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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 | A. B. Goodwin & his wife, Mary C. Goodwin v. M. M. Brien, et al. | Davidson | Tax Collection |
Additional defendants: Wiley Woodward, E.D. Whitworth. Includes a brief by the defendant. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 63 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1921 | A. D. Clarke v. A. H. Woodlee et al. | Grundy | Tax Collection |
Additional parties: Frank Dibrell, K. F. Potter |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 145 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | Andrew Renkert et. al. v. William McLean et. al. | Shelby | Tax Collection |
Additional plaintiffs listed as Matthew Monagan and R. R. Bohlen. McLean was the tax collector for Shelby County. Suit claims that defendants paid their taxes with a check from the "City Bank" in Memphis which went bankrupt and never honored the check. Additional defendants listed as James Goodlow as Executor of Robert Brinkley Estate and John Overton, both of Nashville. |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 298 | 242 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1882 | Andrew Renkirt v. W. J. Smith | Shelby | Tax Collection |
Additional parties: William McLean, William Elliott, Michael Larkin, John D. Elliott, Matthew Monaghan, Daniel Larkin, William t. Kennedy. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 187 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | A. Renkert, et al. v. William McLean, et al. | Shelby | Tax Collection |
Additional defendants: Matthew Monaghan & J. P. R. Bohlen. Additional plaintiff: John Overton. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 307 | 86 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | B. P. Anderson v. John A. Sanoner et al. | Shelby | Tax Collection |
Additional plaintiff: Mariah B. Sanoner Hall. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 103 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1853 | Benjamin F. Hollins, et al. v. President & Directors of McMinnville & Manchester Railroad Co., et al. | Coffee | Tax Collection |
Citizens of Coffee County (districts 7,8,9, 11 and 12) against legislation passed relating to the McMinnville & Manchester Railroad. This is relating to a tax and having the road come within six hundred yards of the corporate limits of Manchester. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 243 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1861 | Benjamin L. Dulaney, Sheriff v. James T. Dunlap; William Cartright, Trustee v. Benjamin L. Dulaney, Sheriff | Sullivan | Tax Collection |
Dispute over state & county tax revenue Dulaney collected as Sheriff for 1856 tax year. James T. Dunlap was state Comptroller of the Treasury & William Cartright was county trustee. Exhibit is 1857 Comptroller's Report to General Assembly. Pg count includes exhibit. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1196 | 190 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1933 | Bishop & Brookhart et al. v. State & Cumberland County | Cumberland | Tax Collection |
Additional plaintiffs in error are unknown. The original suit was brought against more than 200 defendants to collect delinquent taxes for the year 1924. Plaintiffs in error are partners conducting business under the name Chronicle Publishing Company. |
East | Range: 10 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1472 | 140 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | Butler P. Anderson v. Malcolm McNeal | Shelby | Tax Collection | West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 103 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1880 | B. P. Anderson v. Robertson Topp et al. | Shelby | Tax Collection |
Co-defendants: Elizabeth Topp, Emma Topp, & W. L. Vance. Complainant is Shelby County Commissioner of Revenue. Defendants have not paid taxes on a piece of property they own. Exhibits include newspaper clippings. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 154 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1871 | City of Memphis v. The Memphis Life& General Insurance Co. | Shelby | Tax Collection | West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 26 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1936 | C. M. Cabbage v. Union County | Union | Tax Collection |
Case is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 90 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | City of South Fulton v. Cleveland Parker, et al. | Obion | Tax Collection |
Addtl dfnts: J. B. McClain, J. L. McClain, Ernest Heathcock, Arthur McKinney, W. B. Davis, Leon Pickle, W. D. Swiggart, Roy Fields, Boss Rucker, Willie McClain, J. T. Powell, Mrs. Tom Butler, B. J. Russell, L. C. Browder, J. H. Newhouse, S. P. Moore, Tom Williams, T. F. Snow, Homer Furlong, and many more. The city sued to force payment of a tax levied against dfnts. for improvements to the streets their properties connect with, as per the city's right established in the Private Acts of 1927. 2 folders. |
West | Range: 77 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 2124 | 301 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1896 | City of Memphis, et al. v. Andrew J. Harris, et al. | Shelby | Tax Collection |
Additional complainants: William B. Henderson, Andrew J. McLenson, and H. B. Henderson. Additional defendants not identified. |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 448 | 79 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1948 | City of Chattanooga v. American Theater, et al. | Hamilton | Tax Collection |
Exhibits include tax assessments and other tax records, correspondences, depositions. Add. Defendant: Z. Cartter Patten. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 579 | 206 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1948 | City of Knoxville v. William Dixon et al | Knox | Tax Collection |
Add. Defendants: George M. Dail, James Gibson, B. H. Aurin, . |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 659 | 17 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1948 | City of Knoxville v. Elizabeth H. Galbraith et al | Knox | Tax Collection |
