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View Entry | Abner Phillips & Joshua Owens et al. v. William Meredith | Fentress | Debt |
Amount of total debt is unclear |
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View Entry | Ann Pope v. George A. Washington | Robertson | Covenant Broken | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Allen Jones v. Hannah Jones, et al. | White | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Jasper Anderson and Joseph Healdenfield. File also includes a contested will. |
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View Entry | Allen Costiel v. The Nashville & Chattanooga Rail Road Company | Hamilton | Continuance |
An appeal for the case to be continued in the next term. Does not state original bill. |
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View Entry | Andrew Knott& wife, Sarah Knott v. Emmitt Knott | Knox | Ejectment |
A plea of trespass with force and arms in ejectment relative to incident of 1 Oct. 1853, Sarah Knott, owner of a tract of land in the 11th Civil Dist., Knox Co., comprised of 150 acres. Sarah Knott accuses defendant Emmitt Knott of unlawfully withholding the premises claimed by both plaintiffs, asking for damages of $500. Includes last will and testament of Henry Lones, Sr. of Knox. Also indenture between Henry Lones and Lewis F. Ragsdale, 1853. |
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View Entry | Austin Moore, James Moore, assignees, et al. v. Thomas Weir & Jordan Smith, exe. of Jacob Queener, dec. | Campbell | Covenant Broken |
Thomas Weir, Jordan Smith, executors of Jacob Queener, dec. Plaintiffs: Austin Moore, James Moore- assignees of Charles Lewallen. Plea of covenant broken, damages of $400. "sum of sixteen hundred and sixty-six pounds of iron mentioned in said covenant was to be paid and at the forge of John Queener, deceased." Covenant made on 3 June 1845. |
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View Entry | Alexander V. Phelps v. P. Perkins, et al. | Davidson | Bills of Exchange |
Additional defendants: Constantine Perkins and Thomas Clack. |
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View Entry | Abraham Wheless v. P. G. Stiver Perkins et al. | Davidson | Debt |
Additional defendants: Constantine Perkins and N. Edwin Perkins |
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View Entry | Alexander Cobble admr. of Ephrain Winkler v. Margaret Winkler et al.. | Franklin | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: Masson Winkler, John Logan, William M. Winkler, Jane Winkler, Jesse Winkler, Louisa Ann Winkler and James Winkler. Amount in dispute, $150.00 |
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View Entry | Archibald Quarles v. Jesse Eldridge | Overton | Debt Dispute |
Plaintiff claims that while incarcerated for the duration of a separate litigation, his property was sold without his consent, and he is sued for compensation. |
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View Entry | Anna Ames v. William Ames et al. | Wilson | Other |
Additional Defendants: Alfred Hunt and Thomas Norman. Plaintiff is seeking, among other things, a Restraining Order against her husband (the primary Defendant). She also wants sole possession of her land and property. |
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View Entry | Alphonse De Montegre v. Bazzell Hedgcoth | Bledsoe | Land and Title Dispute |
Alphonse owned 3197 acres of land & Bazzell also claimed title to a portion of this land. Jury ruled in favor of Alphonse. Exhibit (1-page hand-drawn map of disputed property) included in transcript. |
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View Entry | A. E. Jackson v. J. Lilburn | Claiborne | Debt |
The plaintiff is complaining to the court that the defendant is concealing his whereabouts in order to avoid paying a past debt accrued through business dealings with the plaintiff. The judge orders the defendant's property to be seized and sold to pay the outstanding debt. |
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View Entry | Bank of Tennessee v. William C. Beaty | Fentress | Ejectment | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Bank of Tennessee v. Edward H. Chaffin, et al. | Maury | Trespass and Damages |
Additional defendants: Richard C. Whiteside, B. Dufield, Henry J. Yeatman |
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View Entry | Bank of Tennessee v. E. B. Bigley et al. | Davidson | Failure to Return Execution |
Additional Defendants: C. W. Nance, J. Beaty, J. W. Dabbs, James Hamilton, R. W. Perles, James Mallock, A. Dunn, R. H. Wallace, J. H. Gowers. |
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View Entry | Barcroft Beaver & Co. v. John Lynn | Sullivan | Debt Dispute |
