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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1884 | John B. Wilburn, et al. v. Josiah Wilburn, et al. | Perry | Other |
Additional plaintiffs: William W. Wilburn, J. H. Stanley, Mollie Stanley, James W. Adams, Anna Adams. Additional defendants: S. N. Wilburn, R. T. Wilburn, Dena Wilburn, Kate Wilburn. Cause of action: declare Josiah Wilburn of unsound mind. Plaintiffs are all adult children or in-laws of Josiah Wilburn. Additional defendants are all minor children of Josiah Wilburn. Adult children are trying to have Josiah Wilburn declared to be of unsound mind and have his will go into effect. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 811 | 59 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | Newton Dodson v. James L. Sloan, et al. | Perry | Other |
Additional defendant: W. A. Edwards. Cause of action: objection to homestead and selling of property as part of bankruptcy. Dodson was declared bankrupt. Sloan was chosen by Dodson's creditors as the assignee of Dodson. Sloan filed a bill for the purpose of having a homestead set apart from Dodson's lands. A related case, James L. Sloan, et al., v. Newton Dodson, is in WT box 115. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 811 | 51 | Order A Copy |