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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1931 | Susan E. Martin et al. v. Alice Isham et al. | Roane | Land and Title Dispute |
Add. Pla: W.S. Martin. Add. Def: Dennie Isham and Sarah Martin. Plaintiffs owned a tract a land willed to John C. Martin, Susan's deceased husband, by his father Elisha Martin. Defendants owned a tract adjoining plaintiff's land that was willed to their father, W.M. Martin, also by Elisha Martin. Dispute over boundary of two properties, which had been sued in court before. Pla. Sought decree declaring line be the old road and an injunction restraining def. from trespassing. Add. materials in ET 1376. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1349 | 133 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1931 | W. A. Walker v. F. G. Rucker et al | Roane | Land and Title Dispute |
Issue over land known as the old Tip Holland lands in said county. The parties had an arrangement during the auction of the land or sometime after for lumber, but the defendant neglected to follow through with the agreement and is trying to keep the land. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1344 | 127 | Order A Copy |