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The Coffee Bean Case
Montgomery Ward v. Eugene Glasure
Reported case no. 82-002087 | 52nd District Court, 3rd Division
This page preserves a reported account of an unusual 1982 debt-collection case: that a judgment involving Eugene Glasure was satisfied with coffee beans after proceedings before Judge James P. Sheehy. The account is presented here as a research lead requiring primary-record verification.
What is being reported
Reported case
Montgomery Ward v. Eugene Glasure
Reported case number
82-002087
Reported court
52nd District Court, 3rd Division
Reported year
1982
Carl Miller recounts this as an eyewitness account. In the Part 3 video subtitles, he says, "there was 40 of us" in the courtroom when the coffee-bean exchange occurred. He identifies Judge James P. Sheehy and narrates that the judge said payment in coffee beans was acceptable.
Seven cases that reference the Coffee Bean Case
This document is the strongest starting point currently assembled on this page: it identifies seven case references connected to the reported Montgomery Ward v. Eugene Glasure matter. Open it, read the citations in context, and use the trail to guide a primary-record request.
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Carl Miller's account
In Know Your Constitution, Part 3 of 3, Carl Miller recounts the coffee-bean story and places it in the context of constitutional education. His public account is evidence that the claim circulated in this teaching tradition; it should be reviewed alongside the seven-case document and any court records that can be obtained.
Request the primary record
The fastest way to move this story from recollection to evidence is to ask for the docket, register of actions, judgment, satisfaction of judgment, exhibits, and any archived microfilm or transferred record connected to case no. 82-002087.
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Suggested records request
Use the reported party names, court, year, and case number together. Ask whether the file was retained locally, transferred to an archive, microfilmed, or destroyed under the applicable retention schedule.
"Please provide the register of actions, docket entries, judgment, satisfaction of judgment, payment receipt, exhibits, and any archival location or retention disposition for Montgomery Ward v. Eugene Glasure, reported case no. 82-002087, 52nd District Court, 3rd Division, 1982."
A claim that records were removed or hidden is not verified by this page. If a search produces no file, request the retention schedule and written confirmation of the search performed.
Why this story is worth verifying
The local subtitle transcript for Know Your Constitution - Part 3 of 3 preserves Carl Miller's eyewitness narration at approximately 19:06-28:00. His account supplies specific leads: names, court, reported docket number, date, judgment amount, and the claimed coffee-bean payment.
Carl Miller's account: "The case of Montgomery Wards versus Eugene Glasure ... docket number is 82-02087 ... before the Honorable ... Judge James P. Sheehy."
He recounts Glasure repeatedly asking, "dollars of what," and says the judge responded: "if you want that in coffee beans that's okay with me."
Miller further recounts that Glasure sent Montgomery Ward a certified mailing of coffee beans marked as payment in full, describing it as made "pursuant to judge of the 52nd District Court" on October 8, 1982.
This is an edited, readable excerpt from Miller's recorded video subtitles. The court docket, judgment, transcript, exhibits, and any satisfaction record remain the primary documents for verifying exact wording, payment, and legal effect.
That is why the story matters: an authenticated record could show whether the coffee-bean exchange was a courtroom statement, a negotiated satisfaction, an exhibit, a later mailing, or a different arrangement altogether.
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