Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
HOBBS.
Biii of discovery FILED in the com
mon Law Court.

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urday, to compel Mr.. w. w. Hobbs to
answer under oath six questions, as to
what he received for resigning the
Office of Comptroller, who from, was
he gamer or loser by it, and how much
did he spend in securing his election
to said Office.
The petition of J. J. Womack.
plaintiff, against w. w. Hobbs, de-
PENDANT, in the case now pending in
the Law Court of Nashville, entitled
Womack VS.. Hobbs, the said Womack
being at present II citizen of Davidson
county, and the said Hobbs a citizen
of Humphreys county, Tennessee.
To the Hon. 10. c. Guild, JudgC Of the
LalO Court of Nashville :
Your petitioner, J.J. WOmack, hum.
bly, complaining, showing unto your
Honor, that on the 14th day of May,
1873, he brought suit against the de-
fendant, w. w. Hobbs, in your Hon
or's court, at Nashville, for the sum of
s. 900, on " a plea that the said Hobbs
employed and contracted with the
said Womack for two years service ~
Principal Clerk in the CompJroller's
Office, but refused to comply with the
contract
And afterward, at the May term Of
your HOnor's said court, on leave
granted, the declaration then already
filed, was 50 amended in one Of its
courts, as to charge the said Hobbs,
under contract to employ said Wom-
ack as clerk i'm said COmptroler's Office,
without stating the grade of said clerk
ship; and also, ut said May term, after
one demurrer of said defendant to the
declaration of said plaintiff had been
disposed of, after said amendment, and
by consent of parties defendant, was
permitted to file another or amended
demurrer, which is not yet disposed of,
but by like consent of parties, It was
ordered that said cause stand for the
taking of testimony rs if the cause were
/ already at issue. And, therefore, both
of said parties have already entered
| upon the cause for trial by taking depo-
| sitlOns. And petitioner further showeth
! that upon information which he be-
| lieves to be true, he feels authorized to
| charge, and he does charge, that the
said defendant, Hobbs, after he had
| been elected to, and indicted into the
said office of Comptroller of the State
of Tennessee, and after he had con-
tracted with the plaintiff to serve with
! him in clerkship in said Office, did
sell the said office to another or did ac-
ctpt pecunlary or valuable consider
auon o! large amount for the consld-
GRAFTON or ms sald once, so that the
same might be bestowed upon another.
Anu TINS the sad defendant ava, with
ouy the consent OF SAID plalntlll, or any
previous knowledge or information on
plaintiffs part.
petitioner further showeth that ne
mas need OF discovery from the SAID
defendant, Hobbs, as to so much OF
the matter above stated as relates to
the sale OF bis SAID Office, or TO ms ac-
certalion OF valuable consideration as
an inducement to resign the same, not
being certain, by reason OF the clarac'
ter OF the admissions OF SAID uelen-
dant, that he can fully prove this fact
without the answer Of defendant there
t" under oath. And yet petitioner has
not so much confidence in said defend.
antas 60 be willing to make him hi
witness in general on all the facts q
lae case Inc premises cons.uerral
therefore, plalHilIl prays thaJ SAID de-
leha"nt he required, under the pro
visions OF the statute IN sUch cases
made ana provided, to file his answer
10 .Ihe ,p'Io"lhB heterogeneous uuuel
T. hls o&th
/. W as your formal resignation o.
., the once OF comptroller a sale, or q
81 resignation "lIh9uS consideration
"neH you uiu resign sald Once
p ava any Douy, eiIher before or after salI
res iShaIioh, pay you the money you
hau expended IN gettlhg the ONCE, OF
any part OF Said money
.. " nat ulu IL cost you 10 procure
your election 10 SAID once: AhI
! What were the lteihs--to Whom pald
, anu IOr WhaI
no" Hluci! money or oJher val
, uauIe cohsiueIat'ol uld you receive II
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y And what was the cansidaration ar
= trnich Won rnce;vsI s,lch on "r r,o',..
men . i'
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