Appellants, partners Willis and Crittenden, entered into a building contract with appellees to build a house. Crittenden borrowed $600.00 from his bank on the strength of the building contract. However, Crittenden died before a bond was put in place. Appellants are arguing that, since Crittenden was the most capable partner and he died before execution of the bond, that the sureties should not be held.

In a previous suit, Frederic Uhl successfully sued Peter Turney and was awarded a judgment of about $300. Greer was his bonded surety. Turney did not pay the judgment, and then died. Greer sued Turney's estate, of which Williams was the executor, in order to settle the debt.

Additional Defendants: George Payne. Before he died Josiah Payne allegedly agreed to sell over 600 acres of land to Johns. Following his death, Johns sued for the right to purchase the land. 1809 land grant #1695 signed by Willie Blount, Governor of Tennessee.

plaintiff in error case; unlawfully detaining a certain tract of land with a house in the 7th civil district of Hardin County

In 1812, Wright gave Sullivan a note for the for three hundred bushels salt in partial payment of a plot of land. Later, the two disagreed about the value of the salt, and what the remainder of the debt should be. Suit was filed to settle the transaction.

Charles Morgan ran a plantation in Kentucky. Jeremiah Morgan, dec. executed a contract to sell half of a plot of land to Charles Morgan. Jerimiah then died leaving a wife, Mary, and heirs Armistead & Susannah. The issue with the land was not settled when Jeremiah died, so this suit was filed to settle the rightful land ownership. See also MT 4.

In 1810 Barton purchased some land in Rutherford County for $500, the title not to be created until the debt was paid in full. However, another man had a right to some of the land and Barton was anxious to have the deed filed. Barton sued so that the entire contract might be cancelled.

Martin Whitford sold David Anderews a cow, a bed, a certain parcel of corn then growing, for $132. However, Whitford had business in North Carolina & asked that the chattel be left in his family's care until he returned. Before taking possession of the land and Chattel, Andrews asked that the deal be broken. Whitford said he destroyed the bond, but then Sawyers sued Andrews to recover the debt on the bond.

Edward Sanders hired an enslaved man, Abraham, from John Camp, paying with a note for $100. Shortly after Abraham became sick and was not able to work. Abraham went to the house of Miss Hope, where his wife lived. Sanders sued to recover the value of his note.

Estelle Lawson sued for $500.00 in damages resulting from injury sustained in a car accident caused by the driver, Jerome Broens.

John James obtained a military land grant from North Carolina in 1785. The grant was later assigned to James & John Sloan, now deceased. John pledged to sell the land to Armstreet Stubbelfield. Stubbelfield accused the heirs of the Sloans from executing the sale. Likewise, Pillow was not able to fully execute his purchase of land from the estate either. The case was filed to officially determine the land ownership.

Incomplete file; includes only 1-page decree. Decree shows court to be Supreme Court of Errors & Appeals (rather than Superior). Decree directs that title to the 2 tracts of land at issue be taken out of both sets of heirs & title be vested in John Allen.

In 1797, Richard Cook of Granville County, North Carolina conveyed land to William Gwin of Sumner County, TN. The two made multiple agreements concerning multiple parcels of land over the years. John Gwin was William's heir & sued to settle the land matter so that his bequest might be finalized, and the estate settled.

Judges: John Haywood, Jacob Peck

Jacob Philips entered a contract with John Burnley that would convey Burnley a lot of land. After making several payments, Philips told Burnley that he could not sell the land, until a grant could be procured from the State of Tennessee. In the mean time, John Haynes offered to buy the land from Philips, paying back Burnley his payment. Suit sought to settle rightful ownership to the land.

Cockrill was said to be partners in a concern that had to do with vast land belonging to Mark Rbtsn. Add'l def's: Thomas, John B., & Joseph W. Armstrong, William Huglett & wife, John & Polly McNairy, Mary Dougherty, Mary W. Burke, William & Frances Bond, David Yarborough & wife, John & Elizabeth Childress, Washington L. & Patsy Hannum, Sterling, Eldridge, & Sally Robertson, William & Charles Polk, Alfred M. Carter, William B. Carter, George & Sarah Daffield, Eliza, Mary, & Elizabeth Carter, William Cocke.

Nicholas died leaving his heirs, John, Richard, Joseph, Lemuel, and George, 5k acres of land altogether in Columbia. William Rutledge had squatted on a portion of the land for some time, then Green Williamson wanted to buy the plot occupied by him, but owned by the Longs. They sold 250 acres to Dooley.Within these sales, the land was further subdivided causing disputes as to land boundaries & ownershp. Case was filed to settle disputes.

Ewing Hogan

Company issued policy 3555 for $1500 to Holland; Holland's mercantile store in Saltillo burned down, with the value of the building being more than $1500, but justly indebted sum of $1500 by contract; Holland transferred and assigned all interest to Bank of Saltillo; Holland charges that Insurance Company is justly indebted to them the full amount of policy with interest; copies of fire insurance policy included;

Josephine Howard is the administratrix for her sister, Maude Howard, an African American girl. Maude fell through a sidewalk grating at the NE corner of Broadway and Louisiana streets in Memphis and passed away ten months after the accident. Before her death, Maude began a suit against the City of Memphis and after her death, Josephine continued the suit.

Cahoon, as agent for Jedidiah T. Turner, who had obtained a US patent for a threshing machine, made a contract with Drake, William Christy, & Charles Fishbach to trade land for rights to the patent. The land and patent rights were exchanged, then Turner discovered that he was defrauded by the trade.

Gen. Robert Irwin died leaving a large estate including land,etc. in North Carolina and land in Tennessee. Some of the land was in the processof being conveyed to James Moore. The suit was filed to settle the land sale. Exhibits include extensive will detailing the contents of Irwin's house and estate.