Plaintiff, Annie Mathews, sued for divorce from the defendant, John Mathews, charging him with "ill treatment, adultery with one Lizzie Hatcher, col.," and frequent accusations against her of infidelity. The case discusses the character and occupation of Lizzie Hatcher as a prostitute and the nature of the defendant's relationship with her.

Austin Tindell allegedly had an altercation with L.M. Murphy and his son, W.B. Murphy, on the Pike (close to Knoxville), whereas Tindell ran into the victims with hiw horse and threatened them.

Additional defendants: A. B. Hamm, admr. of J. R. Hurley, dec.; T. J. Hurley, Sr.; G. W. Hurley Sr., L. A. Hurley, William & Rebecca Moss, B. W. & Josie Passinger, J. W. T. & Ellen Derryberry, John & Lizzie Hamm, William & Lydia Springer. J. R. Hurley, dec. borrowed $1,400 for which a deed of trust was given. Two folders.

The damages involved the burning of a cotton gin building owned by Horton. McLendion was sheriff of Shelby County at the time.

Pltfs. sued to recover damages and have sewer work re-done after a lateral sewer was attached to the main line at an angle that prevented water from flowing into the main line, and backing up, causing flooding on the pltfs.' properties.

Firm of B. Lowenstein & Bros.: A. L. Bernard; Elias Lowenstein. Firm of Blum Bros.: Isaac, Gabriel, & Ralph Blum.

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Reasonover originally sued Barksdale for balance on $60 note for sorrel mule. Barksdale, an African-American, worked mule for 4 days on trial, then returned it to R. N. Reasonover, finding it unsatisfactory. R. N. Reasonover sold mule to father, R. R. Reasonover, as it was too expensive to keep. R. R. Reasonover brought suit to collect balance on mule. Barksdale maintained he never signed a note & agreement was that he would pay only if mule proved satisfactory, which it had not.

Defendant sought damages based on a contract the plaintiff denied ever existed.

Plaintiff in error was accused of rape and having intercourse with a female under the age of sixteen. Plaintiff admitted to a relationship with Mary Moore but stated the intercourse was consensual. Casefile notes Moore lived with her mother and father in district 3 of Montgomery County.

Ceney Patterson sued and claimed she had taken out a life insurance policy on her brother Eddie Patterson, with her as the beneficiary. Eddie passed away in January, 1895. Sun Life claimed that the policy applications was never completed, so they denied the claim. They also claimed that the plaintiff did not represent correctly how sick Eddie was at the time application was made for the policy.

Cause of action: running a laundry without a license

Plaintiff, Cornelious Wilard, sued for $1975 for personal injury to his hip and ribs resulting from a train's cross beam striking him as he atttempted to jump of the tracks to escape the oncoming train within the city limits of Clarksville.

Additional Defendants: Wesley Drane, Mrs. Bettie W. Drane, Miss Rosa F. Drane, William M. Drane, Walter D. Martin, Fidelity Trust and Safety Vault Co., Louisville Trust Co., Woody Keesee, Mrs. Eliza K. Woodridge,and Ed Drane. Plaintiff sued the defendants for a proper accounting of the estate of Walter H. Drane, deceased and payment of the taxes due on estate. Bailey, as a clerk of the state, requested a lien be enforced if necessary.

Debt was for rent on land.

Plaintiff in error was accused of murdering W. B. Smith (aka Buck) by stabbing him with a knife. Plaintiff was indebted to Smith and angry that Smith had been talking badly about him. Smith owned a store located on the east side of the public square in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and had a wife (Kate Smith) and two children. 2 folders.

Whitley claims Lurry failed to appear in an appeal of a decision rendered by a justice of the peace.

Plaintiff, D. L. Brown, sued for payment on a debt due by note, which the defendant, J. C. Foster, issued to Brown for the purchase of a soda fountain from the plaintiff.

Weems was accused of failing to pay a $200 debt and then absconding.

Contested election for Justice of the Peace, 7th Civil District.

Plaintiff, Easter Summers, sued on behalf of Montgomery Summers, for $1999 in damages for injury caused while Montgomery was on the defendant's train to the gravel pit near Brunswick in Shelby County where he worked. The plaintiff claimed the train ran too fast on a defective track causing several cars, including the one containing Montgomery Summers, to derail. Montgomery is referred to as an "infant" but testifies at trial and works at a gravel pit.

Debt for unpaid insurance premium.