Plaintiff is deputy tax assessor for Washington County. He complains that the state legislature has attempted, through amendments to previous bills, to legislate him out of office and install the defendant as deputy tax assessor. Plaintiff complains that the defendant now claims the office for his own. Furthermore plaintiff believes the said legislation to be unconstitutional. Plaintiff is seeking an injunction restricting the defendant from carrying out the duties of said office.

Additional defendant: H. M. McNeil. McEwen sued Bellamy, T. P. Perry, and S. P. Pyle for debt. McEwen complains that T. P. Perry induced him to purchase equipment for a barbershop Perry was opening in Kingsport, Tennessee known as the O. K. Barber Shop and located on Boone Street. Perry went to jail in 1927 and, against his agreement with the pla., transferred ownership of the shop to Pyle who then sold it to Bellamy. Pla. claims that Perry had not right to dispose of his property.

While delivering ice for the American Service Company, Clinton fell with a 2.5x3' block of ice, which struck him at multiple points of his spine. Testimony by doctors attempt to attribute the damage to his spine to a case of syringomyelia caused by syphilis. The investigating doctor with his insurance company diagnosed him with a brain tumor.

Hutchinson owned property in Knox county that she commercially leased to Oscar Dunn and James Carson, whom erected buildings on the property. The lease was sold and conveyed to W. M. Fulton by Dunn and Carson, however Hutchinson was unhappy with the terms of the transfer. She believed that Fulton had created a corporation for the purpose of stripping and selling the commercial property, thereby defrauding Hutchinson.

Additional plaintiffs: James R. Hedges. Additional defendants: Mertland McLain Hedges II, Mary Alice Hedges, Emmeline Joan Hedges & Laura Seitz Hedges, all minors, and Lawrence S. Hedges. All are joint exe and trustees under will of M. M. Hedges, dec. James & Lawrence Hedges are only children of M. M. Hedges, dec. Dispute over the annual income allotted to them in order to maintain their home, businesses, and children.

Plaintiff loaned a piano from defendant for $485. After defaulting on the original contract, Gallagher asserted a new contract was drafted, ifying the old. Plaintiff contented they were due the money paid after repossession and subsequent resale by Ledgerwood, Inc. Exhibit materials are receipts of payment.

See ET 1500 for possible related case. S. E. Guinn Manufacturing Company has file bankruptcy. After selling its property in holding for $5000, and paying off its expenses $4100, there is very little money left to settle the investments of its trustees. Additionally, the case goes into very complicated details concerning bonds held with other companies, and other interests to which the company is indebted.

Widby sued American Insurance for $1250.00 plus interest. Widby was the widow of Basil T. Widby, dec. who was killed in an accident with a Mack truck. American Insurance claims that the life insurance policy issued to Widby was in fact issued after he was killed rather than before. Therefore, American Insurance decided that Widby was not due payment.

Plaintiff filed suit against defendant company for injuries sustained as the result of plaintiff being thrown from his horse, which was frightened a one of defendant's passing trains. Exhibit: 2 Oversized maps of railway and road at Susong, TN, located in M-17-17. See also box 1582

Rutherford got a loan from Fidelity for $1500 and purchased 47.78 acres of land in Sullivan County for M. D. Arnold and J. Harry Price. Initially Rutherford failed to comply to the terms of the loan which included purchasing fire insurance for the property. Fidelty Bank sought to foreclose on the property and the loan because the terms of the loan were not met.

Pltf. secured a deal with S. M. Williamson & Co. for lending practices. After discovering a mechanic's lien on R. G. & Gertrude Amo property, pltf. informed Williamson & Co. it would no longer hold notes as security, and demanded repayment. Williamson secured dfnt. as surety. Many mechanic's liens existed on Amo property, were consolidated in court. Connected to J. McDonnell v. Gertrude Amo in WT2023. Ex mat: letters, deeds, bonds, etc. In 2 folders.

Other plaintiffs: Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company. Defendant built bridge on East Third St. over plaintiffs railroad tracks. Adjacent property owners sued for damages because of change in road grade caused by construction of bridge. Plaintiffs advanced/loaned defendant $5000 to settle damages & defendant refunded them the remainder not paid out. Plaintiffs claimed they weren't responsible for paying any of damages & should have been refunded the full $5000. See ET 1460.

