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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1883 | A. J. Still et al.v. William Johnson, admr. L. H. Walker | Decatur | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: G. W. Still, brother of A. J. Still. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 216 | 74 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1901 | Alma Fry, admr. v. W. B. Walker, et al. and W. B. Walker, et al. v. Alma Fry, Admr. | Decatur | Estate Dispute |
Administrator of John F. Wood. Additional defendant (in first cause, plaintiff in second cause): J. W. Walker. Two folders. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 760 | 531 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Buddeke & Co. v. W. H. Tuck | Decatur | Debt Dispute |
Complainant consisted of J.H. Buddeke Sr. and J.H. Buddeke Jr., who operated a grocery and liquor business. First 2 pages missing. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 153 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | E. V. L. Finley v. John Coats | Decatur | Land and Title Dispute |
Finley maintains that she and the children of Wallace Dixon (not named as plaintiffs) have legal right to property as heirs of Dixon who died ca. 1872. Wallace Dixon's children: T. Y. Dixon, Wallace Dixon, Jr., Ann K. Fisher, wife R. H. Fisher & Hettie C. Fisher, wife W. H. Fisher. Wallace Dixon's spouse, Eliza, died ca. 1865. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 142 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | Francis Cary et al. v. George W. Walters et al. | Decatur | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Martha More, Joseph & Albert Whittle; Ginsy Crumpton & husband, William of TX. Additional Defendant: William H. Bogan. Complainants heirs at law of their father, John Cary, dec. Decatur Co. 186-. Francis Cary resident of AR. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 217 | 214 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | F. P. Wilkins v. T. P. Smith | Decatur | Debt Dispute |
This bill was filed by Wilkins in order to collect a balance of purchase money of the sale of a tract of land in Decatur County and to have a lien declared for the payment. The defendant claims that Wilkins is in breach of contract because he claims they had an agreement for Wilkins to take peanuts as part of the payment for the land instead of money. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 593 | 62 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1895 | G. W. Baugus v. W. A. E. Petty | Decatur | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 643 | 466 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1899 | George Yarbro v. Jonathan Luton, et al. | Decatur | Land and Title Dispute |
Case re: recovery of money alleged to have been paid on purchase of tract of land sold by order of Chancery Court, Decatur Co. TN, 1874, previously owned by James L. Yarbro, dec. |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 754 | 841 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | Hugh Leslie v. P. B. Ballinger, et al. | Decatur | Property Dispute |
Estate of Aaron Ballinger, dec. 1898. Tract of land, 110 acres. G.W. Hollowell, Add.. defendant in this case, purchased 70 acres. Hannah J. Ballinger (half sister, defendant); Cheatham Ballinger, Aaron Ballinger, Alice Ballinger, Fannie Ballinger. Property in question was located in 8th Civil Dist., Decatur Co., TN. Original 200-acre tract of Moses Ballinger. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 800 | 57 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | John Johnson v. D. B. Funderburk | Decatur | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 72 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1882 | John T. Walker v. J. S. Walker & John Cliff, exe. | Decatur | Deed Dispute | West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | J. W. Bowman, et al. v. D. B. Funderberk, et al. | Decatur | Land and Title Dispute |
Co-defendants: Johnathan Luton, Henry Welch, & John McMillan. Co-complainants: George Bowman, S. H. Bowman, Henry Bowman, Sarah E. Jones, Thena Cagle, Catharine Cagle, Eliza Dotson, Joseph Frances, Sarah E. Petty, Emeline Gibson, Marion Gibson. Complainants are heirs of Simeon Bowman, decd., and say the county sold lands belonging to them. Problem stems from a fire which destroyed a number of land records. Folder includes two legal briefs. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 221 | 241 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | Jeannett Conder v. Jane Conder | Decatur | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 535 | 53 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1893 | Jenett Conder v. Jane Conder | Decatur | Deed Dispute |
Dispute over deed to land in Decatur County originally conveyed by James W. Howard in 1847. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 587 | 210 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1898 | J. G. Yarbro & Henry Welch v. D. Weil et al. | Decatur | Land and Title Dispute |
