Additional Defendant: The City of Memphis. Plaintiff sued to collect on judgment owed him by the City of Memphis. Maintains Taxing District of Shelby Co. responsible for city's debts.

Partial case: recovery of debt against the defendant for tan-bark, sold & delivered to the defendant as provided by contract.

Recovery of court costs. Case listed in: "Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee, for the Eastern Division, for the year 1870," Volume 1, p. 427-431. Case originally Stuart v. James C. Bradford left state and no property with court jurisdiction and that Bradford was insolvant. Clerk (McCuistion) seeks to recover costs of motion from Stuart. Stuart appealed.

Additional plaintiffs: Joanna Hale, B. W. Hale, Amanda Green, W. H. Green, Catherine Binkley, Joseph W. Binkley. Additional defendants: H. C. Frey, Matt Morris.

Plaintiff's son, William Siler was murdered by the hotel clerk, Paul Liner. Petition to recover Workmen's Compensation claim.

Incomplete: briefs only.

Additional Plntffs.: George W. Pemberton & L. B. Goad. On 16 July 1859 a judgment of $128.57 plus costs was rendered against the plntffs. & in favor of the defts. Since them 3 executions have been issued as defts. Attempt to collect the judgment. Plntffs. granted an injunction prohibiting the defts. From taking further action in attempting to collect the debt until the case could be reheard.

Additional Defendant: Nathaniel Moore. Plaintiff seeks recovery on debt by promissory note. Listed as 'Recorded in Book No. 2, 782-5."

Additional Defendants: F L. Underwood, W. E. Harrell. Plaintiff filed to recover the value of certain items of personal property that were lost to his estate on account of the mismanagement of his estate by defendants.

Plaintiff, the Bank of Lewisburg sought recovery of funds, $314.05, of defendant T.A. Montgomery, former bookkeeper of this bank. The bank charges that the defendant was in debt due to 'over check'. Defendant insisted the bank owed him $320.00 in salary Witness to the defense: John Wallace, employee of B.O.L., and the defendants father, R.S. Montgomery former president of the bank.

Recovery of alimony and child support. The Underwood's were divorced in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 27, 1922. At the time of the divorce, Mrs. Underwood was awarded full custody of their, then nine year old, son Byron Joseph Underwood. Some files found with State v. Frank Abels, et al. (WT2156).

Recovery of monetary sum in promissory note of 1888, initial legal decision out of Frederick County, MD. Verdict for sum of $392.97.

Case incomplete. Brief & exceptions only. Case seems to be a lawsuit originally initiated by the defendants to recover payment for lumber purchased from them by the town of Union, TN. The lumber was to be used for the improvement of the town's streets.

Complainant seeks to recover a payment for allegedly necessary repairs on a boat from the Defendant.

Recovery of money collected by the Sheriff and paid over to B. Lowenstein & Bros.

Plaintiff sued to recover sum of $218.78, the value of crude cotton seed oil lost in transit between Memphis & St. Louis by defendant. Crescent Cotton Oil Co. bases its presumption of loss on statement that the tanks in which the oil was stored weighed more in Memphis than they did when they arrived in St. Louis. No proof that oil was stolen or that tank cars were defective & leaked.

File incomplete. Contains only 2 pages from the Brief for Respondents in the case of Chapman, White, Lyon & Co. v. J. G. Moore & Jonathan Owsley. See: ET, Box 1766.

Attorney for the Plaintiff: A. M. Lambert, Jr. Attorneys for the Defendant: J. and F. Fentress.

Drs. J. A. Anderson, W. H. Bolton, and Dr. Gladden.

Williamson seeks to recover $31.25 plus interest "paid under protest by him upon a privilege tax claimed by the City upon the business of operating a moving picture show."

D. Johnson was the admr. for the estate of T.M. Lawrence. Additional Defendants: W. Merritt, constable, and his sureties, W. L. Baird, and W. L. DePriest. On Sept 10, 1873, Zack Thompson, admr. Of W. Merritt's estate became a party to suit. W. Merritt claimed he received no notice of the suit against him for nonpayment of moneys to the T.M. Lawrence estate which he had collected from their debtors. In addition, he claimed the money collected had in fact been paid to the decedent's attorney.