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Rare Books and Manuscripts140 North Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204

317-232-3671

James H. Meyer collection L576

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Table of Contents

Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3

Biographical Note.......................................................................................................................................... 4

Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4

Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4

Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4

Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5

Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6

Series 1: Court cases, 1922-1959............................................................................................................6

Series 2: Subject files, 1901-1959.........................................................................................................31


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Summary Information

Repository Rare Books and Manuscripts

Creator - Compiler Meyer, James H.

Title James H. Meyer collection

Date 1901-1959

Extent 12.0 Cubic feet 24 manuscript boxes

Language English

Preferred Citation

James H. Meyer collection, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library


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Biographical Note

James H. Meyer (1895-1967) was an attorney in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (1923-1967).Mr. Meyer also served as the Vanderburgh County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (1932-1935) andProsecuting Attorney (1936-1943).

Scope and Contents

This collection includes depositions, summons, transcripts of testimony, court decisions, correspondence,notes, and other papers from James Meyer in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana ranging from1901 to 1959 regarding legal cases: including criminal cases which he handled as a prosecuter; civil andcriminal cases in which he was involved as a private attorney, grand jury depositions, Democrat politics,and finances.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1: Series 1: Court cases, 1922-1959

Series 2: Subject files, 1901-1959

Administrative Information

Publication Information

Rare Books and Manuscripts


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Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library,Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books andManuscripts.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2014/06/05 by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid created 2014/06/30by Brent Abercrombie.

Controlled Access Headings

Geographic Name(s)

• Evansville (Ind.)• Indiana• Vanderburgh County (Ind.)

Subject(s)

• Correspondence• Depositions• Legal correspondence• Practice of law


Series 1: Court cases, 1922-1959

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Collection Inventory


Box Folder

Gertrude Bass Young, Calve Bass versus Bessie Cotter Qulet, 1922

May-1923 July 12

1 1

Martha Johnson versus J. Ed Swonder, July 1924-1925 1 2

Martha Johnson versus J. Ed Swonder, 1926-March 1930 1 3

Herman S. Kramer versus Philip Speck, December 1922-June 1926 1 4

Wallace Henry Rich, in the matter of the petition of Ernest Koehler,

October 1924

1 5

Legal papers, 1925 1 6

Mattie Grubs versus Herman Adams, March 1925-June 1925 1 7

Hansel Hargis versus Alvin Shane, September 1925-April 1926 1 8

R. H. Hambrick, 1925 1 9



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Matter of assignment of Joseph L. Kane, Posey T. Kime, Trusty Probate

Court, 1925-March 1926

1 10

Thomas Cotter versus American Railway Express Company, June 1926-

January 1927

1 11

Virginia Ferguson versus Robert Hambrick, December 1925-February

1927

1 12

Charles B. Harpole versus Josephine Conrad, December 1926-May 1927 1 13

Personal injury cases releases, 1926 2 1

Rooney Warren versus Hattie Hudson, July 1924-August 1926 2 2

State of Indiana versus Leanda Weaver, January-February 1926 2 3

Tona Kogg, Irene Kogg versus William P. Woods, 1927-1929 2 4

State of Indiana versus Henry Hill, January-March 1927 2 5

Lora Youngs versus Joe P. Youngs, March 1927-January 1929 2 6

Waterman versus Waterman, 1927 2 7

Ola Livers, Guardian of Doris Livers, John Livers, etc. 1928 2 8



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Posey T. Kime and James H. Meyer versus Bruce McNeely, March 1925-

October 1937

2 9

Catherine Wedding versus George Wedding, 1928 2 10

Ola G. Livers versus Graham Glass Company, 1928 2 11

Milson C. Haering versus Allen Wright, 1928 3 1

Kathryn J. Johnson versus Edward M. Johnson, 1928 3 2

Kathryn Johnson versus Mead Johnson, July 1928-April 1929 3 3

Kathryn Johnson versus Edward Johnson, 1928 3 4

Maple Shelton versus Samuel Lewis, 1928 3 5

Legal papers, 1927-1930 3 6

Posey Kime and James Meyer versus Kathryn Johnson, 1929 3 7

Eliza Woddell versus Lewis Stores Incorporated, 1929 3 8

Eugene Allen versus Lewis Stores Incorporated, 1929 3 9

Joseph C. Stillwell adoption, undated 3 10



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National City Bank, trustee for Suzzanek Daniels, undated 3 11

