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View Entry | David Acres v. A. M. Cross | Scott | Petitions for Certiorari |
Acres signed a note as security for Dennis Angel and held by Absolom Lerop. After Angel's death, Lerop brought suit against Acres for payment on the note. Acres believes he is no longer liable for the debt. |
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View Entry | H. O. Lewallen, et al. v. Mrs. Freeman Hawn, et al. | Scott | Petitions for Certiorari |
Chap. 764 of Private Acts of 1933 states that no Justice of the Peace may teach in a public school with a population of less than 14,070. Lewallen, and Clark Lewallen were both JPs and told by the school board they were no longer welcome to teach. Plaintiffs argue this Act to be discriminatory, arbitrary, and unconstitutional. |
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View Entry | In re Frank Sadowicz naturalization | Scott | Petitions for Naturalization |
Final Decree only. |
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View Entry | Joe McDonald v. Francis Chambers | Scott | Petition for Mandamus |
Joe McDonald petitioned the court to have a school in the 21st school district in Scott County to reinstate McDonald as teacher to the faculty. |
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View Entry | Jonathan Robbins et al. v. Riley Long et al. | Scott | Petition for Injunction |
Additional Plaintiffs: Joshua Good, Levi Phillips, Emsley Jeffers, L. B. Good, John Rosser, William Sharp, Joseph Griffith, and John Cross. Add. Defendants: Bailey and William Buttram. The plaintiffs were the sureties for the prior Scott County tax collector, John Thompson, and the current Riley Long. They claim that Long, who was charged with recovering taxes that Thompson defaulted on, had collected more than the balance owed by the surieties and prior judgments against them should be set aside. |
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View Entry | State on relation of Frank M. Thompson v. E. S. Boshears et al. | Scott | Petitions for Certiorari |
Order denying cert. only. |
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View Entry | Town of Oneida v. Dillard Pemberton | Scott | Petitions for Certiorari |
Case references the "Law Court" of Scott County. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
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