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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1889 Anna T. Richards et al. v. Joel M. Hamby et al. Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: Ivory Hamby, Thomas Carter, S. W. Ely, Joseph Sagebeer, and Edmund Baxter. Anna and her husband Henry B. Richards of Newark, New Jersey, sued the defendants to claim title and regain possession of a tract of land in Morgan County. The Richards claimed the defendants wrongfully claimed ownership and proceeded to take timber and otherwise disturb the tract for their own gain. Exhibit is an oversized map of land tracts in question.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1831 779 Order A Copy
View Entry 1895 Augusta Marshall By Next Friend v. J. W. Milton Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Add def: Next friend T. C. Dillon, Jack Greece, Margaret Greece, Bessell May Marshall. The land originally belonged to Henry Marshall, dec. 1892 intestate. His son Tom Marshall, was married to Augusta, Bessell was his child. Henry was indebted to J. D. Knies, who foreclosed on the land sold it to Milton. The plaintiffs, ancestors of Henry, here disputed the sale.

 East Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1992 85 Order A Copy
View Entry 1892 Adelia B. Althouse et al v. M. E. Perkins et al Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Additional plaintiff Elias J. Hannock, Wm. F. Low dec. Additional defendants C. C. Way, A. F. Drentyer, A. E. Drentger, Samuel A. Nelson and John Anderson, George Young, John Fitzer, Charles Dee, Josey McDrentser, Vistor Schlitz, G. A. Gruntger, and Frankforth Land Co. Plaintiff stated that they held the title to a tract of land. Plaintiff also stated to the court that the defendants were creating false titles to the land. Plaintiff seeking full rights to the land. In 3 folders.

 East Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1699 451 Order A Copy
View Entry 1833 Aricus Hatfield v. Jesse Vaughn & William Brown Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Exhibits include hand-drawn maps.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 672 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 Barnet C. Brown, et al. v. Will Wright, et al. Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Case is incomplete; brief only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 88 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 Benjamin Staples & William Scott v. James Duncan et al. Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: Vandeman Byrd, Francis M. Byrd, G.W. Keith. A portion of the land parcel in question ran near the KentuckyTurnpike Road.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173 46 Order A Copy
View Entry 1878 Barbary Maglin et al. v. Rosanna Kuhn et al. Morgan Land and Title Dispute

David Kuhn owned a piece of property in Morgan County. He died and the plaintiff and defendant are disputing ownership to the property.

 East Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1599 144 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 C. F. G. Bleidorn v. Pilot Mountain Coal & Mining Co. Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Bleidorn died in NY in 1852. His will left his estate to his wife, Caroline, & after her death to his children & their heirs. After her death the heirs sued Pilot Mtn. Co, claiming title to land in TN being used by the Company. Other matters include trespassers logging there. Mentioned: Lena Bleidorn & A.E. Brumlich, Caroline Albrecht, Ottelia Sentinas, Lena & Alfred Hafley, Anna & Charles Gerding, Leben Riseden, A.L. & R.T. Puckett. Add'l docs in boxes ET 8, ET 816, ET815.

 East Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1860 588 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 C. D. Wiley v. C. E. Poynter et al. Morgan Contract Dispute and Damages

Additional Defendants: Eli Mayes, Andrew Byrd, A. C. Lavender.

 East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 252 114 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 C. F. G. Bleidorn et al v. The Pilot Mountain Coal Mining Co. et al Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Brief & argument for plaintiff. Bleidens resident of NY, died there 19 Apr. 1852. His will, filed in King's Co., NY, left his estate to his wife, Caroline, & after her death to his children & their heirs. With her death heirs now suing defendant, alleging that Bleidens died in possession of land in TN now being used by the defendant. They claim title to land.

 East Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 816 86 Order A Copy
View Entry 1894 Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. S. A. Voyles Morgan Injury and Damages

Incomplete case file--Assignment of Errors only. The case originated with Voyles's injury at the rail yard. Horace Goldston lured Voyles away from his job shoveling coal to work as a railcar coupler. Voyles took the switcher job, as Goldston told him the wages were better. Voyles mashed his finger while coupling without a lantern (Goldston told him he wouldn't need one), so he sued.

 East Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 874 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 David Kuho Sr. v. Francis Feiser Morgan Forcible Entry and Detainer

Cause of action listed in document as "forcible and unlawful entry and detainer." Plaintiff claimed to own a plot of land in Morgan County & that the defendant "unlawfully detains the possession of the same from him."

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1132 19 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Diamond Coal Mining Co. v. Fred Ruffner Morgan Injury and Damages

Workmen's Compensation.

 East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 277 75 Order A Copy
View Entry 1944 Edward Bertha v. William Smith, et al. Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Add. Defs: B. L. Chadwick, The Ohio Spoke and Tie Co. 5/12/19 (Thompson): added 165 pgs. (located in ET Box 1252). Dispute re 640-acre Oak Grove Farm (4 tracts), bordering Hurricane Creek, Shoal Creek, near Oak Grove schoolhouse. Tract 1 (385 acres) covered by state grant 29000 (entry 3259). Tract 2 (200 acres) covered by state grant 6416 (entry 511). Tract 3 is 28 acres; tract 4 is 32 acres. Tracts originally bought together by Henry Harrison. Exhibit: lg map of land in dispute.

