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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1876 | (unknown) | Haywood | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional plaintiffs: Edward Fitch & M. C. Peter (of firm Arthur Peter & Co.) and James S. Lithgow, Jacob Sawyer & C. O. Smith (firm J. S. Lithgow & Co.). All plaintiffs from Louisville, KY. Additional defendants not named. Claxton from Haywood Co., TN. |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 85 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | Abner Taylor for the use of T. E. Brown et al. v. E. R. Hart et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional plaintiffs: Alexander McBean, Archie McBean, Jon S. Baldwin of Taylor, McBean and Baldwin for the use of J. Langdon of the firm T. E. Brown and Company; Additional defendants: Kate Hart, R. Hough, Trustee, H. C. K?, John P. Caruthers Seeking to collect payment for paving of Shelby Street in Memphis; includes copy of the City Engineer Departments' 1867 Memphis Street Paving Specifications |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 5 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | A. M. Agelasto v. George Lunghe | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1889 | A. Kohlbry & Co. v. H. G. Hollenberg et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional Defendants: Amelia C. Hollenburg, wife H. G. Hollenberg & H. G. Hollenberg, Trustee. A. Kohlbry & Co. comprised of A. Kohlbry & A. Silverberg. Mrs. Hollenberg purchased $77.75 worth of goods at A. Kohlbry & Co., paying with a note due 1 Jan. 1888. Note still unpaid. She also signed her husband's initials to the note as if they were her own. Exhibit includes Postcard with message concerning case. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 486 | 61 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1882 | A. J. Winter& Co. v. Henry Ohlmacher | Warren | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1874 | A. D. Cabler et al. v. W. A. Hunter | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional Plaintiff: William Litterer of Litterer and Cabler. Debt due for services rendered. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 344 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1872 | Antoinette Polk, et al. v. James P. Drouillard, et al. | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional Plaintiff: Daniel Hillman. Additional Defendants: Florence Drouillard, Vanleer Kirkman, Russell Houston, admr. of Anthony Vanleer, dec. Case involves pig iron seized by Federal Army; seeking compensation for services rendered running Cumberland Iron Works. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 318 | 611 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1887 | A. C. Terrell et al. v. J. B. Neely et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional Plaintiff: W. C. Swoope. Additional Defendants: R. C. McCalla, John Donnelly, and S. R. Sandford. Plaintiffs were partners in Terrell & Swoope, a saw-mill and lumber business. Defendants were partners in J. B. Neely & Co., contractors. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 316 | 128 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | A. A. Swope v. B. F. C. Smith | Smith | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Plaintiff, A. A. Swope, sued defendant Smith for fees for services rendered as an attorney for the defendant in the Smith County court concerning a claim of Frank Denny against W. W. Cheek, administrator of the estate of Charles Denny, deceased. Defendant Smith had an interest in the Denny estate and enlisted the serves of A. A. Swope to represent them. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1065 | 63 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | Andrew B. Woodard v. James M. Moffitt, admr., et al | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Add. defendant: N. Baxter. Moffitt is the administrator of the estate of George W. Moffitt (dec.). Plaintiff is an attorney who represented the defendant in four different trials against the Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Railway Company for an undisclosed sum of damages for the negligent killing of his brother, the deceased. The plaintiff was never paid for his services and filed this bill to collected $500 plus interest. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 757 | 107 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Benjamin Ryckman v. G. Hannings & Co., et al. | Weakley | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional defendants: ? Carthray, ? Medkiff, ? McMillan of Carthry and Company, ? Cooger, ? Landers, ? Dickerson, Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Company; Hannings possibly spelled Harmings |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 2 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1897 | Betts Machine Co. v. James Lee, Jr. et al | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional Defendant: J. G. Duke. James Lee owns Lee Gin & Machine Co. Plaintiff charges that he purchased a boring mill from them for $2850 & later claimed that it had a crack in the bottom or bed. Has since refused to make payments, claiming the mill is no longer worth the initial price. Also "made reclamation on your orator for an abatement of the amount of the purchase price." |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 542 | 28 | 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 | 1881 | C. Newton & W. T. Hall v. Gilbert Moyers et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional Defendant: Fannie Moyers, wife Gilbert Moyers. Plaintiffs, attorneys in firm of Newton & Hall of Bastrop, LA, maintain that G. Moyers owes them over $6,500 for their services in 1872 & 1873. Case involved governments of United States & Great Britain, and International Court of Arbitration. Known as A. R. McDonald v. The United States of America, consisted of claim against the U. S. government for a million dollars or more. |
West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 164 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | C. D. Elliott v. John Bass et al. | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Case involves debt due for services rendered as Superintendent of Nashville Female Academy; plaintiff defended the school when Nashville was occupied by the military and was taken prisoner in the North in 1862, upon his return in 1865 he sought to re-establish the Academy. Additional defendants: John M. Bass, A. L. P. Green, W. D. F. Sawrie, William R. Elliston, John Thompson, R. B. C. Howell, W. Berry, T. A. Atchison, Micael Vaughn, and Byrd Douglas. 3 folders |