Plaintiff states that it entered into an agreement with the defendant to furnish the millwork on the Terrace Hotel, later known as the Andrew Johnson Hotel, located at Gay and Hill Ave. in Knoxville. Plaintiffs allege that the defendant has failed to pay for the goods furnished to him and is now seeking payment. Exhibit materials include correspondence, contracts, and lumber orders.

Plaintiff. left unable to work & in a state of poor health after falling on the job. He was coerced into accepting a one-time payment of $400 after he initiated a lawsuit to force it to pay workman's comp. He then sued to recover the full amount due under Workmen's Compensation, which is 50% of the wages that he was receiving at the time of the injury for a period of 560 weeks. Incomplete transcript, only p 1-118, 448-669. See also ET1528; 1446.

Addtl dfnts: J. C. Durdin, A. E. Durdin, Methodist Episcopal Church South of Camden, and Camden Station, Lexington District, Memphis Conf. of said M. E. Church South of Camden, L. E. Davis, A. S. McGill, A. G. McDaniel, A. L. Hassell, J. G. Presson, Southern Trust Co., and C. W. Bailey. Pltfs. sued to recover debt from the materials and mill work to build the new M. E. Church South at Camden, and assert their lien on the property. Ex. mat: account registers, letters, notes, receipts, etc. 2 folders.

Add. Def: C. T. Schutz, E. S. Arnold, E. H. Arnold, and E. H. Beaumont. Plaintiff claims the defendants defrauded him by representing themselves as agents of the Southern Ind. Banking Corp. of Bristol which, they claimed, controlled the Southern Ind. Banking Corp. of Knoxville, and convincing him to exchange his shares in said Knoxville Bank with the shares of said Bristol Bank. Plaintiff claims the Bristol Bank shares are now worthless. A similar case with the same def. is located in ET 1457.

Plaintiff alleged that it was owed $20,000 in loans, in which 291 shares in defendant company was used as collateral for said loan. Defendant defaulted on he loan and shares offered as collateral had no value. Additional Defendants: R.Y. Grant. Appears that part of this case is missing.

The original cause of action was hard to determine but it appears that the Chancery Court ordered that W.R. Brown be required to satisfy an obligation to the Citizens Savings Loan Corp. on a $100.00 note.

Dickson purchased a Studebaker from CIT Corp, then sold his contract to Cherokee Motor Company. Dickson asked for refinancing and was granted another contract at a higher rate. He defaulted on his payments and the car was repossessed.

The statement of the case states "the executors filed in the Chancery Court at Johnson City, an original and a cross-bill for a construction of the will of their father and testator and the administration and winding up of his estate in that court." Their father was Joseph P. Lyle, deceased.

Gretchen's husband Melton, dec., pushed a heavy, full, coal cart up hill when the exertion caused blood vessels inside his body to burst, and he died. When given a physical at the start of his work, the doctor found he had a heart murmur and an enlarged heart during autopsy. Mrs. Ault seeks payment in compensation for his death.

Prior to the passing of TN House Bill 105, which created the position of County Road Superintendent, Sevier County had three male citizens (Butler, McMahan, J. H. Denton,) serving jointly, to make up what they called the Count Highway Commission. After the bill passed, the commission was voided, and McMahan was appointed Commissioner. The other two men sued, stating that McMahan overstepped, performed poorly, and "attempted to usurp all of the power of the old commission."

Additional defendants: Leslie, Cora, Mae, Bella, Ethel, and G.T. Byrd, Jake Beets, Mrs. Nan Beets Hipshire, Mrs. Mary Beets Stubblefield, and Tom Beets. Jones claimed inheritance of land to which Byrds hold the physical title.

The defendant purchased stock in the Oakdale Bank and Trust Co. from the plaintiff. Defendant issued cash to the plaintiff and a note for the balance. The Oakdale Bank and Trust Co. then became insolvent and failed. Plaintiff claims the defendant has failed to pay the balance of the said note. The defendant claims the plaintiff knew the financial situation of the bank when he sold the stock and further claims that the stock was already worthless when it was sold.