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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1838 | Andrew M. Ballentine v. William R. Brown et al. | Giles | Debt |
Additional Defendants: Kircher Brown, Samuel Brown Amount of debt $727.50 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 208 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1844 | Archibald C. White v. Ira E. Brown | Giles | Debt |
Amount of debt $740.20 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 213 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | Augustin Dishough v. William J. Rainey | Giles | Trespass | Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 62 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1857 | Archibald C. White v. Calvin J. Clack et al. | Giles | Trespass |
Additional Defendants: John Clarks and James Goodman. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 251 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Alfred C.W. White, admr. of Archibald White, dec. v. Wesley Burge | Giles | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1866 | Andrew M. Wilson v. John Cox& R. W. Pillow | Giles | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 280 | 18 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1866 | A. C. Cobbs v. Elizabeth C. Cobbs et al. | Giles | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Andrew Alernatly, John Woldridge, Jesse Cobbs, Margaret Cobbs, Alison Cobbs, William Lainer, and Meredith Connelly. Case also includes a contested will. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 280 | 38 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1828 | Andrew Fay v. Thomas Wilkerson | Giles | Notes | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 370 | 8 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1920 | A. E. Birdsong v. H. P. Hayes | Giles | Breach of Warranty |
other causes of action: fraud and deceit in the sale of a horse, and in action to his damage, under $500 dollars. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 391 | 55 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | Adams Throne & Co. v. W. I.[?] Rainey, et al. | Giles | Ejectment |
Complainants: A. G. Adams, Robert G. Throne, William P. Rutland, James A. Mason. Additional Defendants: Henry Watson, colored, John Perkins, colored, George McKissack, colored, Adaline Graves, colored. Defendant Rainey is sometimes written as W. J. Rainey. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 554 | 70 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | Alexander Harley, admr. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad | Giles | Wrongful Death |
P. H. Harley, deceased. P. H. Harley died as a result of being run over by a train (Louisville and Nashville Railroad). Alexander Harley is the father of P. H. Harley. He wishes to recover damages for the negligence which caused the death of his father. Exhibits: Hand drawn map of street and railroad tracks showing where P. H. Harley was killed. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 717 | 154 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1889 | A. C. Moon v. Dr. J. M. Leonard | Giles | Malpractice |
Plaintiff hired defendant to treat his injured leg and knee. Plaintiff claims that defendant failed to treat him in a skillful manner, worsened his pain and delayed his recovery. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 782 | 91 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1832 | Andrew Fay v. Marshall Moody | Giles | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 196 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1844 | Amara Ezell v. Elihu McDonald | Giles | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 214 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1856 | Alexander M. Carter & Benjamin F. Carter v. Nathaniel F. Cheairs | Giles | Debt |
Cheairs administrator of William McKissack. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 258 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1856 | Allen White v. William N. Hackney | Giles | Debt Dispute |
Case also involves a suit for debt and damages, though the reason is unclear. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 261 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1857 | A. S. Young v. B.W. Knight& Stephen Vaughan | Giles | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Annaias Oliver v. William H. Baugh | Giles | Replevin | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Achilles A. Dickerson v. Ananias Oliver | Giles | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1866 | Ammon T. Quarles et al. v. Samuel Sullivan | Giles | Slaves, Ownership of |
Additional Plaintiffs: Mildred Patton and John Vaughn. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 280 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1830 | Adam Bell v. William Brown & James Brown | Giles | Debt |
Amount of Debt $245.70. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1850 | Archibald L. White v. Terry H. Cahal | Giles | Libel |
Additional cause of action: Slander. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 388 | 33 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1860 | Archer Cheatham & Bro. v. William T. Abernathy, et al. | Giles | Debt |
Add. Defendant: James R. Bunch, Lewis Bird. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 486 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | A. J. Ballantine v. John L. Yancy | Giles | Debt |
Plea of debt due for damages under $500.00 for removing and appropriating corn upon which Ballantine had a lien. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 720 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1885 | A. J. McKinnon v. Henry Everly | Giles | Other |
In 1885, Everly contracted with McKinnon to make a crop. Around 6/20/1885, McKinnon drove Everly off and refused to let him have any part of the crop. The judge ruled in favor of Everly for $180.00 damages. Case incomplete. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 723 | 47 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1844 | Bank of Tennessee v. Thomas D. Davenport et al. | Giles | Damages |
Additional defendants - William Davenport and Thomas Martin Amount of damages $1000.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 214 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1854 | Benjamin Franklin v. George W. Ezell | Giles | Debt |
Amount of debt $300.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 246 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1860 | Benjamin F. Carter v. John C. Johnson, et al. | Giles | Debt |
Defendants name also spelled Johnston. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 264 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | Bryant Dennis v. William J. Rainey et al. | Giles | Forcible Detainer |
Other defendants: Isaac H. Rainey and Hance H. Aymett. Dennis sued the defendants for forcible and unlawful entry and detainer onto a tract of land in Giles County. Dennis believed he was entitled to the land. Testimony of G. W. McGrew references the burning of the fence that enclosed the land in dispute by Gen. Hood's army during 1864. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 23a | 130 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1898 | Brennon & Co v. Hill & Ballentine | Giles | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | B. W. Thompson v. Jonathan Ford, et al. | Giles | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: James Vaughan, F. Barrett, and J. J. Richardson.. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 283 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1832 | Benjamin Ingram v. Marshall Moody | Giles | Debt |
Amount of debt $233.00 |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 9 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1836 | Benjamin Carter et al. v. Ralph Graves | Giles | Damages |
Additional defendant Nathaniel G. Nye Amount of damages $2000.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1844 | Bank of Tennessee v. William C. Mayfield et al. | Giles | Trespass and Damages |
Additional defendants - James T. Norvell and William S. Davenport Amount of damages $1000.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 213 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1855 | Bank of Tennessee v. Archibald C. Esselman et al. | Giles | Debt |
Additional defendants, Thomas Kennedy and Alexander Esselman |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 252 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | B. H. Malone & T. H. M. Hunter use of W. D. McClure & A. Cox v. Sterling H. Brown & D. B. Garrett Trustee Giles Co. | Giles | Failure to Pay |
Malone and Hunter were school teachers in the 17th District and were contracted to be paid $100 per month for their services. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 18 | 69 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Ben Allen Eslick v. State | Giles | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
The plaintiff is appealing his conviction of obstructing a public road. He was charged with this as a result of leaving a wagon across the Pulaski and Brick Church Turnpike. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 400 | 64 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | Ben Abernathy, Stephen Brown, Sol Brown & Ed Ezell (col.) | Giles | Larceny, Grand |
Verdict and judgment only. Case is incomplete. Sol Brown and Ed Ezell were found not guilty. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 726 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1854 | Charles Haynes v. John J. Morris& William Peden | Giles | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Cullen Vick v. George W. Pullen& William N. Hackney | Giles | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendant: Wesley Vick. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1920 | Charles W. May v. Jas. R. Scales | Giles | Deed Dispute | Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 469 | 154 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1894 | Charles J. Robinson v. R. S. Drew | Giles | Debt |
Plaintiff, Charles Robinson, sued the defendant R. S Drew for payment of debt for horses purchased from the plaintiff by the defendant. Prior to appeal the judge in Giles County awarded the plaintiff $292.50 and court costs. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1067 | 34 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1844 | Charles Haynie v. Basil Wagstaff et al. | Giles | Debt |
Additional defendant - Mary Wagstaff Amount of debt $325.20 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 214 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | Calvin A. Reynolds v. Wells & Young | Giles | Debt Dispute |
Defendants were T. J. Wells & J. C. Young, partners in trade under the style Wells & Young. Plea of debt due by note under $1000. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 17 | 21 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1855 | Clement H. Eliff v. Willis Griggs et al. | Giles | Debt |
The defendants were Griggs, James D. Goodman, A. R. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 252 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Charles J. Neal v. Bryant H. Peden | Giles | Property Dispute |
Case involves the disputed ownership of "a buggy and harness." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1870 | Constantine Perkins admr. of Robb Whitfield, (col), dec. use of Viney Whitfield, col. V. Lawrence Johnson et al. | Giles | Debt |
Additional defendants: Henry Clay Crow, John A. Jackson; Plaintiffs are African American. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 320A | 45 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | C. N. Beckenbach v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad | Giles | Injury and Damages |
Beckenbach is sued the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for $15,000.00 in damages for willfully and violently running over and against him with engine fender and cars, bruising and crippling him and causing him great expense, pain and suffering. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 720 | 147 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1894 | Citizens National Bank for use of W. R. Craig v. Baird & McLemore | Giles | Bank Note |
Plaintiff, Citizens National Bank, asserted that they and their client, W.R. Craig, shoud not suffer the loss of a bank draft to an improper agent. The plaintiff claimed Baird & McLemore should pay the draft as their banking instructions caused the loss. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1047 | 46 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | Daniel Puryear v. Archibald C. White | Giles | Failure to Pay | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 200 | 0 | Order A Copy |