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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1877 | A. S. Patterson, et al. v. Patrick H. Bowen, et al. | Fayette | Estate Settlement |
Additional Plaintiffs: Mrs. A. S. Patterson, Virginia C. Patterson, W. W. Milam, Mrs. W. W. Milam, Adeline Milam. Additional defendants: Oscar B. Polk, admr., J. J. Polk, dec., P. H. Bowen, Thomas C. Jones, J. Carpenter, T. M. McColla |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 108 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | A. B. Pulliam et al. v. W. B. Hickman et al. | Fayette | Rent Dispute |
Plaintiffs: Eliza V. Pulliam, J. S. Perry. Additional defendants: William B. Wilkinson, Thomas P. Lloyd |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 129 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | Benjamin Mitchell v. S. A. Hogue, James Mitchell, Jr.& wife Jammie S. Mitchell | Fayette | Debt | West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 114 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1877 | Frank Reinke v. Joe Lintz | Fayette | Property Dispute |
Joe Lintz substituted for W. A. Gilliam in this trial. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 98 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | S. P. Wirt v. Ed Dickinson Sr. | Fayette | Property Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 92 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1877 | Sam Lane v. D. J. Lane & D. J. Lane v. Sam Lane | Fayette | Other |
The transcript for this case, which is includes pages of ledger sheets and long lists of issues between the two men, seems to involve a series of conflicts between the two over rent, property rights, sales of goods that may sales of goods that may or may not belong to the seller, and more. Sam Lane was the son of D. J. Lane. D. J. Lane resided in Texas since 1855. Sam Lane leased his father's plantation without permission. Dr. Thee Wilson had power of atty. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 107 | 709 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | State v. James Fleming | Fayette | Larceny, Grand |
Incomplete case file. Transcript of judgment document only. |
West | Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1152 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | Sampson Lane v. D. Jarrett Lane | Fayette | Attachment |
D. J. Lane also brought suit. Both cases heard together. D. J. Lane resident of TX. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 98 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | William Barton et al. v. William J. Cannon, admr., & Caroline A. Wirt | Fayette | Wills, Contested |
Additional Plaintiff: Nancy Barton, wife of William Barton. William J. Cannon was administrator of the estate of Kinchon Bass, deceased. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 98 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | W. T. Stone v. H. M. James, admr. | Fayette | Notes |
James was administrator of the estate of Henry Williams, dec. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 98 | 0 | Order A Copy |