Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1926 Frank Payoulatas v. State Hamilton Breach of Trust

Final Decree only.

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View Entry 1931 Independent Life Insurance Company v. Paul V. Hunter Hamilton Breach of Trust

Original bill was a complaint about the collection of a trust fund by P. V. Hunter in his capacity of agent of the plaintiff, for which it made a bond by depositing with the company $2 per week out of the collected commissions. Hunter also sued insurer for $50,000, alleging that upon retirement the company had tried to libel him with these charges. Exhibit materials are checks and ledgers. Oversize located in ET Oversize 17. Case take up entire ET 1466 box. See also ET 1325 (151 pages of 2332 pages)

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View Entry 1893 Joseph Ruohs v. Third National Bank of Chattanooga, et al. Hamilton Breach of Trust

Ruohs purchased 22 bonds of $1k each issued by the town of Athens, in order to by shares of $22k in stock in the Nashville & Tellico Railroad Company, meant to mature in 20 years. Ruohs accuses bank officers John A. Hart, William H. Hart, and W. E.Baskett of selling bonds which they knew to be faulty, insolvent, and possibly invalid. See additional case of Joseph Ruohs v. Town of Athens et al. in box ET 1776 related to the same 22 bonds (480 pages).

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View Entry 1936 Louise S. Rees, et al. v. First National Bank of Chattanooga, et al. Hamilton Breach of Trust

Chattanooga Savings Bank & Trust, forerunner of 1st Nat'l. Bank, was trustee of estate of Benjamin Franklin Rees (d. 1907). Income from bank's investments to go to brothers & Erlanger Hosp. Investment properties fizzled, so family sued. Reconstruction Finance Corporation had a role, so case could be helpful in researching Depression & banking. M. H. Silverman had questionable involvement. Testimony: N. J. Simmons, E. H. Lawman, A. A. Dragoo, Taylor Durham, I. D. Strong, G. L. Nichols, C. H. Buck.

 East Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 933 247 Order A Copy
View Entry 1878 State v. James O. Senter Hamilton Breach of Trust

Senter, an attorney and agent for Abraham Miller, accused of appropriating for his own use $900 of a $1,018.40 U. S. Treasury certificate payable to Miller. The money was bounty & back pay due Miller as the father of Samuel S. Miller, a U. S. soldier, 2d Lieutenant in Co. K of the 9th Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry Volunteers. Senter charged with "fraudulent breach of trust".

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1659 79 Order A Copy