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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1929 Annie M. Prescott v. Blount Plow Works & Reese Boulders Madison Injury and Damages

Damages for personal injury for being dragged by a truck.

 West Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1138 38 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Bry-Block Mercantile Co, et al. v. Mrs. J. M. Proctor Shelby Damages West Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1135 117 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Bessie E. Underwood v. Joseph Underwood Shelby Recovery

Recovery of alimony and child support. The Underwood's were divorced in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 27, 1922. At the time of the divorce, Mrs. Underwood was awarded full custody of their, then nine year old, son Byron Joseph Underwood. Some files found with State v. Frank Abels, et al. (WT2156).

 West Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1954 85 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 C. R. Boyce, et al. v. Early-Stratton Company Shelby Damages West Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1135 26 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Crane Co. v. Matt Grantham Shelby Debt on Account

Amount of debt was listed as $466.00, including attorney fees. A separate action against Richard Douglas was also included because Richard owed money to Matt Grantham.

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2007 134 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Connis Lynn v. The National Life & Accident Insurance Company of Tennessee Shelby Insurance Claims and Policies

Connie Lynn sued to collect life insurance proceeds after the death of Lottie V. Lynn, wife of plaintiff. Lottie died September 24, 1928 and plaintiff claimed the defendant would not pay the benefit amount of $553.00.

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2007 159 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Charlie Phelps v. State Claiborne Murder

Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Murder in the 2nd Degree. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Clarence Drummond v. State Knox Liquor Violation

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he transported liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 C. G. Taylor, admr. v. B. W. Cocke and J. M. Cocke, partners under the style name B. W. Cocke & Son Shelby Damages

C.G. Taylor was admr. of the estate of J.W. Anderson, deceased. C. G. Taylor sued the defendants for damages as a result of negligence in the death of J. W. Anderson. Around Oct. 23, 1929 Anderson was assisting 2 carpenters in the employ of the defendant s in the placing of some window frames. While he was supporting one of these frames, it slipped, fell on a supporting 2 by 4 which broke and one piece of the 2 by four hit Anderson in the head which resulted in his death. Taylor sued for $500.00.

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2035 54 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 D. M. Murphy v. A. W. Gaylord Weakley Compensation

D. M. Murphy was in the employ of A. W. Gaylord when he was severely injured. He was seeking to be compensated for the time he was out of work due to his injuries.

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2035 65 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Dr. Frank J. Hall v. Kraus & Co. Shelby Damages

Hall sued to recover the cost of a rug damaged while in the possession of the dfnt. Kraus also written as Krauss. Exhibit mat: advertisement

 West Range: 77 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1995 58 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Elmer Bell v. State Hamilton Liquor Violation

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he possessed liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Essie Baker v. Memphis Union Station Co. Shelby Damages

Baker was employed by the Memphis Union Station Co. as a window washer; claimed defendant "negligently and recklessly permitted" an ash pit in her work area where she fell and fractured her knee cap, sprained her ankle and back, and cut her right leg; $10,000 in compensatory and punitive damages

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2026 253 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 E. Reed v. Estelle Wilson Willis, et al., trading as Wilson & Reems Shelby Debt

Additional defendants: A. G. Reems, Morgan D. Wilson. Debt due by note for $450 and $45 interest. Some files found with State v. Frank Abels, et al. (WT2156).

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2007 82 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Elick Nemetz v. Tri-State Hotel Building Co. & Claridge Hotel Co. Shelby Damages

Plaintiff subleased space for a store from Claridge Hotel Co., which has leased the building from Tri-State Hotel Building Co. Plaintiff sued for $1000 in damages and claimed that the building was in such dis-repair that rain water leaked into his store and damaged merchandise. Location was at the corner of Main Street and Adams Avenue in Memphis.

