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View Entry A. P. & D. Green v. Robert Massengill Grainger Non-payment of Bank Note

A.P. Green was a tailor and he did business with a firm under the name Massengill & Craighead, the defendant being the principle partner. The defendant received various goods and services from the plaintiff, for which he executed a note for $350. The note was never paid by the defendant and he is now indebted to the plaintiff.

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View Entry Bessie Cate v. N. Popejoy Grainger Recovery of Money/ Wages

Plaintiff, daughter of def.. & his wife, Palestine Popejoy. By agreement plaintiff & her mother were named the beneficiaries of a $1700 life insurance policy purchased by N. Popejoy in 1924; they also paid the premiums. Mrs. Popejoy died May 1929. Plaintiff continued to pay premiums after mother's death, but has since learned that ca. 24 Nov. 1934 the deft. made an Ann Johnson the beneficiary instead of herself. Plaintiff now suing to recover the money spent on the insurance premiums.

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View Entry F. B. S. Cocke v. Thomas R. Read Grainger Land, Sale of

Plaintiff sold property in Grainger County to defendant for $12,000. Defendant paid a portion of sale price but refused to pay the rest.

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View Entry G. W. Morton v. David Dalton, et al. Grainger Recovery of Money/ Wages

Prof. Morton claims that he was elected Washburn High School principal in 1931. The school board voted to rescind his election and elected Zala Nicely in his place. Other defendants: D. H. Northern, Will Frazier, W. T. Clark, Edgar Petre, P. P. Phipps, and Jack Cameron.

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View Entry Howard E. McComb, et al. v. Thomas Cantwell, et al. Grainger Land, Sale of

Judgment for plaintiff, affirmed on appeal. Exhibits include plat map, appeal bond, depositions, 2 warranty deeds, County court clerk's deed, 4 B&W photographs. Additional Plaintiff: Zelma B. McComb. Additional Defendant: Emily Cantwell. Also includes plat map.

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View Entry Hezekiah Baxley & wife v. William Wolfenbarger, et al. Grainger Land, Sale of

Wife: Susannah J. Baxley. Other defendants: Peter Wolfenbarger; Sarah Wolfenbarger (wife of Peter). Susannah and Sarah were sisters & the daughters of A. G. Helton, dec. Decedent had willed each of them interest in a tract of land. Susannah sold her interest in the land to William Wolfenbarger based, she claimed, on fraudulent claims made by him.

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View Entry James Bull v. Spencer Harvey, et al. Grainger Land, Confirmation of Ownership

Additional defendants: Emily, David, and Elizabeth Bull, John and Catherine Evans, and Mary Leger, all heirs of Claiborne Bull dec. Harvey purchased the various interests in a tract of land from several of the defendants and then sold the entirety of the land to the plaintiff. Before conveyance was made, a fire destroyed the title bonds to said land. Plaintiff prays that the title and interest in the land be divested from the heirs and placed with him.

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View Entry John D. Ridley v. T. W. Turley exe. Grainger Slaves, Selling of

Cause of Action: Injunction to stop sale of slaves as part of estate settlement.

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View Entry James S. Nicholson, William H. Meek & William F. Taylor, exes. of Hughes O. Taylor v. Frances Taylor et al. Grainger Wills, Construction of

Hughes died with large estate (land, 27-28 slaves, animals & household goods, interest in tanning business partnership). Exes. sued to clarify terms of will relating to Hughes' daughter Nancy L. Burtz (Nancy & her infant daughter died after Hughes did). Will vague re: if widow Frances had life estate in certain property, & re: who was child vs. grandchild. Add. Def. too many to name, but include Hughes' children Wm F & Narcissa A (no children), son John C (3 children), & minor children Robert L & Mary K

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View Entry Mary Anna Morgan Coffey v. Josie Morgan Biddle, et al. Grainger Land, Partition of Tennessee Supreme Court Cases Order A Copy
View Entry State for the use of Martha Messer Lakins v. W. C. Mallicoat, Guardian, et al. Grainger Guardianship of Minors

Add. Def: R. B. Jackson, Arthur Farmer, Chas.. Antrican, and W. T. Leffew. Complainant filed bill against defendant Mallicoat as her former guardian for an accounting and sought to surcharge and falsify the guardian's settlements made and approved in the County Court of Grainger County. Add materials located in ET 1520.

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View Entry Susannah Livingston v. D. C. Carmichael, admr. of Jesse Livingston, dec. Grainger Recovery of Land/Property

Incomplete file.

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View Entry Thomas Dalton, et al. v. R.P. Moore Grainger Slaves, Selling of

Additional plaintiffs: P.H. Starnes and George H. Littatoe[?]. Discusses previous case Mahala Rucker, et al. v. R.P. Moore, et al. (ET 1069) in which Moore, clerk, was ordered to sell slaves. Dalton had bid on negro girl and had learned of errors in the proceedings which caused them to become void; thus confering no valid title to Dalton for slaves. Moore had received judgment against Dalton, which Dalton had no notice of. Dalton wants proceedings in county court be made and void.

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View Entry William P. Jones & Thomas Jones v. Frances Lyon Grainger Slaves, Ownership of

Case file is incomplete; brief and decree only. Also deposition of Epaphroditus Hightower and Benjamin Looney regarding a slave named Martha. Exhibits include "Rules of the Court of Chancery" poster.

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View Entry Warham Easley Jr. v. Jacob Melling Grainger Stay of Execution

Judgment had been rendered in favor of Melling and against Joseph Williams for $496.48 and the costs. Easley was security for Williams for the cost of the appeal and was sued because judgment was rendered against him for debt as well. Easley alleged that a written note did not give J.B. Jones, justice of the peace for Grainger county, authority to bind him for the debt but for costs only.

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View Entry William Bond v. John Brooks et al. Grainger Breach of Contract

Case by same name in ET 99, but has a different county. Add. defendant: S. A. Brooks. In 1865, the plaintiff purchased from L. N. Homer a tract of land for which he was executed a bond. The property is very valuable for the water power and sought to build a grist mill and brought in the defendant to help fund it as security and advancing him $2,000. The plaintiff executed to him a deed of trust, but the defendant has failed to keep up his end of the negotiated contract.

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View Entry William B. Cameron v. William Hayse Grainger Land, Sale of

Cameron sold Hayse a house & lot in Rutledge for an unspecified amount. Purchase agreement stated that if all of the money owed was not paid by a certain date, the Hayse would pay Cameron $4/month in rent. Cameron claimed that Hayse neither paid the purchase money owed nor paid any rent.

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