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RG 21 - U.S. District Courts, Equity Case Files - Elizabeth City, North Carolina


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Equity Case Files, 1906-1938
National Archives Identifier 2363606
This series consists of equity case files, usually involving disputes over property rights. The cases consist of matters where a party was seeking injunctive relief and relied on the court to determine what was fair and equitable. Many of the cases were filed to resolve patent or copyright infringements. Equity cases also include legal matters not covered by statute or requiring proceedings before a jury, such as filings of assignees and trustees, who were seeking to recover certain properties from defendants' bankruptcy cases. The case files may include the following types of records: bills in equity, supplemental bills, bills of complaint, affidavits, agreements, answers, amended answers, bonds, decrees, demurrers, depositions, exhibits, injunctions, joinders, motions for injunctions, motions for extensions of time, motions to dismiss complaints, notices of appeals and motions, opinions, orders including orders of referral, orders on motions and petitions, and orders overruling demurrers; petitions including petitions for restraining order, petitions for rules to show cause, petitions to distribute assets, petitions to produce documents and petitions to stay proceedings, praecipes, proofs of service, replications, reports of special masters, rules for attachment, stipulations, subpoenas, testimony, warrants and writs of certiorari.

Court Case Box Plaintiff Defendant Date Subject
Circuit 1 J. E. Hinton Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company 5/3/1901 Insurance Dispute
Circuit 1 1 R. S. Neal, et al G.S. Briggs 10/17/1900 Sent to New Bern
Circuit 2 1 C. M Ferbee V.S. Kilby 11/30/1900 Land Deed Timber Rights
Circuit 3 1 W. E. Trenchard, et al F. Kell, et all 10/15/1902 Sent to Raleigh
Circuit 4 1 Thomas G. Skinner by C. N Turner W. N Bosley, Jr., W. H. bosley, Sr. et al et al 10/12/1906 Land Deed Timber Rights
District 2 1 United States for Peter & Melcher Steam Stone Works, In General Supply & Construction Company, et al 4/5/1905 Government Contract - Courthouse - Post Office
District 3 1 Warner B. Matteson , Trustee, Deal's Island Shooting Club 4/20/1914 Notes, Bonds, Mortgages
District 4 1 Harold J. Naylor, Clara C. Cole, Lillian F. Naylor et Foreman-Blades Lumber Company  & Mary Robbins 6/3/1903 Land - Timber Wrongful purporting of deed
District 5 2 Richmond Cedar Works R. S. Stringfellow & Albert Armstrong 12/18/1911 Land - Unlawful possession
District 6 2 Continuous Extracting Press Coproration Eastern Cotton Oil Company 11/24/1917 Letters of Patent
District 7 3 Richmond Cedar Works Kramer Brothers & Company 2/3/1917 Land - Deeds Tyrell County
District 7 3 Tilghman Johnson Kramer Brothers & Company & Leonard  Vyne 10/27/1911 Land - Deeds Perquimans County
District 8 4 Norfolk-Carolina Line Elizabeth City Boat Line 9/22/1922 Breach of Contract
District 9 4 John T. Hill, Howard E Cook, et al City of Elizabeth City, W. Ben Goodwin, Mayor, et al 12/15/1922 Revenue - Stockholders  Light
District 10 5 Elizabeth City Water & Power Company City of Elizabeth City, W. Ben Goodwin, Mayor, et al 1/23/1923 Franchise  - Water
District 11 5 Richmond Cedar Works J. F. Prichard & D. T. Prichard  - 1/24/1920 Land  Deed  Camden County
District 12 5 Swan Island Club, Inc. R. W. Capps 1/26/1926 Land Trespass  & Shooting Ducks
District 13 5 Swan Island Club, Inc. F. L. Williams 1/26/1926 Land Trespass  & Shooting Ducks
District 14 5 Frank V. Scott Gordon Hean Harvester Company 2/12/1927 Letters of Patent
District 15 5 Elizabeth City Hotel Corporation Associated Heltes. & William Foor Hotels 8/29/1927 Breach of Contract
District 16 5 Clarence E. Martin Trustee of Philip Williams Hyde County land & Lumber, et al 5/17/1928 Stock, Insurances and dividens
District 17 6 Carolina & Northeastern Railroad Company Albemarle Steam Navigation Company 8/6/1926 Ancillery - Assets, Funds
District 18 6 Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company Nannie L. Lambert (Mrs.) for William R. Lambert 12/28/1928 Claims entitlement
District 19 6 Swan Island Club B. J. Ansell 10/26/1929 Land Trespass & Shooting Ducks
District 20 6 Swan Island Club Elliot Barnes 10/26/1929 Land Trespass & Shooting Ducks
District 21 6 Swan Island Club Henry Cooper 10/26/1929 Land Trespass & Shooting Ducks
District 22 6 Swan Island Club Eliot Williams 10/26/1929 Land Trespass & Shooting Ducks
