Folder only contains judgment reversing circuit court's ruling & dismissing the motion to dismiss the petition for writ of certiorari. Document doesn't specifically name plaintiffs or defendants except Samuel Keller (who was dec. & case was being continued by his executors). Possibly related to McDowell, McGahghey & Co. v. John & Samuel Keller in Box ET 1067.

Case file is incomplete.

Thomas Kilgore, as next friend, sued Allen Baker for repossession of 4 head of cattle, 1 steer, and 3 chickens that Baker was said to have unlawfully seized from E. J. Scruggs.

Exhibits: date book, depositions, plat maps. Additional Complainant: Lillie Davis. Additional Defendants: Clara E. Neas, Mary T. Hurley, Florence Atchley, Ersken Neas, Annis Neas, Pearl Smelcer, J. J. Smelcer, Glenice Blazer, H. E. Blazer Jessie Knipp, Denver Knipp, Albert Neas, John Neas, Montie Neas, Audrey Hendry, G. G. Hendry, Hubert Neas.

Add. Plaintiff: Rebecca Hays.

Defendant R. A. Hawkins is the sister of Sarah, the deceased. In 1869, Sarah conveyed a tract of land to the defendant for $400. The plaintiff, as administrator of her estate, claimed that $300 in promissory notes remain unpaid and are owed to her estate. Majority of case (72 of 75 pages) in ET 1891.

Bill of equity; Plaintiff had been married to Hannah Jordan in February, 1855. The wife abandoned McPherson later that year, never to return. Plaintiff filed a bill in court, charging his wife with "adultery and other obscene conduct," asking for a divorce. In 1856, Peter Jordan filed suit against plaintiff to recover upon an account for the board of the said Hannah. Hannah allegedly had an illegal affair with one Jonathan Light. Jordan was a free negro from Virginia.

Addtl dfnts: Peter Swatsell, Blees Sewing Machine Co., Absalom Thompson Jr., and Jas. A. Huffman. Through dishonest means, dfnts. talked pltf. into signing a bond as surety between Campbell, Swatsell, and Blees Sewing Machine Co. Pltf. asserted defendants were pocketing the money from machines sold and reordering too many to sell. Plaintiff sued to prevent delivery of reordered machines and to remove his name as surety on the bond.

Related documents may be found in ET 14.Hale originally sued Baker to recover a tract of land located in Greene County and conveyed to plaintiff by George London and Williams Dickson. Case file contains a small hand drawn property map of the land in question.

The defendant in error brought suit for debt due by note. The plaintiff in error issued said notes to Sounders Clark and Co. for a one fourth interest in the Whig and Register Printing Office located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Said notes were later conveyed to the defendant. The plaintiff refused to pay the notes on the ground that the financial state of said Whig and Register Printing Office was misrepresented. The defendant is 79 years old and the owner of a boarding house in Knoxville.

Defendants are the heirs of Thomas English, dec. and Plaintiff was the admr of the estate. This case was filed to settle debts against the estate. Additional Defendants: Andrew English, N. B. English, William M. Wellett, Elizabeth Wellett

Incomplete file; brief only. Allen's atty petitioned to have the case reopened ten years after it was originally heard.

John Gass, was legislator for a number of years & married a younger woman following the death of first wife. Following an injury from a horse riding accident, his heirs accused him of being mentally feeble. They sued because they wanted to void his will.

Myers complained that Memory Anderson, Benjamin Anderson, and Malinda Anderson owed the Keller estate on two promissory notes (totaling $900) made in 1886-1887. Myers asked that portions of the Andersons' land be confiscated for payment on note.

Plaintiff was travelling on a bus operated by the defendants when she was injured in a collision. Exhibits include 4 xrays.

A debt case for the sum of $368.09 dollars from the purchase of notes.

It was alleged that the defendants were interfering with the complainants in the possession of their respective offices.

Plaintiff company sued for $600 in debt for various goods sold to the defendant.

The plaintiff claims that the defendant removed railings from said fence to construct his own fence. Partial record. Transcript of the record. "Appeal prayed at October Term, 1857." "A plea of trespass on the case by throwing down a fence and turning out his meadow & wheat field to the public to his damage fifty dollars."

Bradford levied upon and hauled away a windmill and wagon hidden at the home of Jacob Feezel [?]. Feezel went into hiding to avoid resulting debts. Also involved: James Brannon, Rhea Hennegar, James Shaw, Includes itemized auction sales.

Plaintiff in error is accused of entering into a contract with the defendant in error to sell and deliver 200 barrels of superfine flour at the cost of $6.00 per barrel and then failing to deliver.

Addtl dfnts: Catharine M. Hall; Munder A. Cooper; J. G. Cooper; Thos. P. Philips; and O. B. Headrick, admr. of the estate of Thomas Philips. Howard sued to recover the wages owed to him when he acted as attorney for the dfnts. in another case.