 East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 273 361 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Etta Hembree et al. v. W. L. Foster et al. Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Additional plaintiff: Beatrice Embree. Additional defendants: John Lea, Fred Embree, Viola Embree Margraves, Byron Powell, Elmer Hembree, Lorenza Hembree, Ralph Davis, Magnolia Hembree, Edgar Hembree, and Ezekiel Hembree.

 East Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 866 67 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 Eli Fairchilds v. John Williams, Jr. Morgan Forcible Entry and Detainer

Plaintiff filed the suit for forcible and unlawful entry and detainment by the defendant onto a certain tract of land that the plaintiff owned.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1941 Freeman Hall v. Sam Jackson Morgan Injury and Damages

"Workmen's Compensation."

 East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 277 49 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 George C. Kobbe v. Harriman Land Company, et al. Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Harriman Land Co. made a fraudulent claim to Kobbe's land. They proceeded to cut valuable timber and collect rents on properties they had seized. Additional Defendants: John A. Jones, John Jones, John Kries, & the F. G. Oxley Stave Co. See add'l documentation in boxes ET 92, ET 34. Possibly related case in ET 2a named George C. Kobbe v. John D. Kries. Exhibits include 4 oversize maps of land in dispute. Maps located in ET Oversize Box 21.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 13a 312 Order A Copy
View Entry 1901 John Laugly Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Case file is incomplete; motion only. Plaintiff is motioning to waiver appeal costs.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 91 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1946 Joe Bye v. Pete Peltz Morgan Injury and Damages

Resulting from damages to a flock of sheep by the Defendant's dogs.

 East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 273 94 Order A Copy
View Entry 1941 J. S. Williams v. Lige Williams Morgan Land and Title Dispute East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 273 52 Order A Copy
View Entry 1892 John T. McEwen, et al. v. W. H. Carter, et al. Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Case in 3 folders. Other plaintiffs: Christian Seinknecht; M. P. McEwen; Charles McEwen; George R. Netherland; N. H. Netherland (nee McEwen); M. H. Houston; W. A. Houston (nee McEwen); Maggie McEwen; Alice McEwen. Other defendants: C. Delozier; Elizabeth Delozier. All parties held interest in a large tract of land. Ownership of land had been reached by compromise in a case settled in 1882. Defendants were claiming ownership of a portion claimed by plaintiffs.

 East Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1748 476 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 Leon Jourolman et al. v. Balaam S. Davidson et al. Morgan Land and Title Dispute

The plaintiff brought suit to prove he was the rightful owner to the title of a tract of land n the Emory River in Morgan County ad request the court halt the ejectment procedure to remove him from the land.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1818 53 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 Millard Liles, et al.v. AETNA Life Insurance Company Morgan Insurance Claims and Policies

Both plaintiffs were employed by Coalfield Coal Company and had group disability insurance through defendant company. Both plaintiffs were injured while on the job and sued defendant company for disability insurance benefits. Additional Plaintiff: Noah J. Stonecipher. Exhibits: Insurance policy, Notice of increase of insurance, correspondence between plaintiffs and defendant company.

 East Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1548 181 Order A Copy
View Entry 1902 Robert Williams & wife & M. A. Williams, et al. v. Coal Creek Mining & Manufacturing Co., et al. Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Additional Parties are difficult to determine. Case also involves a contested will.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 38 868 Order A Copy
View Entry 1948 Roy McCormick v. State Morgan Assault with Force and Arms

Victim: Dorothy Deniston.

 East Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 147 88 Order A Copy
View Entry 1926 Thomas Smith v. The Emory River Lumber Company Morgan Injury and Damages

Order only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 70 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 Tennessee Coal, Lumber & Tanbark Co. v. George B. Waller Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Waller claimed ownership since 1836 of a tract of land. Others names associated with the title: Thomas B. Eastland; Henry Wells; G. W. Gasherie; S. M. Waller; William A. Kobbe; Charles, Laura V., and F. W. Gerding; George S. Allison; Caroline Pearce; R. A. and L. L. McFerrin; Charlotte Triplett; Evanna Plummadore. Claimants included New Yorkers and Kentuckians. In 1890, the Company brought suit with a new witness, John H. Tucker, who could confirm the re-conveyance of the land to the Company.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1820 620 Order A Copy
View Entry 1941 W. E. Branstetter v. The Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Morgan Land and Title Dispute East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 277 111 Order A Copy
View Entry 1948 W. E. Branstetter v. Winniedell Poynter Morgan Land and Title Dispute East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 272 238 Order A Copy
View Entry 1948 William Shields v. Floyd Freytag, Reba Freytag, Clarence Heidel& Henry Heidel Morgan Land and Title Dispute East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 279 270 Order A Copy
View Entry 1905 William B. Fisher et al. v. Coal Creek Mining & Manufacturing Company Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Case concerns land that was part of the estate of William Fisher, dec. The brothers and sisters of William Fisher and their descendants complainants. Reply brief only. See additional documents in box ET 11.

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 788 48 Order A Copy