents, royalties, and profits made from the land for which Heck has never given Geer his 1/3 share as partial owner. There are 3 hand-drawn exhibit maps that show the tracts of land owned by the plaintiff and defendant.

 East Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1803 562 Order A Copy
View Entry 1869 William H. Sneed v. Otis F. Hill Knox Payment for Services

Sneed sued Hill, family physician. Sneed states that he left his home with his family in August 1863 and left his property in care of servant Joseph Davenport to sell the furniture and rent out the building. Hill presented $394 medical bill to Davenport (thinking he was Sneed's agent) and demanded payment. Davenport gave him a secretary desk, hat rack, and books. Sneed charges Hill to surrender his property for just sum of medical bill and give detailed list & inventory of books and damage to secretary.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1189 117 Order A Copy