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View Entry	Year	Case Name	County	Cause/Crime	Case Description	Division	Location	# Pages	Order
View Entry	1858	(unknown)	Knox	Petitions for Certiorari	Case incomplete; opinion only.	East	Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101	2	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Alfred C.W. White, admr. of Archibald White, dec. v. Wesley Burge	Giles	Debt Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Andrew J. Polk et al. v. Thomas E. Wilson	Maury	Debt Dispute	Additional Plaintiffs: Lucing Polk, John Frierson, and Lionel Hawking. Plaintiffs are appealing the charge.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Allen & Russell v. Robert Mosby, et al.	Bedford	Estate Settlement		Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 273	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Andrew Pratt et al. v Hiram Edde et al.	Bedford	Debt	Additional Plaintiffs: John Wallace, executors. For George Prett, deceased. Additional Defendants: John and William Wisener.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 273	7	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	A. F. Mallett et al. v. W. Hutchinson	Maury	Motion to Set Aside Execution	Additional Plaintiffs: William Hardin.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Armstrong & Co. v. Gibson & McDonald et al.	Coffee	Debt	Defendants: William B. Gibson & William R. McDonald & James W. Williams. Partners in trade under the name Gibson and McDonald.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Alfred M. Harrison v. J. W. Moore	Maury	Debt Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Andrew J. Polk et al. v. Ira E. Brown	Maury	Debt	Additional Plaintiffs: George W. Polk, James Frierson	Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 287	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Arthur St. John v. The East Tennessee & Georgia Rail Road Company	McMinn	Trespass and Damages	Trespass and damage in the sum of $4,000. A train conductor of the company allegedly purposefully ran down and killed a Negro boy worth $1,200 and several heads of cattle owned by the plaintiff.	East	Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1161	23	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Andrew Thompson v. James Carter	Knox	Petitions for Certiorari	Original suit was trespass for an alleged injury to land. A judgment was rendered against the orator for five dollars. He claims that the judgment was made late in day and he was not informed in time for an appeal.	East	Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1174	56	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Abraham Schwab v. F. H. Bounds	Knox	Replevin	Schwab claims Bounds has improperly detained $200 of Schwab's personal property (clothing, books, carpet bag, umbrellas, other personal property). First jury couldn't agree so mistrial declared. Second jury ruled in Schwab's favor. Bounds appealed. Julius Ochs testified: Schwab acquired the property at issue from Frank Houseman, who owned small store in Knoxville (S. Levi & Bros) & wanted to sell out his stock. Goods later attached as Housman's property & replevied; this suit ensued.	East	Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1193	24	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Abel Rushing v. R. H. Mason	Cannon	Debt Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	A. R. Wood et al. v. W. F. Robertson	Bedford	Debt Dispute	Additional Plaintiffs: M. D. Rayburn and B. F. Moore. Plaintiffs are appealing a charge of debt owed.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Anthony Stewart v. Jacob H. Brazelton& Daniel Brazelton	Franklin	Land and Title Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Absalom Moseley & Benjamin Moseley v. Nathaniel Porter	Bedford	Debt Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Annaias Oliver v. William H. Baugh	Giles	Replevin		Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Albert A. Mason v. Laban A. Westmoreland	Lawrence	Debt Dispute	Plaintiff is filing a petition to collect on an earlier judgment against the Defendant. Signed Affidavits.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	A. L. Stamps v. John A. James	Bedford	Debt Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Achilles A. Dickerson v. Ananias Oliver	Giles	Debt Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Alexander Hodge v. Willis Blanton	Coffee	Trespass and Damages	The Defendant buried a slave in the Plaintiff's family graveyard. Damages at $1000.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 275	64	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	A. V. S. Lindsley v. John D. James et al.	Davidson	Debt	Additional Defendants: M. M. Metmore, Bank of America. A. V. S. Lindsley was the son of Dr. Philip Lindsley, the one time president of the University of Nashville. He was a postmaster for Nashville and a State Senator.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 311	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Anderson L. Taylor v. Milas Hooper	Blount	Trover	Dr. Taylor says Hooper took & converted to his own use a 1-yr old bay colt with a blaze in his face & 1 white foot. Justice of the peace awarded Taylor $45; appealed to Circuit. Witnesses: Hooper came to Taylor's house w/M.G. Sprinkle, Hugh Bogle & Samuel McAnnally & took colt out of Taylor's lot. Hooper's defense was that the ordinary constable had gone to the South w/horses & in his absence, Hooper was deputized & in that capacity levied on the horse to satisfy judgments Sprinkle had against Taylor.	East	Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1160	37	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Andrew V. Hannah, Overseer v. Robert F. Sloan	Polk	Other	Hannah was appointed overseer of a road going from William Fagg's shop to the widow White's ford on the Ocoee River, & it was ordered he have all the hands in the 3rd district in order to build the road. Sloan failed to work on the road, despite having been given notice to do so, so Hannah sued him to recover 75 cents per day for such failure & recovered a $2.25 judgment. Jury charge includes explanation of what made a road a first class road, which was basis of authority for overseer & assigned hands.	