Protest notice, 1929-1931 3 12

Dr. Pleak, 1929-1932 3 13

Graves and King, 1929-1933 3 14

Ed Stephenson versus Ralph Swope, 1930 3 15

Emil H. Hartig, Evansville Plumbing Company versus Fred Krueger, 1930 4 1

Charles Klein versus John Tekopple, 1930 4 2

Niehaus, Elizabeth Rauscher, 1931 4 3

Katherine Buchart versus Joseph Buchart, 1931 4 4

Elvina Heseman versus Charles Heseman, 1931 4 5

Legal files, 1931 4 6

Charles Scholz versus Daisy Scholz, 1931 4 7

Frank Knight versus Louis Knight, 1931 4 8

Leonard Rauscher versus Edward Niehauser, 1931 4 9



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Emma Young versus Emil Hartog, 1931 4 10

State of Indiana versus Van Meyer, 1931 4 11

Ernest Lynn, 1931-1932 4 12

Lincoln Bank, 1931 (folder 1 of 20) 5 1













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State of Indiana versus William Brown, 1932 6 1

Walter Haney versus National City Bank of Evansville, 1932 6 2

Clara Knight estate, 1932 6 3

State of Indiana versus Albertus Teer, 1932 6 4

Leonard E. Rauscher versus Mallie Moore, 1932 6 5



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North Side Bank, 1932 6 6

Newbalse, 1932 6 7

Thelma Jones versus Alton Zint, 1932 6 8


Joe Jenkins, 1932 6 10

Little versus Hollis, 1932 6 11

Ed Porter, 1932 6 12

Williams, 1932 6 13

Teers, 1932 6 14

State of Indiana versus Graves and King, 1932 6 15

Walker, 1932 6 16

Brown versus State of Indiana, 1932 6 17

Criminal Instructions, 1932-1942 7 1




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Gus Hannah, 1933 7 3

Sutherland, 1933 7 4

Powell, 1933 7 5

Susan Daniels versus Warren Daniels, 1933 7 6

Henry Veatch versus Harold Lynch, 1933 7 7

Cartoon and photographs, 1933 7 8

Cyril Staab, 1933-1934 7 9

Olga Corn versus Thompson and McKinnon, 1933-1936 (folder 1 of 2) 7 10

Olga Corn versus Thompson and McKinnon, 1933-1936 (folder 2 of 2) 7 11

George Espenlaub, 1933-1936 8 1

Berg, 1933-1937 8 2


Elias Edwards, 1934 8 4

Clifford Haines, 1934 8 5



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State of Indiana versus Meadows, 1934 8 6

Ross, 1934 8 7

Corn versus Thompson and McKinnon, 1934 8 8

Interstate Finance Corporation versus Nora Tillman, 1934 8 9

Walker, 1934 (folder 1 of 2) 8 10

Walker, 1934 (folder 2 of 2) 8 11

Mary A. Bitter, 1934-1935 9 1

Election, McCormick, 1934 9 2

Loren Jones, 1934 9 3

Kern, 1934 9 4

James Melton, 1934-1935 9 5

Department of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices, 1934 9 6

Lizzie Andrews, 1934-1939 9 7




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Wilbert Madison, 1935 9 9

Gertrude Thiele versus August Thiele, 1935 9 10

Bishop Rice, 1935 9 11

Richmond Price, 1935 9 12

B. H. Tureen, 1935-1936 9 13

Mary Elizabeth Wooley estate, 1935-1936 9 14

George Palmer, C. J. Morley and Company, 1935 10 1

Prosecuting attorney, miscellaneous papers, 1935-1936 10 2

John F. Land, 1935-1936 10 3

State of Indiana versus John Winfrey, 1935-1937 10 4


Ben Edmonds, Fred Settlemoir, 1936 10 6

Arthur Miller, Margaret Miller, 1936 10 7

State of Indiana versus Jessie Taylor, 1936 10 8



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Gertrude Thiele versus Ignatius Thiele, 1936 10 9

Leonard Rauscher versus Hannah Hoge, 1936 (folder 1 of 2) 10 10

Leonard Rauscher versus Hannah Hoge, 1936 (folder 2 of 2) 10 11

Myrtle Poague versus Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company,