Add. Defendants: W. E. Aurian, B. Aurin. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 675 | 85 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1944 | City of Knoxville v. W. S. Hannum et ux | Knox | Tax Collection |
City of Knoxville originally filed suit to collect delinquent property taxes for years 1935-1943 from Will Long, but has since learned that the property has changed ownership but taxes are still unpaid. Complainant has filed a supplemental bill to make the present owners, W. S. Hannum & his wife, parties in the suit. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 794 | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1948 | City of Knoxville v. James Gibson et al. | Knox | Tax Collection |
Defendants sought to have tax obligations dismissed because documents filed by plaintiff omitted any indication that numeracy figures were dollar values, and thus no indication that a monetary obligation was present. Additional Defendants: George M. Dail, William Dixson. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 313 | 57 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1943 | City of Chattanooga v. J. F.& Vernie Costello, et al. | Hamilton | Tax Violation |
Additional Petitioners: David H. Holloway and wife, Mabel T. Holloway. Additional Defendants: R. C. Craven and wife, Edna P. Craven. |
East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 414 | 44 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | City of Knoxville v. F. A. Hessler et al. | Knox | Tax Collection |
Add. Defendants: Carrie Allen, C. H. Asquith, B. H. Acuff, James Gibson, George M. Dail. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 597 | 63 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1929 | City of South Fulton v. Cleveland Parker, et. al. | Obion | Special Tax |
Numerous additional defendants. The City sued all property owners along Central Avenue as well as Church due to their lack of paying for a special assessment that was levied to pay for improving the roads. Assessment was allowed under Chapter 768 of the Private Acts of 1927. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2008 | 57 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | Enoch Ensley v. C. L. Anderson, et al. | Shelby | Tax Collection |
Additional defendant: James T. Patterson |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 73 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | Francis M. Price v. State, J. C. Burch, Comptroller and others | Jackson | Tax Collection |
Additional defendants: William Morrow, Treasure of the State of Tennessee, George H. Morgan, William Hargis, James Hargis, J. W. Sutter, Thomas H. Young, J. W. Brooks, W. R. Chaffen. Price was a revenue tax collector for Jackson County. Price claimed that taxes were owed on several tracts of land owned by the defendants. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 16 | 71 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1936 | First National Bank of Chattanooga v. Charles S. Coffey, et al. | Hamilton | Tax Collection | East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 743 | 31 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1936 | First National Bank of Chattanooga v. Charles S. Coffey, Trustee, et al. | Hamilton | Tax Collection | East | Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 926 | 93 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | Gertrude B. Bowling v. H. G. Scales, et al. | Davidson | Tax Violation | Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 494 | 10 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1873 | George Webb Commissioner for the use of the State v. W. B. Miller, et al. | Hawkins | Tax Collection |
Related documents may be found in ET 9. Too many additional defendants to list. Surnames include: Lyons, Hoffman, Fawbush, Plant, Johnson, Gillenwaters, Skelton, and Phipps. George Webb is the Commissioner of Revenue for Hawkins County and is seeking to have property owned by and held by the defendants sold in order to satisfy back taxes. See additional document in box ET 8a. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1233 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | Horton, Gildersleeve, & Co. v. Mayor & Aldermen of the town of Johnson City, Tennessee | Washington | Tax Collection |
Incomplete file; brief only. The town of Johnson City had recently changed its tax collection policy, exempting land used only for farming from being taxed in anyway other than for building and maintaining roadways. However, the city then attempted to tax property used for farm purposes. This brief cites many similar, precedential cases from other areas. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4a | 9 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Hawkins County v. Tennessee & Ohio Railroad Co. et al. | Hawkins | Tax Collection |
Hawkins County sued the defendant railroad company, formerly known as "Rogersville and Jefferson Railroad Company," for payment of taxes assessed from 1881- 1885, which the collector had neglected to put in the tax books for collection. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1838 | 236 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | Isaac Roberson & Thos. S. McReynolds v. H. M. Higeons, et al. & Sarah Reese & Husband v. Isaac Roberson, et al. | Bledsoe | Tax Collection |
Causes are listed Roberson v. Higeons & Others AND Sarah Knight v. B. F. Bridgman & Others. Robeson et als: E. H. Boyd, Wm. J. Boyd, and A. H. Nail. Higeons et al.: Bridgman, David Cleige, Thos. S. McReynolds, Isaac M. McReynolds, James A. Tulloss, Thos. G. Brown, John R. Howard, W.R. Pope, James W. McReynolds, Will A. Brown, Sarah Knight, Martha J. Knight, Lavena L. Knight, F. V. Knight, C. J. Vernon, and John K. Brown. Higeons was sued as revenue collector for the state,and not giving full amount to gov |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1789 | 318 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | John Sims v. E. H. Simmons et al. | Lewis | Tax Collection |