Barcroft [Bearcroft] Beaver & Co. (partnership in Philadelphia, PA, comprised of Stacy B. Barcroft, Thomas Beaver, John H. March, Wetheral Lee, Thomas S. Foster & Samuel T. Curley) claimed Lynn owed the firm $1069.28. Lynn apparently owed money to other Philadelphia merchants as well. Thomas Tittsworth was trustee of deed of trust that Lynn executed to convey land for Tittsworth to hold in trust for satisfaction of his various debts. |
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View Entry | Bank of Tennessee v. Archibald C. Esselman et al. | Giles | Debt |
Additional defendants, Thomas Kennedy and Alexander Esselman |
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View Entry | Benjamin H. Brown v. John D. Lowery | Roane | Trespass with Force of Arms |
"a plea of trespass with force and arms to his damage one thousand dollars." Incident of 12 Aug. 1833, "with force & arms made an assault upon the person of said plaintiff .. In the county & state aforesaid and then with his fist, a rock & some other weapon, gave & struck the said plaintiff a very violent blow & stroke on the front part of the head thereby falling & knocking the said plaintiff down to & upon the floor .." |
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View Entry | Corporation of Nashville v. Edwin H. Childress | Davidson | Debt Dispute |
Plaintiff appeals lower court ruling whereby he was judged to owe the Corporation of Nashville a sum of $50. Penalties arising from allowing property to be rented for house of prostitution. |
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View Entry | Catherine Blackmore v. John C. Guild& James Blackmore, exe. of William Blackmore | Sumner | Estate Settlement |
A dispute concerning what William Blackmore left his wife Catherine in his last will and testament. |
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View Entry | Charles O'Neal v. Joshua Cobb | Montgomery | Debt | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Constantine Perkins v. James Walker et al | Maury | Debt |
Additional Defendants: James H. Walker and J. Knox Waker |
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View Entry | Church Anderson v. Daniel Smith& Isaac Neal | DeKalb | Debt Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Conrad Crockett, et al. v. Elijah Pile | Fentress | Ejectment |
Additional Plaintiffs: John Crockett, William Crockett, Joseph Crockett, James Crockett, Thomas Cobb and his wife Sarah, Benjamin Bramum and his wife Polly, heirs of William Crockett, dec. |
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View Entry | C. H. Smith, et al. v. E. Marian Barker | Montgomery | Damages |
Amount of damages, $14,000.00. |
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View Entry | Cicero P. Cunningham v. Risdon Knott | Bedford | Trespass and Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Corporation of Nashville v. A. S. Samuels | Davidson | Other |
Defendant is being fined for violating a "Corporation ordinance." He doesn't want the city to build on public land near his house. |
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View Entry | Clement H. Eliff v. Willis Griggs et al. | Giles | Debt |
The defendants were Griggs, James D. Goodman, A. R. |
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View Entry | Charles McGhee v. Moses C. Winters | Roane | Unknown |
Incomplete: Bill of Costs only. |
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View Entry | David Smith v. Bird S. Rhea& Ammon L. Davis | DeKalb | Trespass and Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Daniel Dillard v. Alexander Dillard et al. | Smith | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Thomas Lancaster and James Richardson. |
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View Entry | David Walling v. Thomas Crockett & Eli Walling | White | Debt Dispute |
File contains a debt dispute as well as a land and property conflict. |
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View Entry | David Price & wife v. Jasper Smith | Lincoln | Slaves, Ownership of |
The name of the Plaintiff's wife is not listed. |
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View Entry | Daniel Larry v. Thomas Norris Clark, exe. of Samuel Eskridge, dec. | Roane | Compensation |
Larry & family left KY home to live with & care for Eskridge & wife (both old) & their large estate, which they did for 4 months until Eskridge dismissed & expelled them without compensation. Larry had relied on Eskridge's promise to leave $50,000 in his will to Larry's 2 daughters, which Eskridge failed to do. Testimony: Before moving to TN, Larry had gotten Eskridge to draft a will previous to this one leaving Larry's 2 daughters 1/2 of Eskridge's estate, which Eskridge destroyed after firing Larry. |
