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Willis worked for American Textile Woolen Co. and was insured by Aetna under a group policy. He became permanently injured in April 1932. Aetna refused to pay for his disability. Willis's original policy was submitted as evidence & is filed with case.

Alexander sued Abijah Fowler for $843.81 debt by unpaid promissory note. Also named in document: Frederick Dean, who purchased a tract of land from the plaintiff. Court ruled in favor of plaintiff for said debt and $352.70 damages. Fowler appealed.

Additional defendants: Charles Hubard, Amelia Burgess, O. O. Burgess, John Rhinesminth, J. H. Simonson, Jelen F. Fleming, M. Fleming, G. F. McKine, W. M. McKine, C. S. Dinnen, J. M. Dinnen, H. G. Furman, A. B. Furman, M. E. Willien, L. J Willien and Luke Fleming. Both parties entered into a contract to sell a large amount of land. Plaintiff found a buyer for the land and was to receive commission for the sale. Plaintiff was seeking the money due to him from the sale of the land as the contract stated.

Additional defendants are the heirs of Thomas and James Devine. The plaintiff purchased land from the defendant but when the defendant died, the plaintiff was informed that the defendant had never held the deed to the land. Devine alt. spelled Divine.

A. J. Clark was visiting from Iowa and decided to sell his carriage and horses to Ferguson and return to Iowa on train. Ferguson later attempted to pay the note in Confederate money. Clark's agent initially refused the Confederate money but was pressured by threats to accept. Clark is now suing Ferguson for the note due.

Additional plaintiffs and defendants listed in file. Issue over land and deeds left by James King (dec.) to his widow and heirs. Missing first pages of the file.

Defendants: F. K. Berry and wife, C. C. Berry; Sidney G. Cleveland, & A. W. Cozart of Loudon Co. Dispute over land, S.E. quarter, 5th Section, 1st Township, 2d. Range, Hiwassee Dist., lying E. of E. Tenn. & Ga. RR., sold at $8,500, 31 Oct. 1867. Unpaid notes left by R. R. Cleveland, decd. intestate, both F. K. Berry, Sidney G. Cleveland, admrs. Sale of land to Matthew Nelson, decd., and wife Martha Nelson, decd. 1862-63?
Case file contains plat map of properties.

Plaintiff purchased several tracts of land from defendant, however it was later determined that sale was illegal and invalid because defendant co-owned land with family members as part of an inheritance of Lou Devine, dec.

Estate of Andrew W. Torbert

Plaintiff sought damages resulting from the interference by the defendants with the flow of the water in a sluice in the Little Tennessee River separating the mainland of petitioners' farm from an island included in the boundaries of the farm. Briefs, Errors, and motions to re-hear only. Related to 6 folders in ET box 1493. Oversize topographic map in M-17-17.

Bank (Athens branch) and Spencer Jarnigan sued William Ainsworth, Thomas Caldwell, Alex Hood, and Robert Wear, admr. of E. H. Wear, for debt.

A sum of $4,270.42 dollars was owed for land; an additional sum of $1,125.52 was owed. Estate of John Simpson, decd. Plaintiffs: B. B. McCroskey, Irene McCroskey, Joseph A. Peck. Defendants: John R. Gaines (trustee), S. P. Hale (assignee), W. A. Upton, T. E. H. McCroskey & wife, Florence P.; John P. Barrett, William P. Barrett- both minors; John Minnnis, guardian of minor heirs of John Simpson, decd.; J. C. Montgomery, treas., Bolivar Academy, S.E. Coffin, John Inman, exor., J. A. Coffin, decd., etc.

Estate of Barclay McGhee; found in geographical index but not in the book Southern Loyalists in the Civil War