Middle | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 14 | 984 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Charles Dollman v. W. A. Collier, et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional Defendants: Alice T. Collier, wife W. A. Collier; John T. Dunn, Trustee; Lombard Investment Co. of MO. Plaintiff a carpenter sued defendants to collect payment for work done on their property. Defendants maintain that they had been dissatisfied with his work, and plaintiff continued working in defiance of orders to cease. |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 815 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1828 | Daniel Dwyer v. Thomas Montgomery | Williamson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Plaintiff sold defendant $500 worth of goods for which he never received payment. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 188 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1935 | Dan Ward et al. v. Harry McCool Auto Company | Hamilton | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
The plaintiff sued by his next friend, S.C. Ward. The case involved the purchase of a Chevrolet automobile. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 894 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | D. D. Holman v. J. K. Johnson | Robertson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic | Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 177 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1872 | Dexter Curtis v. M. E. Eddins & R. D. Eddins | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Eddins and Company proprietors of a sawmill on the Wolf River. 2 folders. |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 6 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1872 | D. Schloss & Co. & Shloss & Co. v. Duden, Freree, & Co. | Scott | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic | West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 26 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1870 | Enoch Cunningham v. D. A. McGrady | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Case involves recovery of fees paid for services rendered; lien involved. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 328 | 26 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | E. M. Sims v. T. T. Levan | Grundy | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Elisha M. Sims, a physician, rendered services to defendant and his wife from 1882-1884, with a running bill of $32. Plaintiff brought suit to recover this non-payment of services. Circuit court found for defendant. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 734 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | E. L. Handwerker v. E. E. Hughes et al | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Add. defendants: C. H. Hune & Dan F. Elliotte. Defendants are indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $243.35 plus interest. The defendants were partners in the business name Memphis Floral Company and they employed the plaintiff as their bookkeeper. He was to receive $50 per month for his services plus an extra $10 for every Christmas and Easter holiday, but was never paid. |
West | Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1597 | 203 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | Furman & Co., et al. v. R. A. Edwards, et al. | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional Plaintiffs: F. Furman, F. P. McWharter, J. A. Jennings, and Ed Gilean Jr. Additional Defendants: A. S. Edwards, Elizabeth J. Edwards, and John W. Edwards Francis Furman owned Furman & Co. Wholesale Dry Goods store. He died in 1899 and is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 58 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1947 | F. W. Shepherd v. Coffey & West partnership | Scott | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional Cause of Action: Debt due by Lumber boughgt and not paid for. Receipts and timesheets included. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 112 | 218 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1887 | F. H. Hartman v. John Overton, Jr. et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional Defendant: C. N. Grosvenor and W. R. Bankston. |
West | Range: 83 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 398 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | Guild, Church & Co. v. Mrs. Mary A. McComb | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service | West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 159 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1870 | George P. Frick v. J. C. Richardson, E. Northman,& Co. | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional Defendants: Joseph Trounstine, and J. Northman. Case involves the recovery of debt for goods delivered. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 304 | 124 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | Guadalupe Y Calvo Mining Co. v. W. T. Beaty | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
In 1881 defendant sued to collect $5000 in pay for services rendered to the company. B. F. Fly & Robert F. Looney named as stockholders. Company based in Chihuahua, Republic of Mexico. Chartered in TN in 1878 by B. F. Fly, Robert F. Looney, Thomas P. Chambers, Robert F. Looney, Jr. & T. W. Brown. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 228 | 169 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1882 | George W. Nixon& Wester v. S. C. Capehart, et al. | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Case involves possible fraud over the stocking of the Defendant's boat. Case is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 86 | 4 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | H. S. Snow et al. v. Elizabeth S. Calcote | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional plaintiffs: E. Brock, F. A. Titus, H. Snow and Company |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 75 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | Henry A. Carroll v. W. Kearney, et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Henry Carroll owned a business selling paints, oils, glass, and other building materials. He charged the defendants with non-payment for goods used to build Trinity Baptist Church and the parsonage on the same property. Other defendants: L. T. Anderson, R. L. Childress, R. F. Hodges & Trustees, J. S. Wells, and Trinity Baptist Church. |
West | Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 675 | 93 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1859 | Henry G. Cooke v. The Masonic Education Association of Chattanooga | Hamilton | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Plaintiff filed the suit to recover $466.92 for services rendered without payment and $100 in damages for the defendant unjustly detaining this debt. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1898 | H. E. Carter v. Washington Life Insurance Co. | Hardeman | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Incomplete case. Deposition and bill of exceptions; |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | Henry Brady v. James C. Harris | Lake | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Brady owned a saloon and grocery store in Tiptonville, TN with partner Samuel Fry, deceased. Took on Harris as partner in grocery store after Fry's death. |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | J. Picard& Co. v. George Bliss & Co. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional defendants: Thomas P. Eldridge, James H. Dunham, Isaiah V. Carpenter; Additional plaintiffs; Christopher Mundinger; Writ of Error Originating court is Municipal Memphis/Shelby, appeal to Western Division Supreme Court at Brownsville |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 8 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | John M. Madden, et al., exe. of John Patterson, dec. v. Jesse Rogan | Sumner | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional plaintiff: J. C. Patterson. Rogan was an African-American. Additional parties: Henry Jones, Jefferson Lewis, Henderson Tompkins, R. R. Bruce, S. F. Wilson, William Rogan, R. C. Parker, Frank Rogan, Charles Rogan, and J.R. Barsy. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 34 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | J. R. Jennings et al. v. H. C. Moore | Wilson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
H. H. Delay; S. B. Grandstaff; William D. Grandstaff; J. E. S. Jennings |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 33 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | James Scribner et al.v. Robert Buchannan et al. | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional Complainant: A. W. Crane. Additional Defendant: Joseph Bittick. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 70 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1870 | John E. Garner v. Thomas. H. Gardner& George Whitehead | Robertson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Exhibit - Leather notebook. Case involves the recovery of debt for legal services. File includes a photocopy of the Address of Judge Joseph C. Guild and John Garner, on behalf of George Whitehead. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 304 | 565 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1871 | J. E. Saunders& Narcissa P. Saunders v. Granville C. Torbett | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
debt for services rendered |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 320 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1896 | J. M. Patton v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. | Davidson | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Plaintiff, J. M. Patton, sued the defendant for failure to pay wages of $36.85 he was due while working for the defendant as a life insurance solicitor. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 167 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1847 | James McNews v. Daniel Allen | Greene | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
$2000 for materials & wages to construct grist mill & house for defendant. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1120 | 68 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1887 | J. J. Gill v. Victor Mills | Bedford | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Gill claims Mills purchased a large amount of wheat from him in the spring of 1886 and never paid the balance of the transaction. Mills denies ever purchasing or taking wheat from Gill. sued for the sum of $349. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 735 | 59 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | John Archer v. Jonathan Murrell et al | Sullivan | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Add. defendants: Isaac O'Morrell & Jonathan Conles. Defendants are school commissioners who failed to pay the defendant for his service of teaching in a county school house. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1172 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | J. W. Wright, et al. v. D. M. Osborne & Co. | DeKalb | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Plaintiff: O. B. Wright. Defendants: Dexter A. Smith, J. J. Ford, E. A. Faciteli, & T. Faciteli. Plaintiffs purchased a reaper and draper from defendants, however the machinery did not work. Defendants will not repair nor repay complainants. . |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 913 | 180 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | J. P. Read, Trustee v. Memphis Gas Light Co., et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Additional defendant: Equitable Gas Light Company; possible case of non-payment for services as legal counsel. |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | James Round & Samuel Piper v. Thomas Foley, Michael Doyle | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic | West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 3 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1870 | J. S. Clayton v. John E. McGowan | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Debt for work performed for firm of Scanlon and Clayton; Writ of Error Originating court is Municipal Court Memphis/Shelby, appeal to Western Division Supreme Court. |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 10 | 0 | Order A Copy |