Additional def.s.: George Headman, Thomas O' Conner & Benjamin Hackney. Vickers sues the def.s. for $5000 damages for maliciously & illegally kicking & beating him on 29 Aug. 1858, & for causing him to be kicked & beaten on that date. Also charges that he was illegally arrested & imprisoned in the "calaboose" of Knoxville & held for 15 hours. Pesterfield a Knoxville policeman.

An illegal deed of conveyance against the defendant against several properties in Knoxville. One mentioned is a lot of one-half acre (more or less) in Knoxville upon which the Bell Hotel was located.

Additional defendants: O.P. Temple, James Henry, John Henry, Dorcas Bennett, widow of James D. Bennett, dec., Rufus M. Bennett, C.H. Saffell & wife, Joshua Roberts & wife Sally. Martins filed an injunction bill against defendants to be enjoined from selling or transferring a tract of land in order for estate to be sold and proceeds use to pay James D. Bennett's, dec. debt. Plaintiffs in another case over the estate but against John S. Moffett in 1862 (ET 1196).

Haynes sued Pedigo for debt. Pedigo had entered written contract with J.S. Colby in which Pedigo was bound to quarry out certain rock for Colby. Pedigo entered into verbal contract with Haynes to split expenses and profits of the job, and Haynes was to keep measurement of the rock quarried. Haynes charged that Pedigo got more pay from the Sligo Marble Co. than he did and that there is a balance of $20 odd dollars still due for the work. Court ruled in Haynes' favor.

Land boundary dispute. Also involved: Jacob Graybeals, Solomon Ezell, Richard Mynatt, William Weaver, Philip D. Bell, Robert Kirkpatrick, George W. Caruss, John W. Legg, Nancy Koons, Joseph Simmons, George W. Summers, A. W. Armstrong, Lea Bayless, Alexander McMillan, Buck Ezell, James Hunter. Two oversize plat maps attached to paper.

For debt of $5000 on bill of exchange. See also John D. James, et al. v. Ocoee Bank, et al., Davidson Co., 1875 (box MT 16).

For selling a quart of liquor to Robert Mitchell & James Nelson.

Henry McFarland & William L. Turley dba McFarland & Co executed $1,000 bill of exchange payable to def Shannon, who endorsed it to def Morris, who endorsed it to def Moffett, who endorsed it to pla. City Bank. When bill became due, payment refused. Hence this suit. Shannon dropped as defendant. Def. say purpose of bill was to get bill discouned in Bank of East Tennessee in Knoxville, for benefit of McFarland & Co, and that Def. were merely accommodation endorsers. Court ruled in bank's favor.

Plaintiffs: George W. Howard, Cole & Howard of Baltimore; Isaac I. Tibbals, Brooks, Tibbals & Fulton of Baltimore. In 1849, defendants entered into a business relation with plaintiff, Harbison. By 1850, the business relationship ended. Defendant Hugh Thompson bought on account a large order of goods without knowledge of plaintiff, Harbison. Purchase alleged to be under false pretense. 4/10/15: for more of case, see box ET 1221.

Ingles sued Hurley for debt of $719.40 in unpaid promissory notes which payment was unjustly detained from him to his damage $500. Hurley defaulted when he did not show up in court. Ingles received judgment in his favor for $621.14. Hurley appealed.

Letter signed by R. J. McKinney, A. Wright & Robert L. Carruthers, declaring the post of Supreme Court Clerk vacant & appointing Caswell to the position. At the time the present Clerk, C. W. Nelson, had been absent for about 2 months for unknown reasons & had not been heard from. The writers charged him with failure to perform his duties. Letter dated 17 Jan. 1861. Caswell executed the bonds required by law, took the oath and "was duly qualified January 23, 1861."

Bonds for Caswell, who had been appointed Clerk of the Supreme Court of Errors & Appeals at Knoxville. $10,000 bond for "faithful discharge of duties as Clerk"; $10,000 bond as Special Commissioner; $1000 bond for fines & forfeitures; $5000 bond for state taxes in court, etc. All bonds dated 23 Jan. 1861. Bondsmen: James W. Gillespie, W. Brazelton, Jr., W. W. Bradford, & James S. Boyd.