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Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages PDFs Actions
1927 Mary Jane Kirkland, et al. v. Oliver Johnson, et al. Blount Estate Dispute W. J. Johnson died without an administrator assigned to his estate. Comps and defs were children and heirs at law. They filed a suit to have an administrator appointed to the estate and settle debts of estate. Add comp: J. F. Kirkland Add defs: Ruba Johnson, W. M. Condry, William Columbus East Range:
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Box Number: 2937
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1927 Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. W. M. Tracy, admr.; Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. J. M. Burgein, admr. Blount Negligence Case disputes whether a train conductor can be held liable to hitting a car stalled on the tracks. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. East Range: 5
Section: E
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Box Number: 90
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1927 James Keller v. State Blount Manslaughter James Keller was charged with manslaughter for killing James A. Goddard by driving an automobile upon and against him. It was averred that Keller was under the influence of an intoxicating liquor. East Range:
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Box Number: 2933
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1927 J. R. Singleton, et al. v. Aluminum Company of America Blount Injunction Additional complainants: Fred Singleton, J. H. Singleton, Beryl Singleton, and Walter Singleton. The bill was filed to enjoin the Aluminum Co. from polluting Pistol Creek. The Company allegedly let carbon dust, grease, and other substances go into the creek, damaging the complainants. Exhibit: Oversize map in M-17-1. East Range:
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Box Number: 2915
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1927 J. L. Kiser, MGR. of White Star Bus Line v. J. C. Campbell Blount Debt J. C. McCampbell sued White Star Bus Line, J. L. Kizer, Mgr., in a plea of debt due by account for damages to his auto by collision with a bus from their company. East Range:
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1927 Floyd N. Howard v. W. H. McCollum et al. Blount Debt Plaintiff seeks to collect on two due promissory notes. Additional Defendants: J. A. Ogle, Nancy E. Ogle, H. A Kidd, J. W. Roberts, D. C. Martin, Sam Gamble. East Range: 6
Section: F
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Box Number: 395
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1927 Bill Carrell v. State Blount Liquor Violation Bill Carrell was charged with violating liquor laws for manufacturing intoxicating liquors and keeping in stock intoxicating liquors. East Range:
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Box Number: 2713
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1927 Babcock Lumber and Land Company v. Mrs. Bertha Coppenger, Admrx. Blount Damages Mrs. Bertha Coppenger, administratrix of the estate of Frank W. Coppenger, deceased, sued Babcock Lumber and Land Company in an action of damages in the sum of $25,000. Coppenger averred that due to the company's negligence sparks from one of their train engines ignited a fire in the woodlands adjacent to the railway and surrounded Frank, cutting off his avenue of escape and he died in the fire. Bertha was his widow and they had four minor children. East Range:
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Box Number: 2940
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1927 Az Satterfield v. Maryville Packing Company, et al. Blount Damages Additional Defendants: C. I. Reagan, James Delozier, and Oscar Norton. Complainant sought damages for livestock. East Range:
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Box Number: 350, 2889
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1926 T. C. Drinnen v. City of Maryville Blount Taxation, Assessment The City of Maryville passed an ordinace for the pavement of Wilson Avenue. Owners of abutting property signed a contact agreeing to pay one third of cost of paving. Drinnen filed a petition seeking to have the proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of Maryville in levying and assessing against the petitioner transferred to the Circuit Court, and to have the assessments declared void. Exhibits: Maps of Wilson Ave and property assessed located in M-17-1. East Range:
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Box Number: 2884, 2899
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1926 State v. George Barton Blount Violation of Age of Consent East Range: 6
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Box Number: 403
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1926 Southern Slate Company, Inc. et al. v. I. H. Garland, et al. Blount Land and Title Dispute Comps and defs had dispute over land. Comps sought decree & writ of injunction against defendants permanently enjoining them from interfering with cutting, removing, destroying timber of the complainants and restraining defendants from doing same. Add comps: W. E. Hamilton, Charles R. Hamilton, Annie Hamilton, Meade & Martha Helen Hamilton Sadler Add defs: J. C. Boring, F. B. Boring, Wiley W. Boring, W. S. Boring, Ellen Rasar, John H. Martin, George Schuler, Walter & J. Marcus Boring East Range:
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Box Number: 2882
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1926 J. H. Peterson v. Clay Cunningham Blount Recovery Peterson filed the bill to recover $1,900 from the defendant. In 1920, the comp, became owner of 50 shares of stock in the Shoreland Development Company. The stock was sold to Cunningham as his agent, and then he sold it for the value of $10,000. He gave the complainant $8,000. The comp. alleged that the defendant failed to pay him for the full price of the stock. East Range:
