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Owen & wife Margaret executed mortgage to E. H. Hatcher, guardian of M. A. Barnett, on house & lot on Main St. in Franklin to secure $750 note. Later, Owen & Hatcher conversing near public square in Columbia. Hatcher said interest was past due; Owen said he'd forgotten, offered it to pay it then; Hatcher refused, said he was going to resign as guardian & ward's mom was thinking about qualifying. Hatcher remained guardian, but pla. (judgment creditor of Owen) sued to reach Owen's equitable interest.

Brief for plaintiff only. Simpson sued sureties of Mark Bacon formerly sheriff of Washington County to recover of said sureties for failure of said Bacon to pay over monies collected by him to which Simpson was entitled. Simpson gave execution against A.D. Taylor to Bacon for collecting a note, which Bacon failed to do.

Other defendant is Thomas G. McCampbell, deputy sheriff.

Additional Plaintiffs: Sophia R. Harrison. Additional Defendants: O. H. Wade, R. W. Wade, Julius Wade, Samuel Hunt, William B. Lilliard, Alfred P. Lowe, Thomas & Mosby, Josiah M. Baird, James P. Baird, H. O. Blackman, William Todd, R. C. Blackman, J. S. Garratt, J. M. Carney.

Case in 2 folders. 24 named co-defendants. Defendants all purchased stock in plaintiff company & paid either none or only a portion of what was due.

Plaintiffs: S. P. Carmick, P. S. Hollins, and Matthew McClung. Defendants: Ed. S. Wheat, William Spruce, E.D. Nancack(?), Alfred Miller(?)

Other defendants: E. R. Thomas.
Plaintiff seeking to recover building materials after bill for them wasn't paid.
Other names mentioned but not specifically identified as plaintiff or codefendant: Bluff City Manufacturing Company; Marcus Miller.

Add. Defs: William Vowell & wife Harriet, Lotty M. Lin (wife of Joseph M. Lin, dec.), Richard M. Lin & wife Rachel, Thomas Blackmore, Charles Delaney & wife Sarah, John Lorts & wife Mary, Samuel Blackmore. pla., son David Shaver Jr & Thomas White had mercantile partnership (now dissolved) & Robert Blackmore became indebted to firm & to others. Before he died, Blackmore mortgaged his personal & real property to secure debt. Shaver Jr also died. This suit brought to satisfy debt out of mortgaged land.

Additional Complainants: Samuel L. Graham, W. E. Ward, William Robinson, Samuel F. Glass, John Guthrie. Additional Defendants: S. R. Baxter, John B. McEwen.

Additional defendants: Hiram Johnson, William M. Ayres. Seeking recovery of damages from a previous judgment.

Frobaugh, plaintiff, and Jones, defendant, had been in suit in which decree was pronounced in favor of Jones for $1770.60 and cost of suit. Cost of suit was paid in full and $1256.06 of decree was paid-the remainder was offset by several judgments in favor of Frobaugh against Jones. Frobaugh supposed debt satisfied. Frobaugh now wants stay of execution because Supreme Court did not deduct amount due Frobaugh from Jones from the amount decreed to him against Jones.

Additional Defendants: C. Baker, R. S. Stewart. Vernon King Stevenson was the founder of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad and was a major in the Quartermaster Department in the Confederate army in Nashville.

Kendrick sold Gentry land in Cocke County in return for purchase money notes & conveyed deed for same, but retained lien to secure payment of notes. Gentry failed to pay, so Kendrick sued to collect & to have land sold to pay notes. Exhibits: original warranty deeds & cancelled checks (included in page count).

Therese Johnson took out a note for $2500 that was reduced to $2300 to pay for a house in Crossville. She was a very close family friend of both the cashier and the bank director, and her counsel argues that this relationship should have spoken for her good character. Court orders her to pay the $2300 plus interest within 90 days or all of her property will be sold to pay the bill.

Defendant was sheriff of Hawkins County; additional defendants: James Clark, Clerk of SC at Nashville, P.B. Bobby, James Shields & wife, William Atkinson & wife. 1839, complainant filed bill of trespass which was successful & was awarded land in dispute This bill filed over inability to enforce the judgment of the court.

Additional Defendant: Isaac Ivy.

Additional Defendants: R. M. Thompson and R. M. Capps.

Also includes Johnson, Carter, & Sullivan Counties. Plaintiffs were securities for Lipton, sheriff of Carter County, against whom several judgments were obtained for return of execution failures. Plaintiffs liable as Lipton's securities, so sued Lipton. Plaintiffs alleged Lipton had conveyed property to Johnson, & Plaintiffs wished to reach that property to satisfy liabilities they incurred as securities for Lipton. Lots of deposition testimony by nearly 30 witnesses.

George W. McNutt was a constable in Hickman County. Depositions were given by James Young, James Mayfield, and Jeremiah Gibson.

Additional Defendant: John W. Camden.

Judgments obtained for use of one or both Plaintiffs against David. In effort to find property to satisfy said judgments, Plaintiffs filed this suit to levy against negro boy named Ellis, who Plaintiffs allege David fraudulently transferred to Stephen. Stephen is David's son. Plaintiffs accuse the Caldwells of other machinations undertaken to avoid execution of judgments, some of which involved Add. Defendant Jacob B. Russell.

Other defendants: Memphis Trust Company, John H. Watkins & W. R. Stewart, Trustees; William F. Bell. This is a suit brought by a creditor of the Memphis Pump Company to wind up an insolvent corporation. The company owes nearly $10,000 to various creditors, of which $3200 is past due.