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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1931 | John Adkins et al.v. Sam O. McCracken & wife Mary E. McCracken | Anderson | Fraudulent Conveyance |
H.C. Adkins died, left son John; daughter Siotha Clear; grandchildren Bessie Unthank (of dec. daughter Sarah Longmire); Clara & Fred Sharp (of dec. daughter Martha Jane); Jeanette, Able & Gertie Melton, & Mack Carden (of dec. daughter Tennie Melton); J.P. Adkins (of dec. son Pet Adkins). H.C. sick, lived at home of Mary (granddaughter) & Sam McCracken until he died. While ill, executed deed to McCrackens, which other heirs now allege procured by fraud/undue influence. Land: 2 tracts on Clinch River. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1306 | 248 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1931 | Tennessee Mining& Manufacturing Company v. Isaac Low | Anderson | Land and Title Dispute |
Plaintiff sued Low, claiming he was trespassing by using wagon road that crossed Plaintiff's land. Low (whose land adjoined Plaintiff's) said road was public road. Land at issue on New River near Rosedale Brick Schoolhouse. Low's land (aka Patterson tract unoccupied for more than 20 yrs but fruit gathered & timber cut & removed from it, and those products carried out on road in question. Witnesses: Henry Byrge, Charley Phillips, Calvin Marlow, T.R. Patterson, Calvin Phillips, George M. Bunch. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1307 | 65 | Order A Copy |