1936-1937

10 12

Opinions, abstracts of title, 1936-1952 10 13

William Coleman, Lillie Davis, 1937 10 14

State of Indiana versus Earl Wilson, 1937 10 15

August Hoge estate, 1937 10 16

Indianapolis Amusement Company versus Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 1937 11 1

Dixon-Cook petition for restoration of sanity, 1937 11 2

Linthicum will, 1937 11 3

State of Indiana versus Edward F. Gymer, 1937-1938 11 4

Edward F. Gymer photographs, 1937-1938 11 5



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State of Indiana versus Morris Hergenrother, 1937-1938 11 6

Willie Ellis Stuart, 1937-1938 11 7

State of Indiana versus Henry A. Noelke, 1937-1938 11 8

State of Indiana versus Lillian Poindexter, 1937/09/08-1937/10/04 11 9

State of Indiana versus M. Edythe Wells, 1937-1938 11 10

Swain, Alexander versus Bredenkamp, 1937-1939 11 11

Gilbert McAvoy, 1937-1939 12 1



State of Indiana versus Mary Board, 1938 12 4

State of Indiana versus Robert Boles, 1938 12 5

Evansville Dry Cleaners, 1938 12 6

M. Edythe Wells, 1938 12 7

Groves Williams, 1938 12 8



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Gertrude Thiele estate, 1938 12 9

Evansville Morris Plan Company versus Lahanis, Maglaris, 1938 12 10

Primary election, 1938 12 11

Statement and correspondence, 1938-1939 12 12



Writ of error coram nobis briefs, 1938-1943 13 3


Claim versus Estate of Tillie Litty, 1939 13 5

Anderson, 1939 13 6

Cody, 1939 13 7

Michael F. O'Day estate, 1939 13 8

Albert Scheneman, 1939 13 9

Blossom Green, 1939 13 10



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Georgia Alston, 1939 13 11

Everett Sanders, 1939-1940 13 12

Indiana Sherriffs' Association on construction of act regulating

transportation of prisoners opinion, 1939-1940

13 13

Pat Markey, 1939-1940 13 14

Otto Weiss versus Elder Cooper Zaring Trustee, 1939-1942 13 15

J. R. Raskas, S. R. Travis versus James Ladas, 1939-1942 13 16

Nicholas Maglaris versus Peter Maglaris, 1939-1944 13 17

Lobree and McCauley versus Kathryn Aabel, 1939-1947 13 18

Sam Maglaris, Cresent Cleaners, 1939-1947 13 19

Crops income tax returns, 1939-1958 14 1

Legal papers, 1940-1941 14 2

Cummins, Lindsey, and Ridgley, 1940 14 3

State of Indiana versus William H. Denton, 1940 14 4



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State of Indiana versus Clifford Miller, 1940 14 5

State of Indiana versus Bill Schwindling, 1940 14 6

State of Indiana versus John Terry, 1940 14 7

State of Indiana versus Howard Wade, 1940 14 8

Fred Barrett versus Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, 1940 14 9

R. L. Bauman versus Harry Sandler, 1940-1942 14 10

John E. Karmelink estate, 1941 14 11

State of Indiana versus Theodore Fowler, 1941 15 1

Chaney Goin, 1941 15 2

State of Indiana versus Cornelius Jones, 1941 15 3

Diekmann versus Indiana Research Corporation, 1941 15 4

State of Indiana versus Walter Johnson, 1941 15 5

Lester and Witcher versus Ernest Eslick, 1941-1942 15 6

State of Indiana versus Cecil Wilson, 1941-1943 15 7



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Dorothy Kormelink, Guardian, 1941-1951 15 8


Harry Beasly versus Henry Kaleko, 1942 15 10

A. Cameron versus June Cameron, 1942 15 11

A. C. Callihan versus Joe Bander, 1942 (folder 1 of 2) 15 12

A. C. Callihan versus Joe Bander, 1942 (folder 2 of 2) 15 13

State of Indiana versus Roy Smith, 1942 15 14

State of Indiana versus Theodore Lucas, 1942 15 15

Delores Lee Sanders adoption petition, 1942 16 1

State of Indiana versus L. J. Arnett, 1942 16 2

Earl Franklin Crosswright, 1942 16 3

Arnold C. Hendricks estate, 1942 16 4

Laura E. Huston versus Charles Lee, 1942-1943 16 5

Ernest Eslick versus Johnston abstracts, 1942-1943 16 6



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Mary Elizabeth Taber versus Thaddaus Taber, 1942-1944 16 7

Charles M. Frisse estate, 1942-1946 16 8

Legal papers, 1943-1944 16 9

State of Indiana versus Orvil C. Rosser, 1943 16 10

State of Indiana versus George Jackson, 1943 16 11

State of Indiana versus Fred Hathaway, 1943 16 12

Joe Loven versus Stella Loven, 1943-1944 16 13

State of Indiana versus Brooks Rogers, 1943-1951 16 14

Margaret Doersam estate, 1944 16 15

Altie Ennis versus Conn General Life Insurance Company, 1944 16 16

Margaret Helsley versus Cleon Helsley, 1944 16 17

Raymond Kissel versus Wilma Kissel, 1944 16 18

Virginia Tison versus J. D. Tison, 1944 17 1

Jack Perrette versus City of Evansville appeal, 1944 17 2



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Harriet Orman versus Harold Van Orman, 1944 17 3

Evelyn Osburn versus Rhoden Osburn, 1944-1946 17 4

Hadley Case Company versus Ansel Douglas, 1944-1946 17 5

Leon Dunn versus Cora Dunn, 1944-1946 17 6

Legal papers, 1945-1947 17 7

Hannah Hoge estate, 1945 17 8

Roxhorough County for Harold Chapell correspondence, 1945 17 9

Leon Dunn versus Betty Dunn, 1945 17 10

Ruby Mae Remington versus Robert James Remington, 1945 17 11

Serrilda Walker versus Victor Peckinpaugh, 1945 17 12

State of Indiana versus Leonard Perry Denton, 1945 17 13

Emil Klein versus R. E. Johnston, 1946 17 14

Supreme Court Judge campaign papers, 1946 17 15

W. C. Zernow versus W. G. Turbville, 1946 17 16



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State of Indiana versus Homer Ashworth, 1946 17 17

Marie Bradshaw versus Hardin Bradshaw, 1946 17 18

State of Indiana versus Clyde F. Gaisser, 1946 17 19

Henry L. George versus Jo Ann Thomas, 1946 17 20

State of Indiana versus Joe Green, 1946 17 21

State of Indiana versus Marcus Francis Simon, 1946 17 22

Gertrude Thiele estate, 1946 17 23

Clarence Minton versus Milford Miller, 1946-1948 17 24

Equity Mutual Insurance versus Samuel C. Maglaris, 1946-1949 17 25

Ira Willingham versus Sam Maglaris, 1946-1949 17 26

John C. Shernman estate, 1946-1951 17 27

State of Indiana versus Charles Lee, 1947 18 1

Esterlene Brown versus Raymond Brown, 1947 18 2

Mary Cochran by Crystal Cochran versus Raymond Moore, 1947 18 3



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Geneva Moore versus Raymond Johnston, 1947 18 4

Aline Andre versus L. D. Andre, 1947-1948 18 5

National City Bank, executive of last will and testament of William

Prenzell versus W. G. Turbville, 1947-1948

18 6

Hubert L. Cokes versus Henry F. Grapers, 1947-1948 18 7

Henry F. Graper versus Hubert Cokes, 1947-1949 18 8

Milton A. Lobree versus Jack Ladmer, 1947-1950 18 9

Legal papers, 1948-1949 18 10

Ray C. Anderson versus Mildred L. Anderson, 1948 18 11

Doris Smith versus Raymond Smith Jr., 1948 (folder 1 of 2) 18 12

Doris Smith versus Raymond Smith Jr., 1948 (folder 2 of 2) 18 13

State of Indiana versus Walter E. Snead, 1948 18 14

Cornelius B. Gilbert versus Matilda Gilbert, 1948 18 15

Jacob S. McCutchan versus Sam Maglaris, 1948-1951 18 16



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Matilda Gilbert guardianship, 1949 18 17

Betty Fisher versus Jack Fisher, 1949 18 18

William Gehring Incorporated versus Wilbur Lawrence, 1949-1950 18 19

Dorothy Bassett versus Edmond Bassett, 1949-1950 18 20

Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange versus Evansville Fruit Company,

1949-1950

18 21

Commonwealth of Kentucky versus William Turbville, 1949-1950 18 22

Eunice Powell versus Audie Powell, 1949-1951 18 23

Legal papers, 1950=1951 18 24

Ben Reitman, 1950 19 1

Arthur Clark, 1950 19 2

Balsano Fruit and Produce Company, 1950 19 3

Venyard Gragory, Edwin Zimmer versus Paul Goldberg, 1950 19 4

Rankin Melton versus Julian Longoria, Joe Reznik, 1950 19 5



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Housing Authority of the City of Evansville, 1950 (folder 1 of 2) 19 6


State of Indiana versus Ray Metcalf, 1950 19 8

Ohio Valley Lumber and Manufacturing Company, 1950 19 9

Jacob German estate, 1950-1952 19 10

R. Ray Sailsberry versus Barnadin Bottel Cap Company, 1950-1952 19 11

William Anthony Scott, January 3, 1951 19 12

Fern Morehead versus Charles Morehead, 1951 19 13

Scherffius versus Scherffius, 1951 19 14

Matilda Gilbert estate, 1951 19 15

Mazie Sharp versus Olin Sharp, 1951 20 1

State of Indiana versus Sheldon Kaufman, 1951 20 2

In the Supreme Court of Indiana: Sheldon Kaufman versus Phil Gould,

1951

20 3



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State of Indiana versus Sheldon Kaufman, 1951 20 4

Charles E. Zimmerman versus Sun Oil Company, 1951 20 5

George Hoffman versus Sam Malis, 1951-1952 20 6

Nadine Perkins versus William Perkins, 1951-1952 20 7

Enployers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin versus sam

Malis, 1951-1952

20 8


Stephen Daniel Fisher adoption, 1952 21 2

Bruce Martin versus Paul Goldberg, 1952 21 3

Jacke Birchler versus Marie Birchler, 1952-1953 21 4

Cornelius B. Gilbert, 1952-1953 21 5

Legal papers, 1953-1955 21 6

Cornelius Gilbert versus Harriett A. Beiling, 1953 21 7

R. K. O. Pictures Corporation, 1953 21 8



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George Alexanders versus James Castress, 1953 21 11

James Castress, 1953-1955 21 12

In the matter of the estate of Cornelius B. Gilbert, 1954-1955 21 13

A. Juan Washburn versus Harold I. Platt, 1955 21 14

Legal papers, 1956-1957 22 1

Grogg Manufacturing Company versus Borden Company, 1956 22 2

State of Indiana versus Billie Willard Burns, 1956 22 3

Blue Bar Restaurant, Pete Maglaris, 1956-1957 22 4

Louis Miller versus Louisville and Nashville Raiload Company, 1957 22 5

Samuel and Hazel Winter building zone ordinance petition, 1957 22 6

United States versus Richard Hill, 1957 22 7

Legal papers, 1958-1959 22 8



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Pintozzi brothers versus Paul Goldberg, 1958 22 9

Honig-Lowery contract, 1959 22 10

Housing Authority of the City of Evansville, 1959 22 11

Protest forms, undated 22 12

Real estate mortagage forms, undated 22 13

Notice of mechanics lien forms, undated 22 14

Administrator's bond and oath, undated 22 15

Estate inventory, undated 22 16

Industrial board, undated 22 17

Bankruptcy, undated 22 18

Chattel mortgage, undated 22 19

Indexed briefs, undated 22 20

Criminal briefs, undated 22 21

Criminal law, undated 22 22



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Morris Hergenrother, undated 22 23

Oil briefs, undated 22 24

Alred Byers, undated 23 1

Prosecuting attorney papers, undated 23 2

Security commission forms, undated 23 3

Criminal instructions, undated 23 4


Box Folder

Personal papers and pamphlets, 1901-1939 23 5

Personal papers and clippings, 1932-1934 23 6

Personal papers and clippings, 1935 23 7

Personal papers, 1940-1949 23 8





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Personal writings, undated 24 2

Speeches and legal documents, undated 24 3

Biography material, undated 24 4

Printed material, undated 24 5

Documents

James H. Meyer collection L576 - in.gov · James H. Meyer collection L576 - Page 3 - Summary Information Repository Rare Books and Manuscripts Creator - Compiler Meyer, James H. Title