East	Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1177	25	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Alfred King v. James Rogers, S. S. Finley, & A. W. Moore	Hamilton	Debt	The cause of action in this case is listed as "debt due by note under five hundred dollars."	East	Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1183	18	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Belridge Sadler v. Nelson Sadler	Jackson	Divorce	Defendant is also sued for alimony.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277	37	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	B. W. Thompson v. Jonathan Ford, et al.	Giles	Debt Dispute	Additional Defendants: James Vaughan, F. Barrett, and J. J. Richardson..	Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 283	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Benjamin F. Brindler v. John J. Whitefield	Putnam	Debt	Cause of Action: Trespass on the case for Debt.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 275	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Bryant W. Smith v. Thomas Condiff	Meigs	Ejectment	"Plea of trespass in ejectment, to his damage five hundred dollars." Defendant charged with trespass, ejectment, and unlawfully withholding from properties of the plaintiff- laying a demise in the name of Mortimer F. Johnson, lands comprised of 280 acres lying in the Hiawassee District.	East	Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1188	22	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Benjamin F. McGehee & John Gould v. Sewanee Mining Co.	Davidson	Breach of Contract	Case also involves a debt dispute.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 269	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Benjamin F. McElerath v. James Purvis	Bedford	Debt Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Best& Co. v. Sewanee Mining Co.	Franklin	Trespass and Damages	Additional Plaintiffs: Peter Best and Jacob Best. Exhibits include plat map.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	B. J. Thompson v. Joshua Jones	Franklin	Replevin	The property concerned is a negro "boy" named George, age 24.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Bank of Middle Tennessee v. Joseph H. Thompson, et al.	Bedford	Trespass	Additional Defendants: Joseph Thompson, Newcomb Thompson, III, Jacob F. Thompson, A. J. Greer. Cause of Action: Trespass on the Case. Damages sought: $6,000.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	B. E. Seay, et al. v. M. Jackson & H. J. Baron, admr.	Blount	Estate Dispute	Defendants are administrators of William F. Jackson (decd.). Additional plaintiffs listed in file. Filed suit for dispute over the estate of William F. Jackson, including land and slaves.	East	Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163	20	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Caldwell Cummings & Co. v. Dammon James Wortham	Bedford	Debt Dispute	Plaintiff is sued for damages connected to his "tobacco fixtures."	Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Chester Haley v. C. C. Martin	Maury	Debt	The Debt: $675 used to purchase a tract of land.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Charles Hill v. Enoch George	DeKalb	Unlawful Selling of Goods	Cause of Action: Trespass on the case. Def. took and sold 20 barrels of corn that were the property of the Plaintiff.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267	12	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Cullen Vick v. George W. Pullen& William N. Hackney	Giles	Debt Dispute	Additional Defendant: Wesley Vick.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Charles Neiffer v. The Bank of Knoxville	Knox	Damages	Plaintiff claims the defendant owes him $3,000 that is owed to him and has been unjustly detained by the bank. sued for additional damages of $1,000.	East	Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163	53	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	C. H. Locher & Company v. Thomas O'Conner	Knox	Other	Plaintiff company is comprised of Charles H. Locher & Alexander Hart. Continuation from a previous case in which the plaintiffs believe there was an error in proceedings and laws after the fact of a decision made on the case of an agreement between the two parties. They received no final settlement from the previous case and are seeking to finalize the case.	East	Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163	17	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	C.M. McClay v. M. Mayfield et al	Polk	Debt, Balance on	Add. defendants: R.H. Baldwin & Susan Mayfield. Debt due by note for $88.85.	East	Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173	33	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Calvin S. Brown, exe. of Caswell Martin v. Samuel H. Jones et al.	Maury	Wills, Contested	Additional Defendants: William Porter, William Voorhies, David Lowell, Jesse Wells, Alexander Wells, Benjamin Dowell, John Hamilton, William Garney, and Martin Eawin.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 269	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Clement Cannon v. James Searcy	Bedford	Debt Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 283	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Charles J. Neal v. Bryant H. Peden	Giles	Property Dispute	Case involves the disputed ownership of "a buggy and harness."	Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Clabourn Bahannon v. William Baker & Samuel Burnett	Putnam	Land and Title Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Copenham N. Frizzell, admr. v. Michael Williams et al	Franklin	Land and Title Dispute	Additional Defendants: Madison Williams.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Calvin Norris & Peter Tharp & wife v. Carter L. Dalton & Betsy Dalton	Grainger	Appeal for New Trial	This case is an appeal to an earlier case, "Calvin Norris & Mahalia Norris v. C. L. Dalton & Betsy Dalton", located in Box ET79.	East	Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163	12	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	David Koger v. John Donnell, et al.	DeKalb	Failure to Return Execution	Additional defendants: Magnus. The defendants are the sheriff and his deputies.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1858	Dickson v. Jackson		Unknown	File contains just a small, incomplete summary of the case.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289	0	Order A Copy

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