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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1880 | Abner Taylor for the use of T. E. Brown et al. v. E. R. Hart et al. | Shelby | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic |
Additional plaintiffs: Alexander McBean, Archie McBean, Jon S. Baldwin of Taylor, McBean and Baldwin for the use of J. Langdon of the firm T. E. Brown and Company; Additional defendants: Kate Hart, R. Hough, Trustee, H. C. K?, John P. Caruthers Seeking to collect payment for paving of Shelby Street in Memphis; includes copy of the City Engineer Departments' 1867 Memphis Street Paving Specifications |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 5 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Alfred Harris v. Bettie Phillips | Davidson | Damages | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 57 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. R. Garrison et al. v. A. L. Harvey et al. | Giles | Failure to Pay |
Additional Complainants: George F. Phelps. Additional Defendants: E. E. Harvey, D. N. Ordway, James (Servyys)?-admr.. Of George D. Servyys, Thomas B. Daly-admr.. of James M. Vause, B. M. Gregsley, Silas Jenkins, William H. Baugh, Judith Freeman, William M. Baugh, James M. Childress, John Bass, Allen M. Harlow, William C. Addins-admr.. F A.C. McWilliams, William Brown, William Everley, William Austin, P.W. Phelps, R.L. Holloway, Thomas Reid, William Stevens, Andrew Carlos, John Fagan et al. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 57 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Augusta Manufacturing Co. v. W. M. Vertress | Davidson | Recovery of Land/Property | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 60 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1880 | Atha J. Bowers v. Nelson O. Underwood et al | Weakley | Debt Dispute |
Additional defendants: John I. Underwood, Juda R. Underwood (wife of John), John M. and Sarah (Underwood) Glass, Ann E., Thomas, & M. P. Underwood, A.M. Boyd, trustee Elisha Underwood et al. Atha sometimes spelled Athy in records. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 142 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. J. Taylor et al. v. J. P. Houston | Decatur | Ejectment |
Original defendant was Martin Toley et al. Houston was substituted in court on the second day as the real defendant. File includes one legal brief. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 151 | 68 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Ann E. Enochs v. John W. Wilson et al. | Dyer | Other |
Homestead Rights. Additional defendants; P.E. Wilson; countersuit |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 152 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. W. Raines v. A Haris | Gibson | Debt | West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 152 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1880 | Anna F. Miller et al. v. W. H. McGehee et al. | Henry | Estate Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs: Sallie Indiana(?) Miller, William Thomas Miller & Elo/Eli Hays. Additional defendants: Uncertain. May be Isaac Dale, W. B. Abbott, & I. (or J.) W. Buchanan. All Millers children & heirs of Allen S. Miller, died Amelia Co., VA 26 June 1859. Hays admr. of William Thomas Miller who died 21 June 1877 in Henry Co., TN. Copy of A. S. Miller's will in record. McGehee admr. of his estate. First 2 pages are missing. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 152 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. D. Langstaff v. H. F. Dix et al | Shelby | Property Settlement |
Additional defendants: C.W. Kealhofer and Thomas Day (Firm of Day, Kealhofer & Co.), Thomas R. Farnsworth and Amos Woodruff (trustees of the late firm of White Langstaff & Co.), and A.S. White, Fred M. White, and D.B. Foster. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 24 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. C. Terrell, W. J. Terrell v. Mrs. C. N. Berlin | Shelby | Debt |
Plea of debt on account under $500. Mentions steamer "J. B. Maude." Court finds judgment in favor of Mrs. Berlin, $67.50 Defendant is widow of W. J. Berlin |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 156 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Angeline Harrison v. B. G. Harrison | Weakley | Divorce |
Claimant is filing for divorce and alimony on the grounds of abandonment and adultery, accusing him of "having gone off with a Mrs. Watson and lived in open concubine with her for a considerable time. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 37 | 37 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Albert L. Harris et al.v. Samuel Mosby, Receiver et al | Shelby | Other |
Additional Plaintiff: George A. Cochran. Additional Defendants: William H. Stovall, Exor. & Rosa Fowler, Executrix John W. Fowler, dec. Plaintiffs trying to regain funds deposited with failed bank. Mosby receiver of Gayoso Savings Institution which failed 6 Feb. 1868. Harris & Cochran once partners with W. J. P. Doyle in Harris, Cochran & Co. of Memphis. Stovall & Fowler residents of MS. |
West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 161 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. W. Smith v. W. S. McGhee & wife Sarah J. & H. Dow | Tipton | Debt |
Land conveyed to pay off debts. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Andrew Renkert et. al. v. William McLean et. al. | Shelby | Tax Collection |
Additional plaintiffs listed as Matthew Monagan and R. R. Bohlen. McLean was the tax collector for Shelby County. Suit claims that defendants paid their taxes with a check from the "City Bank" in Memphis which went bankrupt and never honored the check. Additional defendants listed as James Goodlow as Executor of Robert Brinkley Estate and John Overton, both of Nashville. |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 298 | 242 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Anderson Greene & Co. v. H. A. Goodall et al. | Wilson | Debt | Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 511 | 111 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. D. Bransford v. J. H. Young, et al | Smith | Wrongful Death |
