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View Entry 1855 Benjamin H. Brown v. John D. Lowery Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

"a plea of trespass with force and arms to his damage one thousand dollars." Incident of 12 Aug. 1833, "with force & arms made an assault upon the person of said plaintiff .. In the county & state aforesaid and then with his fist, a rock & some other weapon, gave & struck the said plaintiff a very violent blow & stroke on the front part of the head thereby falling & knocking the said plaintiff down to & upon the floor .."

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1162 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 David H. Dickey v. Washington Ballard & Isaac Cole Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Related case materials are located in ET 78. Trespass on property with force and arms destroying "grass, herbage and other valuable products there and then growing."

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1188 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1866 Elisha Martin, Jr. v. Alexander Suddath & Joel Humbre, Jr. Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

The defendants allegedly violently trespassed on the property of the plaintiff, who is sued for damages in the sum of $2,000.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1198 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1836 Hambright & Elizabeth Black v. Childress Wiley et al Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Add. Defendant: Samuel L. Childress.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1828 Henry Foster, et al. v. Francis Erwinn, et al. Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Additional Plaintiff: Francis Foster. Additional Defendants: Daniel Mop, John Hulen.

 East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 690 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1820 John Den lessee of Richard Richards et al. v. Rebecca Roberts et al. Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Additional Plaintiffs: Mary Richards, Alpha Kingsley, Elizabeth Kingsley, Gabriel Richards, Margaret Richards, Nancy Ayers, Thomas B. Ayers, Alexander D. Ayers, William B. Ayers, Sophia E. Ayers, Alpha K. Ayers, Zachary Ayers. Additional Defendants: Samuel Roberts, Phillip Roberts, Edward Roberts, Jesse Roberts.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 63 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1837 Jane Blair next friend of Wiley Blair, lessee v. W. Gardenshire, G. W. Gardenshire & Pathkiller Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Plaintiffs are suing for $500 in damages as result of breaking and entering.This case stems from the land suit between Pathkiller v James Blair where Blair sued for loss of 640 acres that Pathkiller claimed as a result of a provision in the Calhoun Treaty Pathkiller was the last hereditary chief of the Cherokee, and a colonel under Andrew Jackson in the Creek War. See other cases in ET 1627 relating to this case.

 East Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1627 156 Order A Copy
View Entry 1855 Jesse Matlock v. George Littleton & Thomas Littleton Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Damages for $100.00 Related to case filed in Chancery Court asking that prosecution of this suit be enjoined: Thomas Littleton et al.v. Jesse Matlock, ET Box 1156.

 East Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1102 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1847 John W. Brown v. Samuel Johnson & John Montgomery et al Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Add. defendants: R.W. Erving, Jonathon Webb, James M. Butler, & Zachariah Key. Defendants allegedly trespassed the property of plaintiff with weapons and ejected him. sued for $500 in damages.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1140 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 J. D. Isham v. State Roane Assault with Intent to Kill

For assault with intent to kill on George Cook. Philip Wilson also took part in assault but was tried separately.

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1654 63 Order A Copy
View Entry 1827 State v. Thomas Morgan Roane Assault with Force and Arms

In this cause, Morgan asks to be released from prison. Morgan claims that he stabbed William Spence in self-defense.

 East Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1101 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1849 State v. Henderson Bowling Roane Assault with Intent to Kill

Bowling was accused of assaulting John Enox with a club w/intent to kill hiim. Jury found Bowling not guilty of assault w/intent to kill, but guilty of assault & battery, but court arrested the judgment & discharged Bowling because the indictment was not for simple assault & battery & jury didn't convict Bowling on charge that WAS in the indictment.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 William Brown v. John L. Campbell Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Plaintiff in error, along with several other men not included in this appeal, are accused of assaulting, falsely arresting, and imprisoning Campbell for 10 days due to his loyalty to the United States Government.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1230 40 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 W. A. Kennedy v. State Roane Assault with Intent to Kill

Victim: James Moore.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 109 83 Order A Copy