Connected to the case of Hurley & Paul v. Heirs and Creditors of James M. Murrell ET684(34-E-4), but tried separately. Addtl pltfs: Narcissa C. Hurley, W.H. Lyle, Susan E. Lyle, America M. Murrell, and James M. Murrell. Addtl defnts: Carrie Holt, Lizzie Holt, John, Nancy, Fred, and Eva Goodwin, Carrie & S.J. Milliron, John Goodwin, Mary & Henry Kohls, Susan & O.W. Smith, Dora & Wm. Blunkall, Eulicia & J.R. Montgomery, Amanda & Chas. Ham, Sadie Hunt, and John F. Snyder. Hurley was an admr. of J.M. Murrell

Additional planitiff Spencer B. Boyd dec. Additional defendants : Boyd Bogle, Mattie Bogle, R. C. Bogle, Susan Read, M. C. Read, Bettie Vinzant, E. W. Vinzant, Spence Vinzant, Josephine Fields and Wesley Fields. Traynor was appointed as the executor of Spencer Boyds dec. will. Plaintiff seeking the help of the court to determine how to exectue said will. 2 folders.

Cause: Felonious Assault. Incident of 26 November 1891 (Thanksgiving Day), assault of W. T. Bower with a rock with intent to commit murder in the first degree.

Plaintiffs alleged that they previously had a partition decree in common with defendants for the land of Jesse Numley, dec. The land was divided between heirs, which are both plaintiffs and defendants. Plaintiffs filed this case because defendants' partition was valued higher than other heirs. Defendants were ordered to pay the difference in value to other heirs but never did. Additional Plaintiffs: C. J. L. Barnes, Additional Defendants: Martha Pearson Exhibit: Oversized map of property in MT OV 10

On 30 Sept. 1886 the plntff. contracted with the deft. to light its streets & public buildings, supplying meters & lamp posts, taking all of the gas necessary for lighting the streets & buildings all at an agreed- upon price. Plntff. accused the deft. Of violating the contract by contracting with other parties for street lighting, not using the gas supplied by the plntff. & using lights made by other companies in some of its public buildings. Plntff. asked the Court to intervene on its behalf.

Plaintiff was the admr of Carter Adcock, dec. for the purpose of selling real estate to pay debts. Plaintiff filed this case to gain approval to sell property of the deceased. Property in question was 174 acres and lied partly in Davidson County and partly in Robertson County. Additional Defendants: Franklin Adcock, William Adcock, Riley Adcock, John Adcock, Collins Adcock, Nancy Barnes, Luther Barnes, Elizabeth Cooper, Mary Smiley, David Smiley.

Falcon Roller Mill Co. sued "for negligently, willfully, and maliciously failing to transmit and deliver a certain message" resulting in $200 of lost business. Housed in 2 folders.

Additional defendants: W. D. Kenney, Joseph Owens, Baldwin Cox, and John Mitchell. Victim, M. C. Brown.

This case concerns a contract agreement for the sale of poplar and ash timber for $1.00 per 1000 feet, plaintiff alleged that defendants failed to comply with contract agreement once company was sold to defendant company. Plaintiff sued for breach of contract. Additional Defendants: J.W. Dewitt, C.D. Gracy, C. Marchbanks

Additional parties: John H. Pearcy, Lavenia Pearcy J. H. Tate,

John A. Davis and Co was comprised of John A. Davis and James B. Hughes. Plaintiffs entered into a contract with the defendant to purchase a large lot of mules, wagons, and carts for $7,775. The defendant also cosigned to the plaintiff enough coal to keep the purchased teams occupied. Plaintiff now complains that the defendant did not ship enough coal causing them to lose money each month. Plaintiff is suing to collect the lost revenue. 2 folders.

Foust admr. of J. D. Bennett, and next friend of Bennett's minor children. Additional defendants (Chitwood): H. L. Sadler, B. C. Trousdale, and I. H. Herrod - all under the corporation of Sadler, Trousdale, & Herrod, a steam saw mill and lumber business. Bennett owned a piece of well-timbered land near the Red Boiling Springs which had recently been harvested by said defendants, mostly poplar. Housed in 2 folders.

This bill was brought to collect a note signed Crescent Mining Co. payable by L.P. Thatcher, John H. Thatcher, and W.C. Thatcher for $1000. It was alleged by one W.M. Nixon that Crescent Mining Co. was never probably organized as a corporation. See related case, Fourth National Bank et al. v. Cresent Mining Company et al. in ET 1966.

Cause: Felonious assault. Incident of 20 Jan. 1892, plaintiff along with William Brummett, John Hunter, Charles Warrick, & Charles Lyle "unlawfully, willfully, maliciously, deliberately, premeditatedly, and of their malice aforethought, an assault did make upon the bodies of J. A. Coffman, C. E. Donaldson, J. P. Coffman, Link Williams, and Charles D. Fagala with certain deadly weapons, to wit: knives, clubs, rocks, & brickbats … with the intent .. to commit murder in the first degree.. "

Additional Plaintiff: Louis Voight & Sons. Additional Defendant: J. L. Dupree, Jr., Second National Bank of Jackson (TN), Dr. A. E. Darochee, and W. A. Brown.

The plaintiff purchased the privilege of running a "ball and ring," pitching game within the enclosure of the Lincoln County Fairgrounds during a fair. Plaintiff states that after running the game for only a few minutes he was arrested and charged with running a gambling game. The plaintiff is seeking the return of the payment he made to the defendant. The plaintiff's game consisted of a plank with a hole in it that contains a "negro head," which players attempt to hit with balls.

Addtl pltfs: D. B. Clark, N. G. & Susan (Clark) Jones, Elbert Clark, Florida Clark, Capitola Clark, I. F. & Indiana V. (Clark) Alexander, W. S. & Ruth S. (Clark) Irwin, and Wiley Clark. Addtl dfnts: G. W. Smith and Sarah A. Gamble. Pltfs. are the heirs of Sevier Clark, and per his will are due interest in his tracts of land, of which the dfnts. now are in possesion and have refused the interests of the pltfs. Pltfs. sued to reclaim their interest in the tracts of land. James County, TN. In 3 folders.

The plaintiff was seeking damages for a breach of contract.

Woods and Hatchett both claim ownership of the same plot of land in Franklin County. After the death of Zacariah Woods, his land was portioned between his eight heirs. After estate sales, this plot of land was sold, while an heir thought they had remained in ownership. Through various transactions, Woods and Hatchett came to hold the land titles, Woods sought outright ownership. Case includes an injunction bill against Hatchett.

The defendant sold his barber tools and fixtures to the plaintiff and gave him his good will and agreed that he would no longer practice barbering in the town. The plaintiff claims that the defendant did not keep his promise and was barbering in the town.

Judgment only. Patent traded for land. Claims that patent was never registered in Campbell County and therefore unproven as value for land in trade. Partial case.

The defendant was accused of disturbing public worship. Defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail. No further details of the case are available. Casefile primarily pertains to the construction of the jury.

The defendant, George Cunningham, and Andrew Mills are accused of disturbing public worship with profane discourse and rude and indecent behavior. Additional details unavailable.