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Box Number: 2885
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1926 H. B. Henry v. Tennessee Power Company, et al. Blount Injunction Henry owned a tract of land containing 38 acres. Henry executed to Tennessee Power Co. an instrument of writing conveying an easement for a right of way across his land to grant perpetual right, privilege and easement to enter, erect, maintain, repair, & operate lines, poles, towers, & wires for transmission of electricity. Henry charged defs with attempting to erect a 30 ton transformer. Henry sought injunction to restrain defs from erecting the transformer. Ex: Blueprint of Plat of Henery's land. East Range:
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Box Number: 2877
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1926 Guy M. Badgett guardian v. Earnestine Marie Lones et al. Blount Land, Sale of Additional defendant: Margaret E. Anderson. Badgett was guardian of Earnestine Marie Lones. He sued defendants to have a tract of land be sold so the funds could be used to support Lones. Plaintiff also prayed that the appointed guardian be authorized to reinvest part of the funds from the sale of land in a small cottage for the minor defendant and her grandparents, J. G. Lones and Mary Lones. East Range:
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Box Number: 2849
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1926 George Barton v. State Blount Other Cause of Action: Violation of Age of Consent Law. Order only. East Range: 5
Section: D
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Box Number: 70
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1926 Fidelity Trust Company, receiver v. Henry S. Orr et al.; Knoxville Trust Company v. Henry S. Orr et al. Blount Notes Orr and his wife executed and delivered to J. Albert Robbins promissory notes and a deed of trust on a tract of land. Albert sold and transferred all notes to Knoxville Trust Co. The notes were due and unpaid. Knoxville Trust Co. sought decree for amount due on notes/decree be declared liens on the land. Fidelity Trust, as receiver for Knoxville Trust, sued to recover the debt on notes as well. Add defs: Mallie Orr, W. T. Claiborne, Charles W. Parker, Parker, Flennikem, & Claiborne, and J. Albert Robbins East Range:
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Box Number: 2824
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1926 Emma Stout v. W. R. Best, et al. Blount Recovery Best, individually and as administrator of the estate of Sam Best (dec.), brought suit in a plea of debt due to the deceased's estate. Best claimed that the Wellsville Council No. 81 Junior Order of American Mechanics owed funeral benefits to the estate in the sum of $500. Stout also made a claim for the fund as the daughter of the deceased. East Range:
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Box Number: 2881
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1925 Tom Lewis, by next friend N. B. Lewis v. Babcock Lumber & Land Company Blount Workman's Compensation The suit was brought by Tom Lewis, who was a minor and sued by his next friend N. B. Lewis, for the purpose of recovering damages for personal injuries under the Workman's Compensation Law. Lewis worked for defendant company and was injured by being struck in the chest with a cross tie. He was permanently disabled from the injury. East Range:
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Box Number: 2767
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1925 Ted Abbott, by W. F. Abbott v. M. M. Ledbetter Blount Damages Ted Abbott, by next friend, W. F. Abbott, sued M. M. Ledbetter in an action of damages in the sum of $5000 for false and malicious prosecution; charging him with a felony, seduction, taking, and concealing a female, Lela Ledbetter, under the age of 18 without the consent of her parents for the purpose of prostitution. East Range:
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Box Number: 2836
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1925 State v. Ben Steele Blount Murder Steele was charged for the murder of Ed Coulter. The deceased was shot twice. Steele admitted that he shot Coulter, but he said that he had to do it in self defense. Steele claimed that the deceased accused him of stealing his liquor and then hit him several times with a stick. East Range:
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Box Number: 2769
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1925 Stanley Bird Motor Company v. W. A. Alley Blount Debt Stanley Bird Motor Company sued W. A. Alley in a plea of debt on a note for $350 used for the purchase of an automobile. East Range:
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Box Number: 2760
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1925 S. S. Henry v. James Tipton, et al. Blount Damages Additional defendant: Nellie Tipton. Henry brought this bill to recover damages from the defendants for an alleged automobile accident. The complainant alleged that the defendants ran their car into his and injured it. The bill for repairing the car was $50.45. East Range:
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Box Number: 2805
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1925 R. C. Francis v. State Blount Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of Francis was indicted for unlawfully transporting whiskey. Officer Walter Pate testified that he arrested the defendant because he was drunk and threw a liquor bottle on the ground. East Range:
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Box Number: 2805
