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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1858 | Clabourn Bahannon v. William Baker & Samuel Burnett | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | Denning Jarnagin v. Alexander West | Putnam | Land, Sale of |
Regards the sale of 85 acres of land in Putnam Co. Two notes due, one of which was not paid. Complainant wished to sell the land to satisfy the debt. Depositions given by H. J. Brown, C. C. Craft, R. F. Pippin, Jordan Perkins, B. F. Ferguson, A. B. Copeland, J. K. P. Jones, W. W, Pippin, Ruben Whitson, Isaac Rector, Giles Bradford, W. T. Beckman, Wm. Bilbry, W. E. Lewis [Levis?]. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 511 | 147 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | David & Elizabeth Whitaker v. John Jackson, et al | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Thomas Pointer and John Davis. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 658 | 72 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | Dudley Hunter v. Thomas Robinson | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 287 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1868 | Edward B. Draper v. John H. Amonett | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 478 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1921 | F. W. Henley v. W. H. Smith | Putnam | Land |
A complaint to have declared void and set aside a sale of the petitioner's lands by the Sheriff of Putnam County. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 410 | 109 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | James & Robert B. McKinley v. H. M. Ammonett | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute |
James and Robert McKinley sue Ammonett for enclosing a quarter of an acre of their land, which they claim to have owned for years. Ammonett had previously sued them for trespass, claiming he had owned land for 7 years. McKinleys claim Ammonett's title to the land is vague and void, saying their title is older and better. McKinleys want to repossess the land and have Ammonett restrained from trespassing again. Four folders for case. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 756 | 823 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | John L. Wallace v. Robert Holly, et al | Putnam | Petition for Land Recovery |
This case is a dispute over ownership and possession of a tract of land. Plaintiff alleged that defendants forcibly and unlawfully entered property. This case was filed to have defendants removed from said property. Additional Defendant: Dotson Holly |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 885 | 70 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1867 | J. Elrod v. D. S. Shepard | Putnam | Land, Confirmation of Ownership | Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 486 | 24 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1900 | J. H. Whitaker et al. v. T. J. Whitaker et al. | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute |
Case concerns the ownership of coal rights and royalties due for a specific tract of land in Putnam Co. Add. Plaintiff: W. W. Cooper. Add. Defendants: Monterey Coal Co., Nashville Coal Co., Nashville & Knoxville Railroad Co., W. R. Jones, W. L. Danley, J. H. Ambrose, John S. Knox, J. R. Sneed. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 486 | 263 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | J. H. Young v. J. M. Young, et al. & G. C. Maxwell, et al. v. J. H. Young, et al. & W. C. Sadler v. J. H. Young, et al | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 606 | 178 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1883 | James & Robert McKinney v. R. Brown | Putnam | Land, Contract Dispute | Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 664 | 68 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | J. A. McCrary v. W. T. Lewis | Putnam | Land, Contract Dispute |
Defendant sold a tract of land to plaintiff, the first payment was $300 and the remainder was paid through notes between the parties. The loan agreement was renegotiated and this bill was filed to determine if the initial $300 would be considered a payment on the renegotiated note. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 885 | 112 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Mary J. Crutcher, et al. v. E. D. Staley, et al. | Putnam | Land, Partition of |
Additional Complainants: Cora Crutcher, Charles Burton, Josephine Burton, John B. S. Martin, Lillie Martin, Fannie Crutcher. Additional Defendant: Mary Ann Staley. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 596 | 62 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | Mary A. Eldridge & Z. Eldridge v. E. L. Gardenhire, admr. of R.T. Hildreth, dec., et al. | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendant: Mary Hildreth. Case involves a challenge of the lien placed on the wife's land sold by the husband without her consent; she was not privy examined by an officer of the law. Case also involves a dispute over confederate money. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 342 | 108 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Newton T. Clinton, et al v. Joseph C. Bookman, et al | Putnam | Recovery of Land/Property |
Plaintiffs seized and possessed a large amount of real estate following the death of their father. Their father died before their grandfather, John C. Clinton's, dec. estate descended to them. Defendants began cutting timber on land. Plaintiffs filed this bill to recover value of all timber already cut and prevent defendants from cutting more timber. Additional Plaintiffs: Earley B. Clinton, Jesse K. Clinton, by next friend Sarah Clinton. Additional Defendant: John Algiers |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 913 | 71 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | O. E. Ensor v. J. L. Ensor, et al. | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendant: Jesse Apple. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 141 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1867 | P. M. Hyder v. Herod Turner et al. | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants'. W. Hawes, J. L. Hyder, Henry Whitaker, James M. Douglass, Andrew Brown, Abraham Ford, S. D. Burton, H. Denton, assignee in bankruptcy of J. W. Crutcher, A. H. Ditty, admr. of R. Dyer, dec. & L. E. Martin. In April 1868, plaintiff conveyed to defendant a tract of 10 acres of land which included a grist and saw mill for the purpose of securing the payment of several debts. Hyder was appointed trustee to carry out conditions of the deed trust. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 25 | 146 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | S. W. Gentry v. Alex Boyd | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 596 | 21 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1892 | S. D. Bradham v. Jessee Williams et al. | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: John Williams, Clarinda Williams, Joseph Hudgens, Caroline Hudgens, Stephen Wilhite, Polly Wilhite, William Watson, Vance Hudgens, Edward Hudgens, James Jackson, and A. Bryant Clerk of the County Court of Putnam County. Plaintiff claims he is the owner of 400 acres of land located in the 4th Civil District of Putnam County. The defendants secured a decree for the sale of said land. The plaintiff is now seeking an injunction restricting this sale. 3 folders. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 934 | 433 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | Thomas B. Journagin, et al. v. W. E. Levisay | Putnam | Land, Sale of |
Additional Complainants: Elizabeth Journagin, Denning Journagin. Concerns Levisay's failure to make payment on an agreed purchase of land. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 39a | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | William Bennett v. Ruben Randolph | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute |
Case also involves a debt dispute. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | William N. Maxwell v. William H. Gentry, et al | Putnam | Recovery of Land/Property |
Plaintiff alleged that he is the heir of A.G. Maxwell, dec. A G.G. Maxwell who was appointed admr for deceased pretended to file petition against heirs of deceased in order to sell a tract of land. The land was sold to defendant. Plaintiff alleged that sale was invalid because G.G. Maxwell was not the admr of deceased and therefore had no right to sell land. Plaintiff sought to recover land sold. Additional Defendants: John Gentry, Silas Gentry, Leonard Gentry |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 885 | 81 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1849 | W. Cummings v. H. Shackleford, et al. & Morton Smith & Co. v. Cummings, et al. | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 390 | 35 | Order A Copy |