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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1859 | Alfred Bone & R. A. Youngblood v. J. G. Parris& Isaac Gunter | Cannon | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1859 | Allen Brown v. Hugh Brown | Maury | Slaves, Ownership of |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he unlawfully possesses slaves that belong to the Defendant. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Alexander Fall & George W. Cunningham v. Zachfield Martin& John Y. Roper | Macon | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1859 | A. J. Hillard v. State | DeKalb | Other |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he induced "a white female girl to leave her father for the purpose of prostitution and concubine." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Asa L. Stamps et al. v. Willis W. Wilhoite | Bedford | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: John McGhee and Hugh Jones. Plaintiffs are appealing the charge. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Absolom Masley et al. v. Hugh Douglass et al. | Bedford | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Benjamin Masley and Robert Masley. Additional Defendant: Byrd Douglass |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Andrew J. Polk et al. v. President& Directors of Bank of Tennessee | Maury | Debt |
Additional Plaintiffs: Andrew J. Lucruz. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 287 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Andrew L. & Mary Ann Mason v. B. J.& Dorthula A. Ward | Jefferson | Fraud |
Def's name is Benjamin F. Ward. William Gregory died owning land on south side of French Broad River, leaving pla. Mary Ann (who later married Andrew) as his widow. Richard Gregory, dec. administered Wm's estate but never assigned dower to Mary Ann, so Pla. now claim dower out of that land. Wm & Mary Ann had 1 child, Def Dorthula. At time of suit, both parties lived on the land at issue. Pla. claim Def. are trying to cheat & defraud them out of Mary Ann's dower. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 126 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | A. P. Caldwell v. Samuel Powell | Hawkins | Injunction |
The bill in this case was filed to have a "perpetual injunction against the collection of a note of $864.09." Powell is the exe. of the estate of Nancy Nugent dec. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1078 | 75 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Andrew L. Rogers v. John B. Hoyl & James T. Shields, admr. of T. D. Knight, dec. & S. D. Stout | Bradley | Patent Rights |
This case revolves around patent for a rotary saw planning machine procured by T. D. Knight in 1857. Plaintiff states he has paid half of expenses and is an equal partner to Knight, so claims half of the rights of the patent, and profits from the product. With T.D. Knight decd., plaintiff brought suit against his admr. Chancery court found for Plaintiff. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1141 | 51 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Alfred King v. Samuel S. Finley | Hamilton | Debt Dispute |
Includes appeal. An 1857 suit, King v. Finley, saw a judgment against defendant for $257. Defendant claimed that he was only the security of James Rojers, while plaintiff questions that he was a principal on the note in question, co-owner of the debt. Note: 1857 suit was Alfred King v. James Rogers, S.S. Finley & A.W. Moore |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1141 | 47 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Alexander R. Anderson, William D. Williams, William Ross& Robert Mason v. State, Albert P. Mercer& M. L. Patterson | Greene | Injunction |
Complainant acting in the office of County trustee received money. Before Complainant could put the money into the Bank, it closed. Complainant prays that the court issues an injunction restraining the defendants from demanding the money with interest. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1141 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | A. G. & G. J. Jackson v. Rufus M. McPherson | Knox | Debt Dispute |
A check for $1,500 was drawn from M.W. Williams from the Bank of East Tennessee to the plaintiffs to make the plaintiffs sureties in his debt of $500. The defendant was a clerk of Cocke, the man to which Williams was indebted. The issue of this case was brought up when a disagreement of when the remaining $1,000 was to be repaid. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1176 | 51 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Absolom Johnson & Milton Draper v. Charles G. Price | Jackson | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1859 | Absolom Pharis et al. v. Bank of Tennessee | Jackson | Debt, Execution on |
Additional Plaintiffs: Elizabeth Pharis. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | A. J. Duncan v. Z. W. Martin & John Y. Roper | Macon | Debt Dispute |
Dispute involves a tract of land and slaves. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Andrew J. Polk& George W. Polk v. W. T. Berry et al. | Maury | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: W. B. Bayless and H. A. Gleaves. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | A. A. Sharp & Co., et al. v. Henry A. Farnsworth | Jefferson | Promissory Note |
Plaintiffs: Alexander A. Sharp, John F. Sharp, and Russell Birdwell, partners in trading under the name firm of "A. A. Sharp & Co." Recovery of $434.50 in debt and damages. Note was executed in the store house of Joseph A. Branner & Co., Dandridge, c. Aug. 1855, the purpose was for the balance on a lot of hogs. |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: Oversize Box 17 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Alexander Findlay et al.v. Alexander McBall& wife et al.and William C. White v. Wiilliam King | Hawkins | Estate Dispute |
William King had one full blood brother, James, one half brother, Samuel and one half sister, Hannah. King left his estate to the son of James King also called William. William King died intestate. Samuel died leaving children and a widow. James died leaving two sons and a daughter who married plaintiff, Alexander McBall. Hannah died leaving children including Nancy. Plaintiffs claim to be a descendants of Nancy. Competing claims to the estate. Second case involves same family. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1139 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Alexander Fullington v. Isaac Thomas, admr. of William Kincaid, dec. | Claiborne | Debt, Execution on |
Plaintiff purchased property in Campbell County from Kincaid in 1849. Kincaid died in 1855 before plaintiff finished paying off his notes. Defendant brought suit to collect the rest of the money owed on the land sale. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1178 | 181 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Bryant W. Smith v. E. W. King & William Williams, & R. M. Lillard, & J. B. Boggess | Meigs | Fraud |
5 folders. In 1854 King & Lillard formed a copper mining company. They then allegedly divided the company into 15 shares to sell. Bryant bought shares, but sued because he believed the company to be fraudulent, doubting that they owned the land they said they would mine. Large format pages folded into quarters. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 10a | 149 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Benjamin J. Vaden v. Anna Vaden, et al.. | Smith | Wills, Contested |
Additional defendants: Joseph B. Condiff & wife Rebecca, William Vaden, Loderick Vaden, Jesse Hughes & wife, and Vaden children. Deceased: Goderick Vaden. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Bank of Tennessee v. George Polk, et al. | Maury | Debt Dispute |
Additional defendants: Andrew Polk and Lucius Polk. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Burrell G. White v. Joseph M. McBride | Marshall | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1859 | Benjamin Little et al. v. Franklin H. Lytle | Bedford | Debt |
Additional Plaintiffs: William Little, M. Little |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 287 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Bank of Middle Tennessee v. Joshua Hale et al. | Jackson | Other |
Cause of Action: Trespass on the Case. Additional Defendants: Jamison Brown, W. R. Kenner, P. H. Leslie. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 287 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Bennett Ruccker v. Henry Gordon | Cannon | Deed Dispute | Middle | Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 548 | 488 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1859 | Beeler v. Ezekiel H. Dunn& wife | Polk | Debt |
William Cameson had notes due to the plaintiff. Cameson died and in the will named Anne Cameson his Executrix. Anne married the defendant, Ezekiel Dunn. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1141 | 115 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Berry Mitchell, assignee of W. M. Bradford, assignee of S.W. Inman, for the use of William Harris v. James C. Bradford & Theo. J. Bradford | Jefferson | Bond Dispute |
Suit for $621 on a bond executed by defendants, who claim Mitchell contracted with them to receive other notes in satisfaction of the debt they owed Mitchell, but Mitchell refused to receive said notes. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1132 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Bank of America et al.v. Bank of Louisville | Montgomery | Recovery of Money/ Wages |
Monies had originally been paid by W.E. Newell and Co. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 262 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Bank of Tennessee v. G. W. Greer, et al. | Bedford | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Defendants: A. J. Greer, C. A. Warren, H. C. Scales, and F. F. Fonville. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Bank of Tennessee v. James W. Campbell, et al. | Knox | Debt |
Other defendants: W. B. Edeline; Charles S. Williams; Jacob S. Stewart. For debt of $600. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1132 | 6 | 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 | 1859 | Charles M. Partee v. William Hassell | Maury | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 287 | 6 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1859 | Charles W. Rice v. G. D. Buckner et al. | McMinn | Land |
Additional material in ET `1`5. Trust in land and Mill for purchase. Additional Defendants: James Buckner. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 31 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Claiborne Walker et al. v. Archibald McCoy & wife | Hawkins | Estate Dispute |
Plaintiff admr of mother-in-law Jane Epperson, dec. Additional plaintiffs: wife Hester, formerly Epperson, and ten other heirs and distributors of Jane Epperson. Widow Epperson lived next to defendant, also her son-in-law, died testate in 1837. Plaintiffs claim defendant fraudulently came by deed of valuable tract of land J. Epperson had owned in Hancock Co., having paid $500, not half the value of said tract. Defendant claims this arrangement was due them for care and support of the old widow. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1141 | 43 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Cornelius Bowman & C.G. Alexander v. Addison Bowman et al. | Claiborne | Land and Title Dispute |