R. J. Akin, deceased and former owner of land in dispute. Additional defendants unknown. |
West | Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 687 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1906 | J. F. Houston v. B. H. Maxwell | Decatur | Lease Dispute | West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1035 | 173 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1907 | J. K. Martin v. T. J. & Mary Ann Davis | Decatur | Land and Title Dispute |
The defendants were married to each other. They sold land to plaintiff, but there was a dispute about the ownership of one of the tracts. |
West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1050 | 49 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | Joseph M. Blount et al. v. James B. Burns et al | Decatur | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: William Blount, minor. Joseph Blount his guardian. Additional Defendants: Mary Burns, wife J. B. Burns; A. J. Moore; John H., Henry C., Fannie B., Laura, Millard F. and James D. Blount. Plaintiffs only children of John Blount by his first wife, the daughter of William Yarbro. John Blount dec. January 1876. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 213 | 268 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | James D. Akin v. Charles Edgar Wood, et. al. | Decatur | Land, Contract Dispute |
Defendants too numerous to list. All defendants are heirs of Johnathan S. Wood. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 209 | 87 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | James Coleman et al.v. Mary E. Walker admr. Et al | Decatur | Estate Dispute |
Missing cover page. Additional defendants: J. B. Walker, W. A. Walker and J. M. Rice Too many plaintiffs to name, surnames of plaintiffs: Walker, Coleman, Roberts, Goolsby, Edwards Case involves slaves and slavery |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 227 | 262 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | J. T. McMurry, et al. v. S. M. Wallace | Decatur | Property Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: Sullie Wallace McMurry (spouse); Delia Wallace; Harriet T. Wallace. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 604 | 427 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | J. F. Fisher v. The Bank of Savannah et al. | Decatur | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendant: J. R. Blount. Plaintiff was security for firm of Stout & Raney which executed promissory notes to Bank of Savannah. Appealing judgments totaling $1,107.18 won against him & Stout & Raney which resulted in certain tracts of land that belonged to plaintiff being levied on and sold to pay judgment. Plaintiffs maintains original judgments were invalid. J. R. Blount Sheriff of Decatur Co. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 835 | 347 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | M. T. Pratt, et al.v. J. W. Collett | Decatur | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Buck Pratt, J. J. Conrad, and William Conrad |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 63 | 310 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1895 | P. M. Conrad, et al. v. George E. Conrad, et al. | Decatur | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiff: M. J. Baugus. Additional defendants: A. G. Ward, A. L. Ward, Z. E. Ward, M. G. Ward, R. Z. Ward, E. M. Ward, Louis Ward, Mary Riggs, Malinda & J. D. Akin, Julia Conrad, Joe Conrad, Sibly & C. S. Newsom, Homer Batten, James Batten, George E. Conrad, E. J. Ward, R. S. Riggs, Pinkney Riggs, Lillie McWhirter, R. W. McWhirter, Ella Gainess, Robert Gaines, Arthur Gainess, Van Gainess, Nancy Owin, Lucy Smith, William Smith, J. P. Davis, Luiza Swilly, George & Elizabeth Davis, L. E. Pascal |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 852 | 348 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | P. O. Roberts v. S. Holeshouser, et al. | Decatur | Property Dispute |
Additional defendants: H. B. Lowe & Son; M. Schlitz. Case arose out of the ownership of a mule. Because of water damage, several pages are stuck together. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 547 | 115 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | Seth Thomas v. Lockard, Ireland & Co. | Decatur | Debt Dispute |
Partners in Lockard, Ireland & Co. are Charles O. Lockard, Thomas S. Ireland, and D. P. Erwin. They are accused of collecting more than the amount of the debt owed them by collecting on promissory notes as well as receiving the payment due. |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1889 | Samuel B. Stephens et al. v. Albert& Ernest Fisher | Decatur | Estate Dispute |
Plaintiffs: Samuel B. Stephens and John F. Stephens by next friend E. J. Houston |
West | Range: 83 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 367 | 114 | Order A Copy |