District 23 6 Scott & Williams, Inc. Pasquotank Hosiery Mill & Noah Burfoot 1/20/1930 Letters of Patent
District 24 6 T. S. White Willis  N. Gregory & Davison Chemical Company 8/15/1927 Stock Fraud
District 25 7 Tudor F.  Winslow , Admin for E. D. Winslow Willis  N. Gregory & Davison Chemical Company 8/15/1927 Stock Fraud
District 26 7 E. S. White (Dr.) Willis  N. Gregory & Davison Chemical Company 8/16/1927 Stock Fraud
District 27 7 Clate W. Aydlett (Mrs.) Willis  N. Gregory & Davison Chemical Company 8/16/1927 Stock Fraud
District 28 8 Willie W. Weeks (Mrs.) Willis  N. Gregory & Davison Chemical Company 8/16/1927 Stock Fraud
District 29 8 T. F. Winsolw Willis  N. Gregory & Davison Chemical Company 8/16/1927 Stock Fraud
District 30 9 Walter C. Rawles Carolina & Northeastern railroad Company 5/10/1930 Transfer of Property, Bonds, Assets
District 31 9 Richmond Trust Company Carolina & Northeastern railroad Company 5/10/1930 Transfer of Property, Bonds, Assets
District 32 9 Bessie M. White Samuel S. Lowe, Deputy Commissioner Workman's Comp. 6/23/1930 Injury - Stevedore on Tug
District 33 10 United States George A. Davis 7/10/1930 Naturalization Revoked
District 34 10 Swan Island Club Charles Ansell 11/3/1930 Land Trespass & Shooting Ducks
District 35 10 Swan Island Club Paul Gregory 11/3/1930 Land Trespass & Shooting Ducks
District 36 10 Swan Island Club Clyde Williams 11/3/1930 Land Trespass & Shooting Ducks
District 37 10 United States Ernest Thomas Rawlinson 12/19/1930 Naturalization Cancelled
District 38 10 Bethlehme Steel Company Seaboard Air Line Railray 12/23/1930 Ancilliary - Debts
District 39 10 Regina V. G. Millhiser Richmond Cedar Works, & Gulf Red Cedar Company 12/23/1931 Ancillary - Debt & Payments
District 40 10 Norfolk-Roanoke Island Transportation Corp. R.O. Self, Director of Noror Vehicle Transportation NC 12/31/1931 Franchise to Carry Passengers
District 41 10 Walpole Company Coastal Coach Line, Incl 3/20/1932 Ancillary - Debt & Payments
District 42 11 Chase National Bank of New York Richmond Cedar Works, & Gulf Red Cedar Company 4/13/1932 Ancillary - Debt & Payments
District 43 13 Fruit Growers Express Company Norfolk Southern Railroad Cmpany 8/3/1932 Ancillary - Debt & Payments
District 44 13 Davidson Chemical Company Eastern Cotton Oil Company 4/11/1933 Debt - Insolvant Paymnets
District 45 14 Central Hanover Bank & Trust Norfolk Southern Railroad Cmpany 3/13/1933 Ancillary - Debt & Payments
District 46 14 Gene Buck, President of American Society of Composers G. R Fearing (Mr. & Mrs.) 2/4/1934 Copyright Infringement
District 47 14 Gene Buck, President of American Society of Composers W. M./ Divers 4/25/1934 Copyright Infringement
District 48 14 Gene Buck, President of American Society of Composers George E. Hunsucker 9/18/1934 Copyright Infringement
District 49 14 United States Standard Chevrolet Company 9/21/1934 Fair Competition Act
District 50 14 Gene Buck, President of American Society of Composers Columbia Amusement Co. Inc., et al 3/21/1935 Copyright Infringement
District 51 14 Gene Buck, President of American Society of Composers B. B. Dawson & Nags Head Beach Club, Inc 8/9/1935 Copyright Infringement
District 52 14 A. C. Case A. J. Maxwell,  Commissioner Revenue 9/7/1935 Slot Machine Revenue
District 53 14 Gene Buck, President of American Society of Composers B. B. Dawson & Nags Head Beach Club, Inc 10/2/1935 Copyright Infringement
District 54 14 Stanley Winborne, Utilities Commissioner  NC M. F. Torksey, Ben Martin, et al 5/29/1936 Motor Carrier Act
District 55 14 J. M. Womble A. J. Maxwell, Commissioner of Revenue NC 7/20/1936 Slot Machine Revenur
District 56 14 New England Mutual Life Insurance Company Brinkley Martin White 8/3/1936 Insurance - Fraud
District 57 14 United States Jasper D. Wiggins 8/3/1936 Order Regulating Watermelon Commerce
District 58 14 John L. Roper Lumber Company Frank D. Mercer, Franklin R. Dozier, et al 6/7/1937 Land Title - Swamp & Timber
District 15 A. H. Alexander Norfold & Southern Railw ay Company 12/20/1910 Summons
District 15 In Re:   M. F. Haskett 3/9/1910 Oath of Commissioner
District 59 15 George D. Moore H. C. Parrish, Howard P. Page, et al 6/19/1937 Injury
District 62 15 United States Thomas J. Blanchard 7/26/1937 Order Regulating Watermelon Commerce
District 63 15 United States Ned Roundtree 7/26/1937 Order Regulating Watermelon Commerce
District 64 15 John Morris R. C. Madrin,, Chief of Police 11/1/1937 Slot Machine - Silent Saleman
District 65 15 Virginia-Carolina Tie & Wood Compmany J. H. Dunbar, Wheelan Dunbar, et al 8/12/1938 Land - timber rights