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1925 Maryville Furniture Company v. J. E. Rowan Blount Replevin J. E. Rowan sued the Maryville Furniture Company for wrongfully detaining a three piece living room suit consisting of mahogany with cretone upholstering consisting of one Davenette, one straight chair, and one rocking chair. Rowan sought a writ of replevin for the property. East Range:
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Box Number: 2836
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1925 Maryville Furniture Company v. Ed F. Harper Blount Replevin The Maryville Furniture Company sued Ed F. Harper and T. B. Thompson for wrongfully and without consent detaining a living room suit, mahogany with creton upholstering, consisting of one Davenport settee, one chair, and one rocker. They sought a writ of replevin for the property. East Range:
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1925 Lucille Moss v. Aluminum Company of America Blount Workman's Compensation Lucille Moss sued the Aluminum Company of America in an action of compensation. She filed the suit on behalf of herself and as natural guardian of B. J. Moss, Jr., Charlotte Moss, and Frank Moss (minor children of Lucille & B. J Moss, deceased). While B. J. Moss was employed at the defendant company he received a severe and fatal injury. She sought to have the court determine & fix amount of compensation due to her and their minor children under the Workman's Compensation Act. East Range:
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Box Number: 2756
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1925 Looney L. Lones, admr. V. Ballard McFall, et al. Blount Damages Additional defendants: J. L. Wisecarver, Sarah J. Wisecarver, D. T, Noonan, Ida Noonan, and J. R. Savery. Lones was administrator of the estate of Lucille Lones. He filed the bill to recover damages for the death of Lucille. The defendants owned a ferry boat company. Lones averred that the negligence of workers and poor condition of the ferry caused Lucille's death. She was instructed to drive forward in her car on the ferry, and she drove off the ferry and drowned. East Range:
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1925 Leon Fagg v. State Blount Liquor Violation Leon Fagg was charged with a liquor violation for transporting whiskey. East Range:
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Box Number: 2808
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1925 John Rorex v. J. C. Martin Blount Debt John Martin was indebted to John Rorex from a note for the sum of $109.47. Rorex sued Martin seeking a judgement for the sum of the debt. Exhibit: Note East Range:
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Box Number: 2764
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1925 John McNabb v. State Blount Liquor Violation John McNabb was charged with a liquor violation for violating the bone dry law by possessing whiskey. East Range:
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Box Number: 2816
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1925 John Coulter, Everett Garner, and Raymond Garner v. State Blount Liquor Violation John Coulter, Everett Garner, and Raymond Garner were charged with unlawfully transporting intoxicating beverages and unlawfully possessing intoxicating bevereages. East Range:
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Box Number: 2840
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1925 Jeff Cooper v. State Blount Liquor Violation Jeff Cooper was charged with five counts of liquor law violations including unlawfully transporting liquor, unlawfulling selling liquor within four miles of a school house, unlawfully receiving liquor, unlawfully possessing liquor, and unlawfully keeping stock of liquor for future sale. East Range:
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Box Number: 2792
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1925 Jake French v. State Blount Liquor Violation French was indicated for unlawfully manufacturing liquor and for having a still in his possession. Constable Houston McTeer testified that he found an apparatus used to manufacture whiskey hidden behind a curtain on French's property. East Range:
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Box Number: 2797
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1925 Gladys Clark v. Willie Clark Blount Divorce Gladys and Willie Clark were married in the month of February 1920 in Blount County. Gladys averred that Willie deserted her and that they had only been living together for two months before they separated. She claimed that Willie became angry and abusive causing her to move back into her father's home. They had one child, Henry Clark, whom defendant has never desired to meet or support. Gladys was sixteen years old at the time of the marriage. Gladys sued for divorce, exclusive custody, and alimony. East Range:
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Box Number: 2756
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1925 Clay Boring v. State Blount Liquor Violation Clay Boring was charged with a liquor violation for transporting whiskey. East Range:
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Box Number: 2815
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1925 Charles A. Reed v. Jesse Hutton and Ed Long Blount Damages Charles "Charlie" A. Reed sued Jesse Hutton and Ed Long for damages in the sum of $10,000 for false imprisonment and false arrest. East Range:
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Box Number: 2756
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1925 Ben Steele and Leon Fagg v. State Blount Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of The defendants were charged for the transportation of liquor. Sheriff Walter Pate testified that he blockaded a street and waited for someone to come by. When the defendant's Ford automobile drove up, he searched it and found 7.5 gallons of whiskey. East Range:
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Box Number: 2805
