Additional defendants: Alva Richardson, Lon Francisco.

Last will & testament of William Goin, Claiborne Co.; Elizabeth, his widow; mentions negro slaves, woman: "Kel," and her three children: "David," "Callaway," and "Louisa Jane." Negro man, "George," girl: "Eliza," boy: "Jim." Many others listed. Plaintiff: Pleasant Murphy, William Murphy. Cross bill: B. F. Murphy & others v. Benjamin Sewell, exors. v. B. F. Murphy & others.
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John Capps leased a track of land from defendant for a term of 10 years. When defendant in possession of land & refused to turn it over, plaintiff sued for possession rights and cost of suit. Note hand drawn map of tract in dispute on page 43.

Additional Complainants: Clarence Whitaker, Swann Whitaker, Wanda Whitaker, Ora Whitaker. Additional Defendants: Hattie Schultz, Judge Clayton Whitaker, Roosevelt Whitaker, Betty Whitaker, Don Whitaker. Whitaker[?] is also spelled Whiteaker[?] in some instances.

Additional Complainants: Hallie Smith, G. H. Johnson, James Johnson, George Johnson. Additional Defendants: Edward Johnson, L. W. Carpenter. Bill filed for the purpose of partitioning the lands belonging to George W. Johnson, dec.. Exhibits: plat map, copy of claim deed, copy of deed, copies of description of land, copy of warranty deed.

Plaintiff claims that defendant in full knowledge of Plaintiff's ownership of four horses and other property of the joint value of seven hundred dollars took and converted said property.

The cause of action in this case is listed as both trespass with force of arms and assault and battery. James Dickinson is accused of striking someone with his fists and a cowhide.

Add. Defs: Ambrose Arthur, Joseph Eve, Joseph Ferrell, Thomas C. Norville. James' grandma Mary Norville conveyed slaves to him, but his brother Thos & sister Polly Moon (& brother-in-law Mathew Moon) claimed transfer was in trust for all grandchildren. Claim compromised but in meantime Jas. had conveyed slaves via mortgage to Fletcher. Dispute arose over that conveyance. May be same as/related to 14-pg case found in ET Box 20: James I. Norvell v. John Fletcher et al. Slaves named in transcript.

Michael Pearson died & Pla. were appointed admrs. Will required sons Sterling & Pleasant to buy land, with proceeds to daughters Elizabeth (m. Joseph Davis), Eleanor (m. Abraham Davis), Louisiana (m. William Smith) & Catharine (m. Walter Davis). Also required sale of negroes, proceeds to daughters & son Jefferson. Primary issue: clause requiring bequests to daughter Elizabeth (who died after Michael) to be kept in trust for her sole benefit w/o control/use by her husband, until marriage dissolved.

Add. defendant: Isaac Youkum. Plaintiff is a child of eight years old who was born a slave and the property of Isaac Vanlibin. Thomas Brown is a free man and appealed to the state to obtain the freedom of the plaintiff and he paid $100 for her and her sister. It is unknown if T. Brown obtained a bill of sale, but Vanlibin tried to sell them to pay off debts to the defendants. Seeking an injunction to prevent the defendants from taking the plaintiff and her sister out of the country.

4 cases heard together by consent, all of which relate in some way to 6 slaves in which Joseph Ferrell has interest: Mariah & children John, Lucy Ann, George, Henry Clay; & woman Charity. Various parties attempting to attach/otherwise gain that interest. John, Peter & Wm. Sharp dba Peter Sharp & Co. Add. Def. in 1st 3 cases: Jacob Cloud & Cynthia Norvell, admrs. of James J. Norvell. Rodden is Joseph's son who raised siblings when Joseph's wife became deranged during Joseph's litigation to recover slaves.

Construction of a fish dam interfering with navigation of Powells River.

Evans was a former clerk of this court & was serving in that capacity at the time of a final trial & judgment against J.M. Woods for assault & battery. This suit is to recover from Evans & his securities money he collected in connection with that case. Add. Def.: Securities for Evans, including W.R. Evans, Daniel Huff, Thomas J. Johnson, Robert Crockett, J.R. Smith, Samuel Moore, William McBee, William Houston.

Lewis & McKee breached the $1,000 appearance bond they had posted by failing to bring John Branham to court to answer an indictment for larceny. Lewis & McKee alleged various procedural defects, resulting in the court's dismissal of the charge, which dismissal the Attorney General appealed to the SC.

Follow-up to previous litigation involving Pla.' claims that Alder mismanaged their dad's estate. One such previous lawsuit involved a slave (Sally) who belonged to the estate. (See related 1846 case: Wm Bowman & wife Susannah Bowman v. Willis D. Alder, adm, ET Box 1126.) Pla. successfully recovered the slave, but now John Kincaid (who was assigned judgments Frederick Bolinger got against Alder as admr) is trying to execute judgments against Sally. Hence this suit. Alder absconded to Texas.

John Den, lessee of Bullard was forcefully removed from his residence by the defendant, causing injury. sued for $500.

Incomplete file; decree only. No defendant had filed an answer except Rice, who withdrew his answer, so court granted plaintiffs' complaint, perpetually enjoining defendants from selling negro slave Nancy & restoring her to plaintiffs. Court also ruled that William Going (dec), Elizabeth's dad, had bequeathed the negro girl Malinda to Elizabeth, who had raised Malinda's children (George, Nancy, Charles, Brown, Mary & James), & that plaintiffs should therefore have title to said children.