Damages of $48 for crops, feed, and cattle.

Ptff. A. L. Manley was former sheriff, Grainger Co. Def. James Bunch, a former deputy sheriff. Add. defs.: J. H. Brown, W. A. Churchman, Ben Yates. Damages of $500. Failure to perform duties of office as deputy, sale of produce to pay on debt held by dec. J. T. Allsup's estate in 1878. This case relates to State for use of Jos. Grimsby v. A. L. Manley, et al., broken covenant (ET 740), however this is not same court case.

Sellars recovered a judgment against Austin for the sum of $4.74 with $3.25 cost of suit, resulting from a dispute over a pair of boots. Sellars stated that Austin was a family member & employee who sometimes lived with Sellars. Austin was said to have borrowed the boots to wear to town, & they were never returned. Sellars sought the value of the boots in damages.

Epperson held a trust deed on some land against the defendants. They had agreement stating that if the defendants wished to sell their property, they had to give public notice. They then attempted to sell without giving notice. Additional Defendants: J. B. Bullock, Roy Alexander

Cause of Action: Violating Age of Consent. Order only.

Plaintiff had made a rental contract with defendant whereby he would work for him for 50 cents a day & raise his crops in exchange for a house to live in, a garden, pasture for 2 cows, and a portion of each crop. Contract also stipulated how the expenses of cultivating the crops would be divided between them. Defendant abided by the contract until 1 June when he drove plaintiff off of his land with an ax. Plaintiff suing for $1500 damages caused by defendant's breach of contract.

This case is an appeal to an earlier case, "Calvin Norris & Mahalia Norris v. C. L. Dalton & Betsy Dalton", located in Box ET79.

Charlie Spoon fired two shots at Roy Helton killing him. The incident occurred outside of Helton's restaurant and filling station. Although Spoon had a gun, Helton had only a glass Coca Cola bottle. Spoon was obviously drunk and swearing at Helton. Witnesses testified that the Coca Cola bottle could have been used as a weapon, and was a threat to Spoon's life.

Evans sued to have the court prevent the sale of his land for debt; he also asks the court to ascertain how much he does owe Hurst as he believes that some of the debts with which he has been charged are fraudulent. Evans death suggested September 1847.

Incomplete case-first 4 pages only. Additional defendant: Robert Dopett. Rogers sued defendants for trespass to their damage $15,000.

Incomplete file: cover page & index only. Index indicates full transcript had 125+ pages. Surnames of deposition witnesses listed in index: Castle, Rogers, Monday, Alexander, Huffaker, Caywood, Maupin, Dossett, Kincaid, Gratiz, Inoyer, Lynch, Evans.

Plaintiffs: Elika A. Taylor, and Henry Mayse, also admrs. of James Mayse, dec. Claim of $250 damages. Plaintiffs say Defendant purchased goods, wares & merchandise from the estate at a public sale but failed to pay for it. 11/25/14: 187-page transcript added. Whiteside claimed he & Mayse went into partnership to buy hogs & drive them to SC & Mayse owed him money re same when Mayse died.

This case is in very poor condition and hard to read but I was able to determine that the cause of action listed is ejectment.

Debt origin: pasture bill.

Cause of action also referred to as trespass on the case, claiming damages of $500. Arnolds claimed that, before they married, Def. indebted to Sarah (then Sarah Hodges & formerly Sarah Cobb) for large quantity of corn, wheat & oats she provided. When he died, William P. Cobb owned land on which these crops grew, which came into possession of Charles B. Hodges when he married Sarah. When Charles died, Calloway (who may be Charles' dad) became admr. of estate. Case mentions negroes Hodges owned.

Price went into Thomas H. Creed's grocery and tried to pay with specie from the New Orleans Canal and Banking Company. Charge: passing counterfeit money.

Dispute over whether cost of attendance of witness Allen Hurst would be allowed as part of the bill of cost. Underlying judgment rendered on compromise between parties.

Although the official cause is trespass, the modern term would be libel/slander. Williams sued McAnally to recover $5k in damages, for accusing Williams that he feloniously falsified official documents. Mentioned: Runnels Brogan, Stephen Ruth, James C. Clark, Thos. Bradshaw, Colby Dalton, Parrott Goodwin, William Dodson, Marsville Nash, John Easley, Zachariah Reddick.

Additional defendants: Daniel Carmichael & Henry Mayse, admr. of James Mayse, dec. Plaintiff brought suit to collect $150 debt and damages of $100. Jan 1840, defendants had entered into loan agreement with plaintiff, and eventually paid $193.29.

Grant Young was originally charged alongside Brogan in the rape of Louisa [Eliza/Elisa] Lamb, but his name has been scratched off the title page. Both were sentenced to twenty years in prison. The jury later said that the 20-year penalty was too harsh-- owing to their not realizing a lesser sentence was possible. The case contains descriptive testimony including the victim's. See also box 1577

The Smiths were sued the Beets Brothers for $10,000 and $2500 in 2 separate suits for personal injuries and property damages, resulting from unlawful and negligent operation, by def. and their agents, of a Mack Motor truck upon and over a public highway, which colliding into Plaintiffs' car. Plaintiffs charged said accident and injuries were direct result of defendants' negligence. Verdict in plaintiffs favor for $305 and $250. Both parties appealed.

Theft of a mule that occurred after the Siege of Knoxville. Defendant's name also spelled Starns.