 West Range: 77 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1972 115 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Fred Montesi v. Bernard Patton by next friend, Dr. M. L. Patton Shelby Damages

Cause of action: damages, compensatory and punitive, for assault in a willful, wanton, and malicious manner. Patton initially brought suit against Montesi for assault. Included are Montesi's appeals. See WT 1990 (2 folders) for additional part of case.

 West Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1133 378 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Five Points Lumber Co. v. I. M. Jaynes and Levy Jaynes Madison Debt

Pltf. sued for debt accrued by dfnts. in construction of the home of C. B. Hughes amounting to $37.50.

 West Range: 77 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 2086 118 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 F. C. Conley v. State Madison Liquor Violation West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1999 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Gladys O'Neal v. State Hamilton Other

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he created and maintained "a nuisance." Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Geneva Hill v. National Life & Accident Insurance Co., Inc. Shelby Insurance Disputes

Dispute on life insurance policy for Gertrude Sanford, sister of plaintiff.

 West Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1135 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Green White, in error v. State Hardin Murder, 2nd degree

Appeal case only. Appeal case only. Supreme Court of Tennessee at Jackson in 1930. Original case was heard in Hardin County, 1929. White was given 10 years in prison. White was accused of killing Buck Witherspoon with a pistol outside a barbershop in Newton, Tennessee.

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2003 150 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Harvey Dodds v. State Hamilton Other

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he drove a car while drunk. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 H. E. Everode v. State Hamilton Other

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he drove a car while drunk. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Henry House v. Globe and Rutgers Fire Insurance Company Shelby Breach of Contract

On March 26, 1929 Globe and Rutgers Fire Insurance Company insured Henry House for a 1927 Packard Limousine against theft and pilferage. On 4-25-1929, the car was stolen from the plaintiff in the city of Memphis. When the car was returned to the plaintiff it was greatly damaged. Defendant refuses to pay damages after due notice of the claim under $500.00.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2057 114 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Herbert Warren, by his mother and next friend Mrs. Pearl Henley, v. Clyde Warren, executor of Cora Warren Shelby Estate Dispute

Herbert Warren is the nephew of Clyde Warren. Herbert was the son of Clyde's brother, Claud Warren. Claud was "accidentally killed while riding a motorcycle" and died before his parents, Joseph and Cora Warren. Cora died on April 19, 1927, and left her estate to her surviving son, Clyde. Herbert claimed that Clyde convinced her "through under influence and fraud, to sign a last will and testament" leaving her estate to him. Herbert, as his father's sole heir, sought half of the estate.

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2021 66 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Horace Hayse v. State Cocke Larceny, Grand

Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Hugh Owens & Arthur Owens v. State Knox Liquor Violation

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he sold liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Hawley Bateman v. State Gibson Liquor Violation

Hawley Bateman was charged with violation of liquer laws--receiving, possessing and transporting more than one gallon of liquor. There was a question of competency of evidence.

 West Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1942 41 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Alvan Solinsky and Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Mrs. Mary Evelyn Solinsky Shelby Damages

6 folders. Two cases, tried together, to recover damages for personal injuries "sustained by the plaintiffs while passengers on the defendant's train near Mounds, Illinois, on August 6th, 1928." In addition to damages for personal injuries, Mrs. Solinsky also sought "to recover the value of certain jewelry" that she alleged was lost during the wreck. The accident happened when two of Illinois Central's trains collided.

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1996 1260 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 I. C. McCaslin v. McEwen and Bond and I. C. McCaslin v. McEwen and Bond Madison Recovery

McEwen and Bond was a partnership made up of W. T. McEwen and N. A. Bond. They were a Ford dealership doing business in Jackson, Tennessee. This was two cases tried together to recover part of the purchase price of two trucks that the plaintiff purchased from the defendants. The defendants retained the titles, repossessed the trucks, and resold them "without complying with the requirements of the Conditional Sales Law."

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1996 150 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 John Jones, Oliver Stevenson, & Rufus Witherspoon v. State Roane Murder

Jones is appealing the charge of Murder in the 1st Degree without Mitigating Circumstances. Stevenson and Witherspoon are appealing the charge of Murder in the 1st Degree with Mitigating Circumstances. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 J. L. DeBoard v. State Cocke Disturbing the Peace

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he prowled houses in the town of Newport at night to see females undressing. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 John Wilhoit v. State Hamilton Liquor Violation

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he transported liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 J. J. Grigsby, alias & Russell Slaughter Hamilton Liquor Violation

Plaintiffs are appealing the charge that they transported liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 J. L. Davis v. State Lincoln Murder

This case takes up a whole box and is in 5 folders.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 477 1345 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 James Conner v. Henry M. Rutledge Marion Other

Cause of Action: Caveat. Connor entered a caveat against Rutledge to prevent him from obtaining a grant on a survey made for him because Connor claimed he held the true title to the land. Exhibit: plat map.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 666 69 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Jim Moseley v. State Gibson Liquor Violation

Violation of the bone dry law.

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2012 93 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 J. E. Aker v. Mutual Protective Association of Gibson County et al. Dyer Insurance Claims and Policies

Additional Defendants: J. W. Dickson, G. R. Dickson, Members of the Board of Directors of the Mutual Protective Association, and C. A. Harrison. W. W. Ezell took a policy out on his uncle, J. E. Aker for $611. Aker paid the initial premium and then died a month later. Defendants refused to pay out for the policy.

 West Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1941 84 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 John Jones, Oliver Stevenson, and Rufus Witherspoon v. State Roane Murder East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 16 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 J. E. Vinsohn v. D. W. Lang Shelby Debt on Account

Pltf. sued dfnt. for debt due on account for repairs made on the heating plant for the duplex at Tutwiler Ave. & N. Willett St. in Memphis. Ex. mat.: Oversize lease agreement. Oversize lease in WT OV 6

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2020 79 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 J. K. Orbison v. J. W. Pumphrey Shelby Damages

Damages for breach of contract on real estate.

 West Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1961 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Kay Aldridge v. State Sullivan Murder

Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Murder in the 2nd Degree. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Kraus & Company v. Dr. Frank J. Hall Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

Answer to Assignments of Error, Reply Brief, and Argument filed by the Plaintiff in Error is this Cause only. Shelby Law Docket No. 17.

 West Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1133 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Kennedy-Hull Company v. J. F. Barkley Shelby Damages

Barkley was driving a Dodge Sedan owned by the plaintiff when he was in an accident and the sedan was damaged beyond repair. Plaintiff sued defendant for debt due by damages. Brief included.

 West Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1 56 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Kansas City, Memphis, and Birmingham Railroad Company v. T. B. Edgington Shelby Damages

Plaintiff sued the defendant for easement and right of way access to his property for the construction of a rail line. They wanted damages for his refusal to acquiesce to their demands. Malcolm R. Patterson served as Circuit Court Judge. Exhibits: blueprint map of disputed land, Map of Memphis, blueprint subdivision of property of T. B. Edgington, Plat of intersection of Dunn and Otey Avenues and adjacent property lines. Maps in WT OV 6.

 West Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1997 183 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Kraus& Company v. Dr. Frank J. Hall Shelby Damages

Damage to rug for $140.Folder only contains 2 briefs.

 West Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1138 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Loy Frye v. State Carter Liquor Violation

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he transported liquor illegally. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Luther Wilder v. State Hamilton Assault with Intent to Kill

Case also includes a charge of Voluntary Manslaughter. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 L. C. McMichael v. State Hamilton Other

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he drove a car while drunk. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 Louis Kustoff v. The Stuyvesant Insurance Co. Shelby Insurance Disputes

The only case document available is a petition for certiorari, including assignments of error, a brief, and an argument filed in protest of the judgment of the Court of Appeals. Plaintiff filed a claim on his fire insurance policy after his entire stock of merchandise was destroyed in a 1924 fire at his place of business, a store selling dry goods, clothing, and notions.

 West Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1136 18 Order A Copy

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