Additional defendants: C. H. Sharp, Jere Shaw. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 664 | 354 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. G. Harris v. H. M. Austin | Sumner | Debt |
Plaintiff won a judgment against defendant for 276 dollars. Defendant has not paid. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 796 | 40 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Anna Gamble v. Moses Gamble | Blount | Injunction |
Additional plaintiffs John H. Morton, Jm. Williams and Josias Gamble. Additional defendants Richard Keeble and E. Goddard. The plaintiff was asking for an injunction to stop the sale of her land and homestead. |
East | Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1726 | 87 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A.D. Johnson v. A. Molsbee and others | Hawkins | Debt |
The plaintiff claimed that the defendant is indebted to him for two hundred and fifty dollars. The defendant claimed that the estate is insolvent and that the entire real and personal assets will not pay more than 25 or 30 percent of its indebtedness. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1674 | 45 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. W. Howard v. Matilda Jenkins, et al. | Greene | Debt for Wages |
Addtl dfnts: Catharine M. Hall; Munder A. Cooper; J. G. Cooper; Thos. P. Philips; and O. B. Headrick, admr. of the estate of Thomas Philips. Howard sued to recover the wages owed to him when he acted as attorney for the dfnts. in another case. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1674 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Andrew Johnson v. John W. Hanner, et al. | Williamson | Failure to Pay | Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 39b | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. P. Copeland, admr. of Lewis Bright, et al. v. G.M. Hicks, admr. of Thomas Bright, et al. | Lincoln | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Complainants: A.M. Copeland, W.G. Dunlap, and Bettie Dunlap. Additional Defendants: Willie S. Bright and Thomas J. Carter. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 49 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. B. Pollock et al. v. W. H. Flanigan, admr. of Jesse Davidson, et al. | Lewis | Estate Settlement |
Additional Complainants: Sarah E. Pollock, William D. Davidson, James M. Davidson, Thomas T. Christian, and George W. Gain. Additional Defendants: James M. Stockard and Permilia Ann Stockard. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 49 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Andrews Mayes & Co. et al. v. Rufus Thomas et al. | Maury | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Nancy Hinderson, J. C. Cooper, and I. B. Stockord. Also, includes case "J. M. Launkins et al.v. Rufus Thomas et al." Debt dispute too. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. C. Williams v. Eliza J. Hill | Franklin | Divorce |
Additional parties: Mariah Williams. This folder contains: "Mariah N. Williams v. A. C. Williams" |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. J. Allen v. Jane Elliot | Montgomery | Marriage, Breach of Promise | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. F. Springer et al. v. William Smith | Lawrence | Debt Settlement |
Additional parties: Joshua King. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 55 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. J. Abernathy v. B. F. Carter | Giles | Debt Settlement |
Additional parties: Cynthia R. Carter, Jno. C. Walker, J. B. Stacy |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 55 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Amanda Bush, by next friend William T. Bush et al. v. Willis W. Bush et al. | Smith | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Complainants: E. W. Turner, Pleasant Gold. Additional Defendants: James S. Dillard, Malsey Dillard, B. J. Vaden-admr. R. Beasley, William Massey, Brunette Massey, W.B. Pickering, J.W. Draper, W.D. Draper, Rufus Tubb, Bettie Tubb, William Wyatt, Jane D. Wyatt, Thomas Draper, Joel Nichols, M.S. Nichols, Warren Nichols, Mary D. Nichols, Alex Draper, John C. Hughes, M.S. Trousdale, John C. Draper. The bill mentions that slaves were sold to secure payment for the disputed ground in 1855. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 61 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | America Redmond et al. v. Young W. Redmond & Mary Ann Redmond et al. v. Young M. Redmond | Williamson | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional Complainants: Cornelia Redmond, Maggie Redmond. Consolidated cases concerning the unwritten intentions of John Patton, who owned slaves, some of whom bore children by him and they are the Complainants in these cases. T |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 66 | 1040 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Addison Morrison v. Shelby, Scott,& Company | Montgomery | Insurance Disputes |
The plaintiff, Morrison, was an African-American tobacco grower in Montgomery County. The firm of Shelby, Scott & Co., who owned a tobacco warehouse, was headed by J.H. Shelby and D.W. Scott. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 173 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. S. Randolph v. Hollins, Wright & Co. et al. | Lincoln | Ejectment |
