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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1872 | A.B. Rowden et al. v. State | Meigs | Revenue |
Additional Plaintiffs: Emoeh Collen, L.J. Hornsby, J.M. Hornsby and James Getty. Rowden is County Court Clerk, additional plaintiffs in error are his securities. State alleges that Rowden is withholding money collected by him as County Court Clerk. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1211 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1888 | Benton County v. Henry County | Benton | Revenue |
Benton County sued for back revenue collected by Henry County after the redrawing of their boundary was deemed unconstitutional. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 240 | 120 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Estelle M. Wilson v. O. H. Perry, Sheriff, et al. | Shelby | Revenue |
Other defendant: Pearl Cook. This is a bill of review filed by Estelle M. Wilson. In original bill, Wilson filed to enjoin the sale of some of her real estate property, which had been levied upon and advertised by the Sheriff for sale to satisfy three executions issued from Division II of Circuit Court of Shelby County. |
West | Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1754 | 73 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | James Sweeney, Clerk v. J. T. Gatlin et al. | Henry | Revenue |
Other names: Van Buren Valentine, W. R. Littleton, and R. H. Compton, Sheriff. See also "R. H. Compton v. W. R. Littleton," in this box -- cases are related. |
West | Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1081 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | James Sweeney, County Court Clerk v. J. T. Gatlin et al | Henry | Revenue |
Incomplete case. See box 1081 for related materials. Additional defendant: Gatlin and McGehee, a firm composed of J. T. Gatlin and E. B. McGehee. |
West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1116 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | J. M. Lane v. Z. G. Watkins | Dyer | Revenue |
Additional cases listed in conjunction: W. R. Rook v. Z. G. Watkins and John Beeser v. Z. G. Watkins. Watkins was Dyer County Court Clerk. Relates to issuance of liquor licenses. |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 387 | 25 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | L. A. Bedwell, et al. v. Thomas E. Jones, et al. | Carroll | Revenue |
Additional complainants and defendants are too numerous to list. Case involves claims that revenue was collected by the defendant in his official capacity as revenue collector and was not distributed to the school system. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 153 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1919 | Romans Hailey v. State | Davidson | Revenue |
Case concerns the proper disposition of $40,000 in the Highway Department. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 123 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. Charles A. Atkins et. al. | Weakley | Revenue |
Additional defendants: Phyls Atkins, Jubilee and wife E. Rogers, R.F. and wife S.E. Bostick, |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 153 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. J. E. Warner | Montgomery | Revenue |
Cause of action: Violation of revenue laws. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 682 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | State v. Vincent Meyers | Claiborne | Revenue |
Meyers, the county revenue collector, failed to turn over tax money to the state. His securities were also charged. They included Valentine Fulks, Johnson Mayse, William Owsley, Levi Goin, James Fortner, John Cox, Joseph Janeway, Isham Meyers, W. W. Hollingsworth, A. Simmons, John Kelley, and Pleasant Miller. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1179 | 9 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1917 | State v. D. J. Follis & D. M. Collins | Giles | Revenue |
Two cases heard together, same proof in both cases. D.M. Collins was a Trustee for Giles County. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 117 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1919 | State v. William Fox Hunt | Davidson | Revenue |
William Fox Hunt is for the County Court Clerk, Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 50 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. L. B. Williams, admr. et al. | Hardin | Revenue |
Defendants: R. J. Williams, dec., S. H. Wallace, Thomas W. Byrd, E. T. McGee |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 134 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1885 | State v. W. V. Harrell, admr. of Samuel Allison, et. al. | Smith | Revenue |
Amount due was $4,000. Additional defendants S.W. Caffee, H.B. Oliver as admin. of T. Fisher, W.D. Gold & T.A. Gold & F.M. Gold as Admin. Of P. Gold, A.E. Garrett, G.W. Mashburn, J.L. Mashburn, W.F. Barrett, Ira M. King, W.W. Garrett as admin. of S.W. Garrett, T. Ballenger, John Chambers. Lawsuit concerned money due to Smith County that was collected by Samuel Allison as the County Clerk. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 607 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | State v. John M. Milton, Sheriff | Morgan | Revenue |
The defendant and his securities are being sued for collected tax revenue from Morgan County for 1857, which was never paid to the state. Motion for unpaid revenue. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1172 | 12 | Order A Copy |