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Additional defendants: D. H. Talley, J. B. Murfree, A. Jetten. E. W. Talley and D. H. Talley are surviving partners of Talley & Co. The Talleys along with Murfree and Jetten are executors of P. C. Talley, deceased. Leonidas Gray and Alsup G. Gray are partners in A. W. Gray & Sons. The contract was to pay value plus interest of machinery after the sell of said machinery (two horse thresher). A. W. Gray & Sons is also listed as A. W. Gray's Sons in the case.

Brief only. Court of Origin: Unknown.

Additional Defendants: Alonzo Anderson and Sarah E. Anderson.

Defendant is accused of "cutting down and converting to his own use ten valuable trees on the land of the plaintiff."

Additional defendant: H. C. Beaty, Sheriff of Fentress County, TN. Dispute arose from circuit case in Fentress, 1866, involving sale of hogs from William F. Williams, William B.R. Kidd. Livestock died due to cholera. Fraudulent breach of warranty. Hon. D.K. Young, Judge, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit- authorized to hold Chancery Court in Pickett Co.
Partial file; other files may be found in other MT boxes.

Case contains large list for Bill of Costs.

The defendants contracted with the plaintiffs to ship a load of mules and one of the mules became disabled.

Also includes State v. Henry Ashcroft. Ashcroft was convicted of carrying a pocket and belt pistol and revolver.

Complainants: James R. Graham, Thomas J. Graham, Frederick H. Graham, Michael Graham. Defendants: William B. Roberts, John K. Sadler, Selina Sadler, James Sadler, Martha Sadler, James Buchanan, Buck Roberts, Ridley Roberts, Hannah Graham. This bill was filed to construe the will of James Roberts, dec. and to recover the share of the estate devised to Aletha, also spelled Letha, Graham, dec., and for an account of rents and profits. Jared Graham is also spelled Jarret and Jarod.

Additional Defendants: The Roane Iron Co., Tennessee Iron, Coal & Railroad Co., and the First National Bank of Chattanooga. J.C. Hinch filed this bill to dissolve a partnership or joint venture of mining and shipping twenty or twenty five thousand tons of iron ore. The majority of case (327 of 334 pages) in ET 1942.

Cause of Action: "for fraud and misrepresentation in the sale of a horse"

File consists of plaintiff's brief regarding a contract with the U.S. Post Office for a mail route in Florida. See also ET 1862.

Additional defendants: Washington West, Olivia R. Collins, John F. Collins, James West, Russell West, Solomon West, Caroline Griffin, Corry Bennett.

Keith is a widow whose 15-year-old daughter ran away from home and is living in Compton's household. Keith has had 5 illegitimate children since the death of her husband (when the daughter was quite young) and insists she is entitled to the help of the daughter, whom she has seen doing laundry and other household chores at Compton's home. Since the daughter refuses to come home, Keith's suit says that Compton must pay her weekly wages for any work her daughter does in his household.

Involved capital stock. Additional defendant: Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail Road Company

Offense of selling liquor in quantities greater than a quart. Hon. Thomas J. Flippin, Judge, 14th Judicial Circuit.

Additional Defendants: William H. Dudney, Amos Dudney, Jonas G. Dudney, Thomas G. Medders, James T. Anderson, W. L. Anderson, Curry Hawkins, William Stevens, William Petterson, John U. Patterson, Thomas Lawless, Jesse P. Lawless, Thomas G. Smith, Bill to enforce State's lien for taxes. Additional Defendants: W. D. McKaughan, Emma McKaughan, Jesse Heady, James A. Montgomery, Robert A. Cox, Calvin Murphy (col.), N. P. Hails, R. V. Brooks, John Patterson, B. A. Shepherd, N. Baxter, Jr.

Dispute pertaining to the obstructing of an avenue leading from a Turnpike through O. F. Noel's land. Case refers to land settled in McNairy et al.v. McNairy et al.(land partition case) Additional Complainants: wife Sallie E. Pointer, & J.M. Dickinson, surety

The case concerns the dissolution of the partnership creating the Avery Gin Company, which manufactures, repairs, and sells cotton gins and related machinery.