In 1884 the deft. filed a bill in the Scott Co. Chancery Ct. for the sale of 2010 acres in that county to satisfy a judgment in its favor & against A. J. C. Robbins. Plntff. paid $2,250 for what he believed was the entire tract, but learned 500 acres had had been excepted out of the decree without his knowledge. This 500 acres was heavily timbered & had induced the plntff. to buy the tract in the first place. He alleged the deft. had defrauded him by exempting this land.

The plaintiff accused the defendant mining company of breach of contract for failing to deliver coal to the plaintiff per the terms of their contract.

Case file is incomplete; orders and opinion only.

Bill filed to recover 2/9 of divided interest in a tract of land; deed under sale was made but are seeking rent accounts for other land tenants; Lucy Scruggs, the life tenant, died after the execution by the Sheriff; arguing the sale was not valid to begin with.

Ca. 10 June 1889 plntffs. purchased a lot in West Knoxville situated between 2 ungraded roads that had never been laid out as streets. Later they had the lot surveyed by the Co. Surveyor & erected a fence to avoid encroaching upon the adjacent roads. Def. ordered the fence torn down, alleging that it was encroaching upon its streets & that the entire lot was part of the street. Plntffs. asked court to enjoin the city from trespassing upon or interfering with the lot. See ET 1066. Maps in M-17-19.

Case incomplete; opinion only.

Additional name: John F. Horne. Defendants ran W. A. Horn and Company, wholesale drug traders, plaintiff worked at Swift's Pharmacy (corner of Cumberland and Crozier). She claimed to have been duped out of thousands of dollars and land in Palestine, TX.

J. M. Greer & Co. was a partnership of J. M. Greer, J. R. McDowell, and J. G. Duncan. Debt was on promissory note.

Case file is incomplete; orders and opinion only.

State argued that Hannum killed H. O. Wilson in his home in Blount Co. on May 21, 1890 using a pistol. The State's theory was that Hannum's love interest Nan West, with whom he had a child and lived with for 4 to 5 years, was found with H. O. Wilson. Hannum repeatedly threatened Wilson's life and then committed murder. Exhibit: map of Maryville, TN and J. T. Hanna Anchor Woolen Mill and 1890 almanac. See ET 1799 for additional part of case.

John Coker, alias Floyd, was charged with disorderly conduct/aiding and abetting by his presence and dancing with a prostitute at the house of Mary Oakes on Mabry Street and causing a general disturbance to the neighbors.

Complainants were merchants principal office located in City of Boston, MA, with contracts of insurance against loss by fire throughout the U.S., particularly in State of TN. Contract dispute with several insurance companies relative to policies issued in Knoxville and Tennessee.

Damages for the "misrepresentation of mare very old, lame, & diseased."

Record book only.

Badgett, Frank White, and Sarah Gossett were accused of stealing a gold coin worth $5 from R. R. Reagan and William Hardy. This case was related to "Frank White v. State" in ET 1638.

Case in 2 folders. Margaret Shields, wife of John, sued Riverside Improvement Company in order to set a deed aside made years previously. However, because Shields was a woman, and the original deed executed while she was a minor, the legitimacy of the original deed was questioned.

Plaintiff, in error request for a new trial (See case in box ET 1748) was overruled and he appealed in error. Dispute involves "Riverdale Place" located on French Broad in Knox County, which was sold by J. Wylie Bowman, dec. 1889, to R. L. McBee. Several wills have been contested by members of the Bowman family in an effort to acquire the property. Case too large for folder. See ET 1748 & 1816 for additional part of case.

Plaintiff Rivernac sued the defendant company for $5000 in damages for injuries sustained to his arm when he was riding on one of the defendants street cars and it crashed into another car. He claimed permanent injury and loss of time and money due to the negligence of the defendant company in the operation of their business.

Co-defendant: Charles Fulton. "on the 5th day of November 1890, in the county of Knox and State aforesaid, unlawfully, willfully, deliberately, premeditatedly, feloniously, and of their malice aforethought an assault did make upon the body of Henry Robinson with certain deadly weapons, to wit - pistols, knives, and rocks…" "the said Henry Robinson certain mortal wounds from the affect of which he the said Henry Robinson in a few days thereafter died."
Appealed.

Thompson sued Sneed to recover a house and lot in Knoxville. She brought the suit in her own right and as next friend of Andrew Copeland, a minor. Andrew's father, Peter Copeland, was married to Sarah. Sarah had fenced the property, improved it, and paid taxes. She then offered it for sale. Title disputed by A. G. Buffet & Co., which claimed to have bought it from Peter; Sarah could not remember signing it. Confusion ensued. Her marriage to Peter was challenged; evidence that she married Robert Conner.

Deft. found guilty of breaking into the "dwelling house" of J. C. Campbell on the date of 20 June 1890 with the intention of committing larceny.

Other plaintiffs: George Bicknell (husband of Sarah). Bicknell filed suit for damages in death of Williams dec 1875 (who worked for railroad) in circuit court in Monroe County. That case went to the Supreme Court & she was awarded $6,000 damages & costs. Between the time the case was initially filed & the time of the SC judgement, the railroad was sold. Includes suit was to compel payment of the judgement against railroad.

Plaintiff sued for $10,000 in damages due to negligence. George Wright, his wife, Virginia and child were involved in a collision between their wagon and a steam locomotive at a public crossing in Loudon County. Plaintiff's claim a pile of cross timbers… and other debris prevented them from seeing the train. Defendants argued that they were not guilty due to the Plaintiff's own negligence. Exhibit is blueprint of the railway and public road.

Other defendants: M. F. Caldwell; Barney Irwin. Feasters hired Mynatt & Caldwell (attorneys) for $250 to defend Frank Holly, who was charged with murder in Williamsburgh, Ky. Feasters paid $57 in cash & thought they signed a mortgage on their lot on Franz St. in Knoxville to Mynatt & Caldwell for the remaining $193. Feasters were illiterate & what they signed was a warranty deed for the full $250. Mynatt & Caldwell then proceeded to sell the lot to Irwin.