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View Entry | Elisha R. Fort v. Stockley Donelson et al. | Davidson | Debt |
Additional defendants: William Donelson and Andrew P. Donelson |
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View Entry | Edward Vaughn v. Will Luton | Davidson | Debt | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Edwin H. Childress v. E. B. Bigley et al. | Davidson | Failure to Return Execution |
Additional Defendants: C. W. Nance, J. Beaty, J. W. Dabbs, James Hamilton, R. W. Perles, James Mallock, A. Dunn, R. H. Wallace, J. H. Gowers. |
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View Entry | Enoch Whillock v. John Grisham & Jemima Grisham | Johnson | Deed Dispute |
Dispute also includes debt. |
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View Entry | Ezekiel Collins, Andrew Collins, v. Samuel Rhea | Hancock | Land, Partition of |
Land dispute of properties previously owned by Benjamin Collins of Hancock Co. containing fifty acres, lying on Newman's Ridge, same county. Children of Benjamin Collins: Marler Collins, Wyatt Collins, Ezekiel Collins, Andrew Collins, Jordan Collins, Nancy Collins, Betsy Collins, wife of Martin Collins; Polly Collins, wife of Willis Gisson (sic); Edmond Collins, Milenton Collins, and Benjamin Collins. Court-ordered partition of land among heirs and defendant. Appealed. |
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View Entry | Enoch Moore, admr. v. Robert Crockett | Claiborne | Debt |
Moore administered the will of James Hunter, dec. Plaintiff is sued for $800 for services rendered. |
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View Entry | Edward T. Bale v. Elizabeth King & William A. Rowan et al | Hawkins | Land and Title Dispute |
Add. defs: Charles King, Lucinda Rowan, Jacob Varnal a Freeman of Colour. Bale (m. Mahala Bussel, daughter of Wm Bussel, dec) accused defs of going into Bale's wheat field & cutting, binding, carrying off, & converting wheat to their own use. Defs say wheat not on Bale's land, but land owned by Elizabeth, wife of Charles (now dec) & daughter of Wm Rowan who lived at mouth of Beech Creek & drowned in Holston River, & her claim is through her dad, who purchased from Michael Montgomery who had NC grant. |
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View Entry | Eliza Ann Buxton alias Eliza Ann Jenno v. Catlett G. Hurtt | Morgan | Illegitimate Child/Bastardy |
"Catlett G. Hurtt who has been accused on oath by me Eliza A. Buxton otherwise called Eliza A. Jenno, a single woman of having begotten the female bastard child called Sarah Ann, of which she was delivered in said County on or about the 21st day of November, 1852, to be dealt with as the law directs." |
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View Entry | Elijah Kennard v. Thomas Rutherford & Sarah Rutherford | Hawkins | Slander |
sued for damages of $2,000. |
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View Entry | Franklin A. Polk v. Armistead Alderson | Maury | Debt Dispute |
File contains a complicated debt dispute involving the custody of children and doctor's bills, etc. |
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View Entry | Fanny Wallin v. Daniel Huff | Claiborne | Land and Title Dispute |
Fanny's husband James (dec) & John Wallen claimed title to 1 of 2 tracts of land (which they had divided between them), & James Lake was a tenant in possession on John's portion. After James Wallen died, Fanny held his portion for herself and children. See related cases in same box: Jon Den, lessee, of Daniel Huff v. James Lake et al.; Heirs of James Wallin by next friend John Wallin v. Daniel Huff & James Lake; Wallin et al. v. Huff; Wallin v. Daniel Huff et al.; Daniel Huff v. James Lake. |
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View Entry | F. M. Fulkerson, admr. v. Barthena Bullard et al | Claiborne | Estate Settlement |
Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of George B. Bullard (dec.). G.B. Bullard owed creditors more than his estate was worth at the time of his death as state laws prohibited slaves from being reduced to assets. Bill questions whether his heirs can be subject to the debts held by creditors. |
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View Entry | George C. Cummings v. Robert Bell | Davidson | Other |
Subhiring of a slave |
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View Entry | Gideon G. Westcott et al. v. Edward H. Chaffin exe., of Richard C. Whiteside | Maury | Debt |
Additional Plaintiffs: Caleb W. Hollowell amd William Cooper |
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View Entry | Green T. Neely v. James M. Neely | Bedford | Land and Title Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy |