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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1812 | Benoni Perruman, lessee v. James Cattison | Roane | Ejectment | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 13 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1812 | John Winton v. James Rogers | Roane | Ejectment |
Case also involves charges of damages. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 25 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1812 | John Windows, lessee v. James R. Rogers | Roane | Ejectment | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1870 | Jesse Matlock, v. George Littleton | Roane | Ejectment |
This is a writ of error by the plaintiff appealing a judgment against him. Related case, Jesse Matlock v. William Littleton, Jr. found in ET 1198 and Jesse Matlock v. George Littleton & Thomas Littleton in ET 1102. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1213 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1811 | John Smith, lessee of John Den v. Samuel Martin | Roane | Ejectment | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1813 | James White, lessee of John Den v. Joel Hembree | Roane | Ejectment |
Case also includes charges of trespass and damages. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1856 | John Den, Lessee of Sarah Forrester, et al.v. Joseph Byrd & Henry I. Welcker, et al | Roane | Ejectment |
Additional Plaintiffs: Polly Wilson, William Brown & wife, Elizabeth; Nancy, Eliza & Joseph & Lavena Luten. Lavena next friend of minors, Eliza & Joseph. Additional def.s.: Wm. Byrd, Claborne Johnson; Robert Meany; Wesley & Vincent Middleton, et al. Plaintiff leased 640 acres in the Paint Rock Reservation from Sarah Forrester. Alleges defendants drove him away. Case may be related to Wm. Brown v. Joseph Byrd, et al, ET Box 1158. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1156 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1815 | Matilda Evans & John McCampbell's lessee v. Warrick Bristol, et al. | Roane | Ejectment |
Additional Defendants: James R. Rogers, Isaac Brazelton. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 57 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1819 | Rebecca Roberts v. Richard Richards | Roane | Ejectment | East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 58 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1819 | Samuel Irwin, lessee v. Brittain Matthews & James Alexander | Roane | Ejectment | East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 61 | 13 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1865 | William Monger & Wiley Monger, et al. v. Richard M. Saffell, Clementine Saffell | Roane | Ejectment |
Clementine Saffell [alt. spelling Saffle] sued defendants for trespass with force and arms, ejecting her, and wrongfully detaining from her a tract of land to her damage $500. Court ruled in favor of plaintiff. Defendants appealed. Additional defendant: Philip Fritts. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1198 | 100 | Order A Copy |