Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1897 Charles M. Cartmell v. The R. M. Connable Veneer Lumber Co. et al. Shelby Contract for Labor and Materials

Additional defendants: Luke Connable, Joseph M. Connable.

 West Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 544 49 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 Citizens Street Railroad Co. v. C. C. Burke Shelby Injury and Damages

C. C. Burke was prominent architect in Memphis.

 West Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 542 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 Ellen F. Cowden v. Fred B. Young Shelby Injury and Damages

This folder has no case file -- only two briefs. The lawsuit concerns an incident from 1894 when the defendant is said to have driven his carriage into the plaintiff's buggy (rockaway), causing her to receive a number of injuries, including a severely broken arm of which she claims never to have regained the use.

 West Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 526 57 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 F. W. Morris v. W. A. Matthews Henderson Trespass and Damages

Damages for cutting timber.

 West Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 467 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 Kavanaugh Sand Co. v. E. H. McKinley et al.. Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

Additional defendants: H. S. McKinley, A. Montgomery, and Thomas Singleton.

 West Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 528 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 Robert McLendon v. Memphis Citizen Street Rail Road Company Shelby Injury and Damages

From a vehicle collision

 West Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 661 114 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 Thomas Polk& Tip Polk v. Jesse E. Toler et al Obion Trespass and Damages

Additional Defendants: William H. Toler, Benjamin E. Toler, Amie H. Toler, Sue M. Ponder, John H. Ponder. Cause of action: …"damage in the sum of Eighteen Hundred Dollars for trespassing upon their land and cutting timber thereon." Includes newspaper clipping

 West Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 477 285 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 Union Casualty & Surety Co. v. Nancy Harrell Shelby Insurance Claims and Policies

Bab Harrell, deceased, held insurance policy for $1,600.00 against death or injury arising from external, violent and accidental means. Harrell was shot and killed by Herbert McNeal.

 West Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 530 151 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 William Walton v. John Walsh Shelby Injury and Damages

Sues for negligence of leaving an open hatchway in a poorly lighted area.

 West Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 661 91 Order A Copy