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    • Apr 12, 1976
    The Franklin Development and Investment Company sues Jerry Lee Lewis for more than $8,000, seeking unpaid rent on a pair of townhouses he leased during 1975
    Dec 17, 1976
    Two women file suit for $102,000 against George Jones, claiming he forced them to drink liquor, then hit one in the face and threw a briefcase at the other
    May 2, 1977
    Memphis' St. Joseph Hospital files a $3,425 lawsuit against Jerry Lee Lewis for unpaid medical bills
    Jun 30, 1977
    The Tennessean reports an Elliston Place Soda Shop waitress, Mrs. Tommie Gaebler, has sued Warner Bros. for $1 million, charging that she has been harassed and ridiculed since her likeness was used without her permission on the cover of Hank Williams Jr.'s album "One Night Stands"
    Jul 26, 1977
    Faron Young files suit against Capitol Records, claiming the label owes him more than $150,000 in royalties over the past 20 years
    Oct 7, 1977
    Johnny Cash sues Yashica Camera Corporation for $1 million for creating the impression he endorses their product. A commercial with a low-voiced man starts out, "Hello, I'm Johnny..." and fades to thunderous applause
    Oct 28, 1977
    Franklin, Tennessee, resident Gene Hood files a lawsuit against Conway Twitty, claiming "Linda On My Mind" is derived from his song "Too Much Of You." Twitty wins the suit four years later
    Dec 29, 1977
    Glen Campbell and his wife, Sarah, file a $2-million lawsuit against Us magazine, claiming invasion of privacy among other charges. Campbell maintains the magazine promised not to mention their previous marriages in a story on the couple
    Jun 5, 1978
    Third National Bank files suit in Nashville to collect payments for a loan to The Stoneman Family
    Jul 25, 1978
    Kitty Wells drops a suit against Capricorn Records when the label agrees to release her from her recording contract



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