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1925 Aluminum Company of America v. Rosa Johnson Blount Workman's Compensation The plaintiff filed the bill to cease paying workmen's compensation to the defendant. The defendant, formerly Rosa Dennard, was receiving compensation for the death of her husband, Jim Dennard. She was remarried to L. J. Johnson, and the plaintiff prayed for the court to declare that she was no longer dependant on the compensation and for a decree for any money paid to Johnson after she was married. East Range:
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Box Number: 2809
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1925 Aluminum Company of America v. J. Bert Flynn Blount Workman's Compensation Flynn filed against the Aluminum Company of America for Workmen's Compensation. Flynn claimed he suffered a severe electric shock to his head and rest of his body while working. He was paid $25 per week, so he averred that he was entitled to receive $12 per week for 14 weeks. Appellant filed petition and alleged that Flynn was making significantly less than $25 per week and denied that he was disabled. Flynn died after case was filed, and his widow entered into an agreement with apellant for compensation East Range:
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Box Number: 2835
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1924 William F. Harrison v. H. B. McCall & Charles Hargis Blount Damages William Harrison sued H. B. McCall & Charlie Hargis for $5000. Harrison was a pedestrian walking across a bridge near his home when McCall's automobile was driving across the bridge on the wrong side. Hargis's motorcycle approached the bridge and turned to avoid colliding with McCall's automobile. When the motorcycle turned it ran into Harrison causing him serious injury. East Range:
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Box Number: 2703
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1924 W. W. Peery v. Blount County, et al. Blount Damages W. W. Peery brought a suit against Bales & Learn, a partnership of R. C. Bales and W. A. Learn, A. E. Stuart, and Blount County seeking four counts of damages for personal injuries he sustained while a passenger in an auto-bus operated by Bales & Learn. The auto-bus had a collision with a truck operated by Stuart and owned by Blount County. Additional defendants: A. E. Stuart, R. C. Bales, W. A. Learn East Range:
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Box Number: 2718
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1924 W. O. Thompson v. State Blount Liquor Violation W. O. Thompson was charged with a liquor law violation for manufacturing whiskey. East Range:
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Box Number: 2722
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1924 W. M. Brooks, et al. v. J. J. Riddle Blount Damages Case file is incomplete; opinion only. East Range: 5
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Box Number: 93
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1924 Susan Grindstaff Thompson, et al. v. Charlie Grindstaff, et al. Blount Estate Dispute Susan Grindstaff Thompson, Laura Grindstaff Wolfe, & Alice Grindstaff Greene, daughters of William C. & Sara Sophronia Grindstaff, dec, sued brothers, Charlie, Robert, & James Grindstaff and sister Lucinda Grindstaff Burchfield as well as the Chilhowee Mountain Mining & Mfg. Co. Comps averred that their parents executed a deed to Charlie & Robert for land after being fraudulently influenced by them. Comps sought to have deed declared fraudulent and have land sold and proceeds divided, etc. East Range:
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Box Number: 2717
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1924 Sam Gamble v. R. E. Gray Blount Debt R. E. Gray sued Sam Gamble in a plea of debt due as damages for breach of warranty on the condition of a mule traded to Gray by Gamble. East Range:
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Box Number: 2703
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1924 Oscar Calhoun v. State Blount Larceny Oscar Calhoun was charged with larceny for stealing a pistol belonging to Ms. Biddie Jordan. Range:
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Box Number: 2725
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1924 O. C. Cusick v. Thomas L. Nuchols, et al. Blount Injunction Contract between Cusick and defendants to make improvements to roads No. 20 & No. 46 in Blount County. Cusick and others were able to finish No. 20 before funds ran out. Cusick averred that road No. 46 needed to be finished and the contract enforced at the expense of the defendants. Cusick sued for an injunction enjoining defendants to keep funds for the improvements and enforce contract, etc. Add defs: C. P. Prater, and Alvin Walker as Good Roads Commissioners. See also ET 2718 East Range:
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Box Number: 2706, 2718
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1924 Lenord Boring v. State Blount Carrying an Illegal Weapon Lenord Boring was charged with carrying a pistol. East Range:
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Box Number: 2736
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1924 K. C. Archer, et al. v. L. L. Archer, et al. Blount Estate Dispute A. R. Archer died leaving his wife Menerva C. Archer and four heirs: K. C., Berdetta, Ida Belle, and L. L. Archer. L. L. Archer convinced his family that he was qualified to administor the estate but it became clear that he was mismanaging it to his benefit. Complainants sought injunction against L. L. as administrator, etc. Add comp: Berdetta Archer, Ida Belle and Roy Henderson Add def: Mrs. Menerva C. Archer, Thos. L. Nuchols, Maryville College East Range:
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