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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1883 | Alfred Sharp, et al. v. Oswald Sharp Heirs | Knox | Recovery of Land/Property |
Additional plaintiffs: Riley Ramsey, David De Armond. Property lines in dispute from an early land grant. See related ejectment case, Oswald Sharp Heirs v Riley Ramsey in ET 1960. |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1049 | 287 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | A. R. Humes, admr. of George N. Simpson, dec. v. Alexander Warters, et al. | Knox | Estate Settlement |
The plaintiff was admr. to George N. Simpson, dec. Additional defendants: T. R. Carmick Jr. (admr. of M. E. Moody) and J. S. Warters. At the time of George Simpson's death, he was a minor under the age of 21 and Alex Warters was his guardian. Humes claimed that Warters drew money from the pension office as the guardian of Simpson. He claimed that Warters used the money for his own use. He wanted any monies not paid out for Simpson put into the estate with interest. Additional materials in ET 1976. |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1051 | 135 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | Heck Pace v. John Ewen, et al. | Knox | Unknown |
Case file incomplete; brief for Plaintiff only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 67 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | John H. Prater et al. v. William Staples et al. | Knox | Petition to Halt Sale |
Additional Plaintiff: J. O. Sanderson Additional Defendant: Joseph D. Foute. William Staples won a judgement against Benjamin Prater for a debt. The court ordered the collection of said judgement and the sale of a tract of land that supposedly belonged to Benjamin to repay the debt. John H. filed suit to prevent the sale, claiming the land was his, and not in any way subject to the debts of Benjamin. |
East | Range: 18 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1988 | 298 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | J. W. S. Frierson in error v. W. B. Galbraith | Knox | Debt |
Galbraith filed suit to recover debt due under $500. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1086 | 299 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | J. M. Heck & W. H. Pace v. J. T. McEwen, et al. | Knox | Ejectment |
Defendants: J. T. McEwen, M. P. McEwen, exe. of William S. McEwen, dec.- Citizens, Roane Co.; firm of Coal Creek Mining & Manufacturing Co., Inc. Curtis Cullen, C. S. Newman, R. R. Swepson, Tully R. Cornick, Jr., C. M. McGhee, T. D. Flippen - all Citizens of Knox Co., W. S. Geers, W. B. H. Wiley, E. F. Wiley, W. J. Hornsby, H. H. Wiley - trustees & exe. Henry H. Wiley, dec.- all Citizens of Anderson Co., A. B. Tavel of Davidson Co., Thomas B. Dorsey of Missouri. Ejectment from lands in Anderson Co. |
East | Range: 18 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1975 | 81 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | John Huts v. State | Knox | Unknown |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | Mayor& Alderman of Knoxville v. State | Knox | Other |
Not maintaining a public road. Case incomplete; brief and opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 103 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | Monroe, Smaltz & Co. v. Hooper & Co. et al.. | Knox | Unknown |
Incomplete case file. Carpenter & Ross are defendants. Document is excerpt report. Court is Supreme Court of Knoxville. Original court, and cause of action is unknown. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1102 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | M. E. Thompson v. J. M. Dailey | Knox | Partnership Settlement |
Thompson filed suit to settle the partnership of the parties and collect debt he claimed he was due. Includes extensive ledger of accounts and transactions. |
East | Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2012 | 592 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. Mayor & Aldermen of Knoxville et al. | Knox | Public Nuisance |
Defendants were charged with inconveniencing residents of Knox Co. through the smoke produced in the burning of smallpox-infected materials at a hospital during a small pox epidemic. Opinion only, no other documents. Add. Defendants: J. C. Hudgings, T. W. Shaw. |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: Oversize 1 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | The Corporation v. Martin Atkins | Knox | Disturbing the Peace |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 102 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | The Corporation of Knoxville, State v. Scott Brock | Knox | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
The State charged Brock with carrying and concealing a pistol. |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1054 | 41 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | Walter Baird v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Stealing two quarts of whiskey. Case incomplete; brief and opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 103 | 13 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | William Houston v. I. T. Peck, et al. | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
William Houston had filed to purchase land from J. Peck, with a special provision concerning boundaries. Peck died intestate, and Peck's heirs disagreed with Houston's understanding of the boundaries of his land holding. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 5 | 20 | Order A Copy |