Additional Defendants: John H. Evin, John I. Pendleton, Cornileus Dupree, Samuel Cowan, S. A. Hanley, R. L. Hollins, Thomas C. Wright, Fred A. Shepherd, Hiram V. Hooper, W. B. Martin |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 135 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. M. Boyd& B. D. Irvine v. J. G. Thomason | Weakley | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 150 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. C. Unstead v. O. Z. Inman | Obion | Notes | West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 150 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. J. Hathcock v. L. Podesta & Co. | Tipton | Debt Dispute |
L. Podesta & Co. consisted of L. Podesta and his partner, H. Malatesta. Suit by Podesta & Co. against A.J. Hathcock and brother M. Hathcock was dismissed against M. Hathcock, but because A.J. Hathcock was unable to attend court, judgment was issued against him. This case appeals that ruling on account of no business being conducted between the Hathcocks and Podesta & Co. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 153 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. J. Cargile et al. v. Ambrose Cope et al | Overton | Land and Title Dispute |
Add. Plaintiffs: Susan, James M., William, Katy, Angelina, and Lewis Cargile. Add. Defendants: Luanne Cope, Hartsville & Angelina Jones. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 512 | 40 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. Bowen v. David Freerson et al | Maury | Debt |
Origin of debt: money owed toward rent/purchase of a mule. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 518 | 41 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Avery Bradley v. State | Sevier | Murder |
Plaintiff was accused of shooting and killing D. C. Maples near Maples' home in Sevier County, TN. Bradley was observed leaving the area with a gun and several witnesses testified to finding his tracks near the scene of the murder. Bradley was described as “quarrelsome,” and had history of disagreements with Maples. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1678 | 168 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. Kelley v. G. B. Cloud, et al. | Claiborne | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendant Hamton Sevrem dec. Cloud purchased land but did not get the title to land before the defendant passed away. See additional pages in ET 1693. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1675 | 120 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. J. McCoy, in error v. Wheeler and Wilson Man. Co. | Washington | Replevin |
Wheeler and Wilson Man. Co. was seeking to have a sewing machine returned to the company. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1675 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. D. Huffmaster v. Jonathan G. Payne, et al & C. M. Starnes & Wife v. Abram Molsbee, et al | Hawkins | Ejectment |
The plaintiff was sueing the defendant to recover a lot of land. Plaintiff also stated to the court that he was forcibly ejected from the land. The defendant also was detaining the the plaintiff from returing to the land. See Abraham Moolsbee v. C. M. Starnes & Wife Eliza J. Starnes et al, ET1941. |
East | Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1695 | 151 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | A. M. Cleveland v. Isaac L. Derault, et al. | Grainger | Injunction |
Addtl dfnt: C. J. Morgan, Sherriff of Grainger County. In a hostile post-Civil War atmosphere Derault sought a robbery suit against pltf, a former Confederate soldier. To avoid a trial and maintain personal safety, Cleveland paid a note to Derault. Years later Derault sued on the note. That suit resulted in fi fa of Cleveland's property. Cleveland sued for injunction against fi fa and ruling of Derault's suit on the note. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1667 | 63 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Alexander McGee v. State | Campbell | Other |
Alexander McGee was charged with "official drunkenness." He was an acting Justice of the Peace for Campbell county at the time he was charged. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1669 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | B. F. Parks v. P. M. Halcomb& Zach Hardison | Maury | Failure to Pay | Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 40 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1880 | Brien& Woodard v. M. J. O'Shaughnessy, et al. | Davidson | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
Suit involves the sell of property known as the Boyd place for back taxes. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 174 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Brooks, Neely & Co. et al.v. L. Gerstenfeld et al | Madison | Debt |
Additional plaintiffs: S. H. Brooks, J. C. Neely & H. M. Neely (Brooks, Neely & Co.). Additional defendants: M. Tuchfeld, L. Englander & wife, Liselle Englander. M. Tuchfeld uncle of L. Gerstenfeld. Plaintiffs operate a grocery. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 151 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | B. F. Roberts v. Harry Chrisman | Williamson | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 662 | 53 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1880 | B. M. Branner et al., exe. of John R. Branner, dec. v. Caldwell & Washington, Attys. | Knox | Payment for Services |
Add plain: John Talbot, G. M. Branner. Plaintiffs sued their legal counsel in litigation with the East TN., VA & GA. Rail Road (of which John R. Branner had been President). Executors thought fees ($6,500 for 2 suits) excessive, and sued attorneys. Others: William McFarland & James T. Shields, Maggie Branner, James Comfort; Tully R. Cornick Sr.; L.A. Gratz; W.P. Washburn; John H. Crozian. 495 pages in ET1945 |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1167 | 616 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | Bob Williamson v. State | Wilson | Murder | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 56 | 0 | Order A Copy |