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Additional Defendants: Alice and Augenie Baird, Sarah White, Mary A. Stout, James and Elen Davis, G. W. Wilson, Jack C. Wilson and wife Elen Wilson, and William A. Lipford admr., of Andrew Wilson, dec. The plaintiff sued the defendants for a $3,000 payment from the estate of Andrew Wilson for the years of care that the plaintiff and heir provided for his parents Andrew and Elizabeth who both lived with him and he cared for prior to their deaths.

Andrew Haney, colored, asked for damages for personal injuries by the illegal acts of the packet company agent. Haney, a roustabout on the steamer "Lucille Noland," was accused by company of getting into an altercation with the boat's Second Mate. Company claimed the Mate acted on his own & was not authorized to have such personal encounters.

Plaintiff, Annie Mathews, sued for divorce from the defendant, John Mathews, charging him with "ill treatment, adultery with one Lizzie Hatcher, col.," and frequent accusations against her of infidelity. The case discusses the character and occupation of Lizzie Hatcher as a prostitute and the nature of the defendant's relationship with her.

Folder only contains petition for writ of certiorari. Original case was over fire insurance policy claim.

Original suit was trespass for an alleged injury to land. A judgment was rendered against the orator for five dollars. He claims that the judgment was made late in day and he was not informed in time for an appeal.

Statute of limitations reached.

Suit brought by Arther J. Owens and brothers, against their sister Nena Owens Parker. Parker and her husband are accused of fraudulently obtaining a deed to land owned by the Owens' mother, Mrs. Annie Owens, then attempting to sell two tracts of the land. Annie Owens did not own the property free and clear, and was in debt to the Holston Union National Bank. According to Owens' solicitor, multiple errors were made in the filing of the dispute.

Alfred Cummings sues on behalf of himself and A. N. Reagan, Charlie Murrian, H. T. Rogers, J. V. Burns, as employees of Defendant.

The railroad company is seeking a write of certiorari for the purpose of obtaining a review and reversal of a judgment rendered in favor of Neal Young. He was an employee of the company and sued for negligence due to injuries he received on the job

Dispute began over note given by defendant to plaintiff over sale of a horse. Plaintiff won judgment against defendant & defendant was appealing.

Add. Pla: H. L. Finnessey and Ed Ghormley. This case evolved from a previous case where the pla. had a warrant issue against the def. for embezzling money and attempting to defraud the Avondale Farms Creamery. Defendant was a delivery truck driver and a review of his delivery book allegedly found several changed entries. The def. filed a cross bill seeking damages for humiliation and damage to his reputation. Exhibit materials include delivery and accounting records.

Simpson maintains that case arises from his refusal to pay for a horse that he had purchased in good faith from Hamblett, but which proved dangerously unsound.

In 1875, Craig recovered an judgment against Parks for $269. This case concerns a dispute over whether or not this judgment was ever paid.

Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

This suit was instituted to collect compensation for selling a boundary of real estate under a written contract between complainant and defendant.

Additional Defendant: Maude McMahan.

debt of $311.38 and cost of suit

Plaintiff filed for a divorce after more than two years of desertion and non-support by the defendant. Also motioned to maintain full custody of their two children.

The plaintiff company filed a bill of injunction to prevent the sale of machines by the defendant company under trust deed, regain possession of the machines, and have the title of said machnes divested from defendants. Exhibits include the notes of payment to plaintiff, receipt of delivery of machines, two Western Union messages regarding order and payment, and a bill of lading for machinery in dispute.

Complaint was filed for an injunction requiring defendant to remove obstructions from a road and permit complainant to have free and unobstructed passage over said road. Exhibit: 2-plat maps.

Holder sued to enjoin creation of proposed road through his land, arguing it was never maintained as a public road, but served only as "a settlement passway around the plantation" that was "cut out to get rid of the shade on the field and fence." Proposed road was near a mountain. Holder had worked as a road hand, though not on road in question. Baker was road commissioner. Add. Def: Jefferson Holder (overseer of proposed road).