Sims was a tax collector for Lewis County. Additional parties not listed. Sims sued Simmons for not paying his taxes for 1872. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 24a | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | James Matthews et al. v. Blount County | Blount | Tax Collection |
Plaintiff filed this case against defendant concerning taxes defendant alleged that he owed to the county. Plaintiff alleged that tax amount was incorrect and filed this case to have it lowered. Additional Defendant: J. S. Thomas. Additional County involved: Loudon. See also Box ET1650 |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 203 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | James Price v. Horace H. Harrison | Coffee | Tax Collection | Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 61 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1882 | John Kerby v. State | McNairy | Tax Collection |
Defendants: M.H. Meek, Atty. Gen. of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Tenn., resident of McNairy Co., and John A. Pitts, attorney for the State of TN in revenue matters in said Circuit, a resident of Hardin Co. Complainant was revenue collector for McNairy Co. and was charged with a discrepancy in collections in 1872 by the then-Comptroller, Ed R. Pennebaker. Includes pauper's oath by complainant. One brief for complainant is separate. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 203 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1896 | J. A. Robinson, et al. v. H. C. Thomas, Back Tax Attorney | Carroll | Tax Collection |
Other plaintiffs: L. M. Beckerdite & James Driscol No docket number found. The number of pages includes the brief of complainant. |
West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 482 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Jane E. Gilliam, et al. v. M. McCormack, et al. Merritt & Ronaldson, et al. v. M. McCormack, et al. | Davidson | Tax Collection |
Argument over ownership of a piece of land and property taxes. Other principals: Michael McCormack, wife Mary McCormack, J. M. McCormack, R. L. Caruthers, Jr., James P. McFarland, C. D. Berry [O. D. Berry?], James Burus, Anna Laurence, J. A. Coughlin, and H. H. Harrison. Diagram of property included. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 682 | 95 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1887 | James M. Martin et al. v. A. B. Stilwell | Marshall | Tax Collection |
Additional complainants: M. T. O'Neal A. B. Stilwell-trustee of Marshall County. On 11/14/1881 Stilwell placed the uncollected taxes for the 9th and 10th districts for collection with Taylor W. Elliott, a constable of 10th District. Previously he took from the constable a bond as security purportedly signed by the complainant. When the bond was presented for signature, it was only a bond for collection of taxes for the 10th district and had been altered without consent. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 719 | 121 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | J. P. Neil, Trustee v. J. F. Grimm | Meigs | Tax Collection |
Plaintiff alleged that he was the overseer of a fund collected to build a county jail. Plaintiff alleged that a tax list was created and given to defendant who was the county tax collector. Plaintiff alleged that defendant did not collect full amount of taxes. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1637 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Knoxville & Ohio Railroad Co. v. Joseph Gray et al. | Campbell | Petition to Stop Taxes |
The plaintiff railroad sued the defendant Gray, a trustee of Campbell, Tennessee and Campbell County to stop the taxation of properties owned by the plaintiff. The railroad claimed that their properties were exempt and asked for the court to halt the current attempts at taxation and declare them exempt from future efforts. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1831 | 35 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1897 | Kansas City, Springfield& Memphis Railroad Company v. Benjamin Richmond, et al. | Shelby | Tax Collection |
Other defendants: E. J. Jones. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 507 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1897 | Laura S. Reinhardt v. M. Nealis | Shelby | Tax Collection |
This case involves the petition to set aside the sale of a plot of land that was ordered to be sold in order to pay taxes that were owed. |
West | Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 681 | 91 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1903 | List of Unpaid Taxes 1903, Sullivan County | Sullivan | Tax Collection |
Hardbound book that includes County tax records for multiple years in the early twentieth century. Lists show both paid and delinquent accounts. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 20 | 40 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Mayor& Alderman of Columbia v. James L. Guest | Maury | Tax Violation |
Defendant is charged with operating a "Livery Stable in the Corporation limits of the town of Columbia" without paying the proper taxes. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Mayor & City Council of Nashville v. Lucy A. Lee | Davidson | Tax Collection |
Total amount owed for city taxes: $12,75.06. Lot no. 145 North Spruce Street in the 4th Ward. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 663 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | Mayor & City Council of Nashville v. Mary F. Ryman | Davidson | Tax Collection | Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 693 | 22 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1887 | Mayor & City Council of Nashville v. Baxter Smith | Davidson | Tax Collection | Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 693 | 50 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | Mayor& Alderman of the City of Jackson v. Dr. F. B. Hamilton et al | Madison | Tax Collection |
Additional defendants: W. and T. Henderson Incomplete Docket Number: _ _ _ 37 |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 833 | 35 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | Mayor& City Council of Nashville v. W. E. Ward | Davidson | Tax Violation | Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 578 | 34 | Order A Copy |