The plaintiff sued the defendants insurance companies for failure to pay out according to their policies following a fire. Exhibit is the fire insurance policy that Knoxville Fire Insurance Co. issued to the Butternut Lumber Co. for $1250 in coverage dated for Nov. 5, 1886

Pltf firm composed of James D. Cowan, Perez Dinkinson, C. J. McClung, F. H. McClung. Dfnt firm composed of H. L. King and P. C. King. Suit was filed to recover debts on various notes from property. Pltfs allege dfnts "fraudulently disposed of their property."

Plaintiff claimed title of 3,340 acres of land in 16th civil district of Blount County. Defendants include J. C. M. Boyle, S. D. Cochran, H. O. Wilson, J. N. Cates, C. T. Cates, B. A. Morton, J. H. Morton, A. L. Wells, Willie Wells, John Mills, etc. also claimed title of said land.

The plaintiff sued the defendant railroad company for $20,000 in damages for the death of Michael Mahoney who was killed while working for the defendant as a locomotive engineer. Exhibit is railroad time table/manual for the "information of employee[e]s only." On the back it includes a map of the East Tennessee, Virginia, & Georgia Railroad and its connections.

Land in question is the full width of Main St. and Cumberland St.

Add pltf A. S. Prasser, trustee. Add dfnt John H. Mynatt. This case mentions the case of "H. Clapp, et al v. Joseph Mynatt" and "Abraham Stair, et al v. H. L. W. Mynatt, et al". Pltfs saught an injunction related to the outcomes of these cases.

A vacancy appeared on the Board of Education, so it needed to be filled. J. C. Lawrence was elected by majority vote of the Board. The defendants refused to recognize the election because Lawrence was colored. Lawrence charged that he was excluded from Board activity because "he is one of the colored or African race, despised and hated by many ignorant prejudiced people." Lawrence learned that a secret Board meeting taking place, so he crashed it. Things got ugly. [Jim Crow]

John Hayes sued the defendant for debt due under $500. The circuit court ruled that Hearer pay Hayes $125.

Additional Defendants: Ann Madison, Reuben Games, William H. Games, and the children of John Flynn (brother of William Flynn). The plaintiff requested the court settle the estate of William Flynn, of which he held a trust account on behalf of the widow and executor, Susan Flynn and other heirs. Susan wanted the money in trust returned to her but Van Gilder requested the court decide how the will should be applied in this situation.

Doughty complained of a debt due under fifty dollars. The money was due for lightning rods. Also involved: S. J. Bullock, Doughty's agent.

Additional Plaintiffs: Annie B Hardin (wife of J. J.), B. H. Gallaher and wife Roxie Gallaher, and Carrie M. Crookshanks. The plaintiff heirs, grandchildren of Thomas Boyd, deceased 1873, sued John W. and J. B. Boyd, sons of Thomas Boyd to have an accounting of John Boyd's trusteeship of Thomas Boyd's estate for the purpose of proper settlement of their inheritance.

Lawson purchased land from Vick with a $700 note. When due he was unable to pay and the land was put up for sale. When about to sell it was discovered that Vick had already sold a portion of the land to a John L. Jones, who never laid claim, but whose title diminished the land sale that Lawson owed on and was ordered to sell to repay the note. Lawson requested an abatement to reduce the purchase price and an injunction to halt Vick from attempting to recover the note until the true value was known.

Burnett sued the Rose for wages owed to Lucinda Burnett (his mother) for cooking, washing, and mending for the defendant for 11 months at $3 per month in 1885 and 1886. Rose claimed that he provided Lucinda with substantial amounts of pork, soap, lard, milk, and chickens that exceeded the $33 owed to her. The circuit judge ruled that each party owed each other $33 and should split their combined court costs.

Additional defendants: R. D. Ward & Co., Charles C. Phillips, S. B. Crawford. Case concerns the closing out of the William Bell estate.

Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. had an insurance policy on one of their warehouses with the East TN insurance Co. The insured warehouse was destroyed by fire & when they tried to get the insurance money for the loss the insurance co. refused to pay

Plaintiff McDonald sued the defendant timber company for repayment of $2,000 debt due on a note held by the plaintiff. McDonald also claimed that the defendant's primary office was in Knox County although company was chartered in Iowa.

Dispute involves funeral fees for John Maggolia, a fireman. Case is incomplete; brief only.

Handwriting nearly illegible. Case notes by defense attorney seem to detail each witness indicating the weaknesses in their testimony.

Thomas Baker was charged with the rape of one Annie Owens.

Plaintiff Geers and defendant Heck were the owners, as tenants in common, of several tracts of coal land in Campbell and Anderson counties. Geers owned 1/3 interest and Heck the other 2/3 interest. Geer claimed that Heck owed him several thousand dollars for rents, royalties, and profits made from the land for which Heck has never given Geer his 1/3 share as partial owner. There are 3 hand-drawn exhibit maps that show the tracts of land owned by the plaintiff and defendant.