Add. Defs: Daniel Bowman, Richard Davis, John Ashburn, Levi Harp. Cornelius possessed 3 TN land tracts (50 acres, 150 acres, 1400 acres) per grant (aka patent) from KY. Defs. also possessed & claimed title to land. Elijah Jones appointed to survey land. Unlike most of TN, disputed land lies in portion of northern TN border subject to compact between TN & KY wherein KY given right to issue land grants. Geographical references: Cumberland River, Jackson Creek, Cumberland Mtn, Log Mtn aka Coopers Ridge. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1141 | 41 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Christian Shanks v. Leon Taylor | Hawkins | Petitions for Certiorari |
sale made by Shanks sometime since the said sale became the purchaser of some property sold by Taylor but refused to take a not only endorsed by Taylor; requesting case be heard in Supreme Court |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1130 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Charles Campbell v. John Campbell | Claiborne | Ejectment |
Plaintiff was offered a deed of conveyance by papers signed by both the parties for the plaintiff to occupy a certain tract of land and cultivate the crops, which the defendant later wanted to use to pay off taxes. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1172 | 11 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | C. H. Mills & Company v. William C. Haines et al | Bradley | Injunction |
Add. defendants: Samuel B. Haines, B. Daughlap Evans & Co., E.B. Hoddard & Cobb, and others listed in file. Plaintiff company includes William H. Stark. The defendant previously executed a note to the plaintiff's company for $240 with interest for merchant goods. The defendants failed to pay the remaining balance on the note but refused to return the goods given to them. Seeking an injunction from any selling or moving of the unpaid goods.4-pg petition to rehear |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1172 | 166 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Charles M. Murray & Anderson Sands v. W. H. H. Shields | Blount | Ejectment |
The defendant trespassed on property owned by the plaintiff's and in which Murray lived. He ejected Murray from the property with damages of $500. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1176 | 11 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Calvin Thurman v. William Reynolds & William Hughes et al | Polk | Land and Title Dispute |
2 folders. Related to Calvin Thurman v. David Jenkins & William Miller in ET79. Add. defendants: David Jenkins & William Miller. Issue over 40 acres of land. Missing first eight pages. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173 | 342 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Charles M. McClary v. Isaac H. Mayfield | Polk | Unknown |
Incomplete file. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | C. C. Starnes v. W. H. Mankin et al. | Rutherford | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: John Mankin and J. H. Herrland. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Calvin Estes v. William P. Kirk, et al. | Lawrence | Covenant Broken |
Additional Defendants: C. H. Nicholson, John A. Hagan, R. H. Ross, James Y. Lucas, H. C. Angel. The covenant mentioned was to collect and pay over all the money charged by him as Constable. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 311 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Calvin Monroe et al.v. William Dobbs et al | Claiborne | Estate Dispute |
In 1854, Isaac Davis died intestate, leaving as heirs three sons, including plaintiff, and three minor grandchildren George, Sarah and John Monroe. Isaac Davis was known to be frail & feeble minded, and defendant is charged with taking advantage. Defendant said to have moved in with, influenced the elderly man to deed him two tracts of land, at $500 for both while they were worth $2000 total. Additional defendant: Isaac Dobbs, brother. Plaintiffs claim fraudulent sale of land between defendants. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1139 | 273 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Cornelius Shugere v. James White | Hawkins | Damages |
Complainant wishes for defendant, the overseer of a public road, to pay a debt of two dollars and twenty five cents for failure to work the public road to which he belongs as required by law. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1139 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Cordelia E. Millard v. Nathan M. Jones | Sullivan | Trespass and Damages |
The parties had promised each other to be married, and though the plaintiff was ready to hold up her end of the promise, the defendant married another woman. sued for damages of $5,000. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 | 16 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | David Burns v. William Fleming et al. | Sumner | Estate Dispute |
The heirs of John Burns, deceased, are disputing over their right to their father's estate |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 262 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | D. W. Peeler& Richard Campton et al. v. P. G. True | Lawrence | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Joshua Williams and Archibald Williams. Case also involves disputes over property. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |