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View Entry | Alexander McMullin v. George Michie | Wilson | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
George Michie was accused of trespassing on Alexander McMullin's land and ejecting his lessee. McMullin sued for $500 damages. |
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View Entry | Andrew J. Donelson et al. v. Hugh Erwin | Davidson | Unlawful Detainer |
Additional plaintiff - Samuel P. Cheatham Amount of damages $1413.33 |
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View Entry | Abner Estess v. F. M. Presswood, et al. | Polk | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
John Presly, Jonathan Thomas, Jacob Baring , and Miranda Baring held possession of a tract of land, then Estess took possession of the land in 1849. Brown was a tenant of Baring and paid rent, and Estess rented from Baring in 1862. Apparently Estess attempted to take ownership of the land but had no deed, and was ejected. |
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View Entry | Ann Carney v. Etter & Block | Shelby | Unlawful Seizure |
This is a replevin case. McDonald &Co. are sitting in for the defendants. Carney claims a carriage was unlawfully seized from her. |
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View Entry | A. C.& L. S. Forrester v. W. J. Smith | Gibson | Unlawful Seizure |
A. C. and L. S. Forrester owned a merchandising firm named "Forrester & Brother." |
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View Entry | A. B. Wright v. Elias Griffeth | DeKalb | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
Case also involves charges of trespass and a land dispute. |
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View Entry | A. L. Butler v. W. H. Richardson | Tipton | Unlawful Detainer | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Ann Acton& Maggie West v. J. E.& Dora Mask | Hardeman | Unlawful Detainer |
Case concerns a piece property owned by the plaintiffs on Market Street in Bolivar, known as the Commercial Hotel. Plaintiffs sued for rent owed to them by the defendants, choosing to sue under the "unlawful detainer" section of the code. |
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View Entry | Allen Cranon v. William H. Johnson | Davidson | Unlawful Detainer |
Livery stable no. 122 S. Market Street Nashville, TN |
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View Entry | Adam S. Kelly v. J.W. Wheeler | Marion | Unlawful Detainer |
Wheeler sued Kelly for seizing an unlawfully detaining a Claybank mare from him during Civil War to his damage $300. Defendant claims horse was taken under orders from Colonel G.A. Goins while in line of duty. Court ruled in favor of defendant. |
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View Entry | Archibald Lytle v. John Nichols | Williamson | Ejectment-Unlawful Detainer |
Lytle's tenant, listed here only as John Doe, was forcibly ejected from his property -- complaint is trespass and ejectment. |
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View Entry | Alfred L. Wright v. William Wright | Overton | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | A. S. McGhee, Trustee v. W. H. Taylor, Deputy Sheriff | Shelby | Unlawful Detainer |
Plaintiff says that Taylor, without cause, seized and detained his property, "One Dark Bay horse about 9 years old and about 15 1/2 hands high," valued at $80. |
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View Entry | Bank of Tennessee v. Elijah C. Jennings et al. | Wilson | Unlawful Detainer |
Additional defendants - Green M. Alsup and James Ayers Amount of damages $400.00 |
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View Entry | Bird F. Everett v. Luke Lea | Bradley | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
Everett sued Lea and Lea sued Everett over land deeds and boundary disputes. These lands were related to the site of the first East TN College. See similar cases: Bird F. Everett v. Luke Lea in ET 21a; Luke Lea v. David Shields ET 1124; Luke Lea v. John Swan ET 1124; Nashville University, The Trustees of East Tennessee University, & Luke Lea ET 1131; Luke Lea v. Isaac Martin ET 1135. |
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View Entry | Ballow & Gresham v. N. W. Motheral, agent, et al. | Williamson | Unlawful Detainer |
Plaintiffs: T. B. Ballow & Thomas Gresham. Additional defendants: Robert H. Perry , Joshua Perry, E. D. Sawyer, Tennessee Wiggins, A. W. Motheral, James Sawyer, Rufus Waller. Case involved a unlawful detainer made by the plaintiffs for a tract of land in in Williamson County known as Sally Armstrong property. The defendant was the agent for this property and said he was entitled to it. |
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View Entry | Brien & Woodard v. C. Jane Swan | Davidson | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
Brien & Woodard is M. M. Brien Sr. and Wiley Woodard. Brian Woodard is an additional defendant. Case regards the ownership of four town lots purchased at a tax sale. Case divided between two boxes. 79 pages in MT1150, unknown page count in MT50. |
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View Entry | Brien& Woodard v. M. J. O'Shaughnessy, et al. | Davidson | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
Suit involves the sell of property known as the Boyd place for back taxes. |
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View Entry | Beatus Stores Inc. et al. v. H. L. Dulin et al. | Knox | Unlawful Detainer |
Additional Defendants: Darling Shop Inc., Darling Stores Inc., William Beatus Millinery Shop. Additional Plaintiffs: E. B. Dulin, Katherine Dulin Folger. |
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View Entry | Bank of Alabama v. Richard C. Whiteside | Maury | Unlawful Detainer |
Amount of damages $250.00 |
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View Entry | Busby Johnson& Company v. Mayor& Alderman of the City of Brownsville | Haywood | Taxation, Unlawful | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Charles Hill v. Enoch George | DeKalb | Unlawful Selling of Goods |
Cause of Action: Trespass on the case. Def. took and sold 20 barrels of corn that were the property of the Plaintiff. |
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View Entry | Calvin Morgan v. Mayor & City Council | Davidson | Taxation, Unlawful |
4th National Bank of Nashville |
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View Entry | C. T. Hewgley v. William Johns | Wilson | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Charles Walker v. S. H. Johnson | Knox | Unlawful Detainer |
Plaintiff averring he his entitled to property of the defendant that was unlawfully detained: consisting of furniture and interior decorations. |
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View Entry | C. A. Green, Jr. et al. v. J. F. Brock | Hamilton | Unlawful Detainer |
Additional Plaintiff: Martha R. Green. Exhibits: contracts |
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View Entry | Claiborne Gott v. Timothy C. Goff | Bledsoe | Unlawful Detainer |
Defendant unlawfully detained a farm animal rightfully belonging to the plaintiff. The specific type of animal is illegible. sued for the return of the animal and $200 in damages. |
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View Entry | City of Jackson v. Joe Smith | Madison | Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of |
Charged with Transporting and Possessing liquor. |
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View Entry | Chattanooga Finance Corporation v. J. S. Parker | Hamilton | Unlawful Seizure |
sued for the defendant unlawfully taking out of their possession and detaining from the defendant one Ford Roadster automobile. |
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View Entry | C. M. Cravens v. State | Henry | Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of |
C.M. Cravens, originally indicted jointly with Haynes Cravens (who was alter acquitted) of transporting intoxicating liquor in the quantity of one gallon or more from one place to another in Henry County. |
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View Entry | Catherine Pharris v. Enock Carter | Jackson | Possession, Unlawful |
Enock Carter unlawfully possessed a 40 year-old Slave named Hannah, who belonged to Catherine Pharris |
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View Entry | C. A. H. McKinney v. W. J. Wiley | Lincoln | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Chilton Allan, et al. v. C. H. L. Bennett, Clerk of the County Court of Trousdale | Trousdale | Taxation, Unlawful |
Collection of privilege taxes against liquor establishments. |
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View Entry | Chilton Allan v. John Salker | Trousdale | Taxation, Unlawful | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Chouteau & Edwards v. H. McDonough | Shelby | Unlawful Detainer |
Chouteau ? Chontean? H. McDonough, R. S. Taylor, and P.C. Taylor of R. S Taylor & Co.; J. Gillman Chouteau and Jas. C. Edwards of Chouteau and Edwards |
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View Entry | Clara Hood v. Ross Campbell, et al. | Sullivan | Unlawful Detainer |
Additional Defendant: Fannie Campbell. |
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View Entry | Charlie Springfield v. Eva P. Stamper | Hamilton | Unlawful Detainer |
Case includes contract. |
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View Entry | C. F. Miller v. J. R. Bassham | Lawrence | Unlawful Detainer | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Columbia Central Turnpike Co. v. E. C. Mangrem | Maury | Taxation, Unlawful |
The plaintiff insisted they were not required to pay certain taxes, as levied by the defendant, the county trustee. |
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View Entry | C. N. Borman v. Solomon Crabtree & Jacob Crabtree | Overton | Unlawful Entry |
Plaintiff accuses the defendants of entering onto his land and detaining it from him. The land in question is 3 acres bounded by the North, South and East by plaintiff’s property and by the west by defendant’s property. |
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View Entry | City of Paris v. Dallas Smith | Henry | Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of |
Defendant was charged with illegal transportation of liquor within the jurisdiction of the plaintiff. |
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View Entry | D. B. Carlin v. T. Ferrel & E. Eaton | Hamilton | Unlawful Detainer |
Carlin sued Ferrel & Eaton for unlawful detainer of a property and its storehouse in Chattanooga. Court ruled in favor of defendants. Carlin submitted a bill of exceptions. |
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View Entry | Daniel Riggles et al. v. D. B. Ladd | Marion | Unlawful Detainer |
Related documents may be found in ET 1068. Additional Plaintiffs: James Riggles, Calvin Riggles and Y. G. Heiskell. Ladd is accused of entering onto and detaining from the plaintiffs, a tract of land belonging to said plaintiffs. The land in question lies on the south side of the Tennessee River in Marion County. |
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View Entry | David Starr v. Joseph Duncan | Hardin | Possession, Unlawful |
The dispute arose over the rightful ownership of a cow and calf. |
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View Entry | Elisha Arnold v. Alfred Elliott | Rutherford | Unlawful Detainer |
Amount of damages $343.00 |
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View Entry | Edgar Jones v. Mayor& City Council of Nashville, Tenn. | Davidson | Taxation, Unlawful |
Case involves illegal taxation, including Third National Bank of Nashville. |
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View Entry | E. F. Pierce v. F. H. Bryson & S. J. Camp, of firm Bryson & Camp & Henry Buttonberg | Shelby | Unlawful Seizure |
Plaintiff accuses defendant of unlawfully taking possession of furnishings valued at $401.00. |
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View Entry | Edmond Fitzpatrick v. William Smith, Calvin M. Smith, & Carter Lawson | Hawkins | Unlawful Entry |
Fitzpatrick sued against def'ts for forcible and unlawful entry onto a tract of land. Judgment favored the plaintiff to be restored to the possession of the land. Defendants appeal. |
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View Entry | Franklin Savings& Loan Corporation v. W. B. Snapp D.S. | Sullivan | Unlawful Detainer |
Also includes sale contract. |
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View Entry | Forrest Reeves v. State | Haywood | Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy |