Moyers charges Sharp & Houston for cheating and defrauding her of a valuable tract of 100 acres. Houston pressured Moyer to sign deed in which Houston promised to pay $25 a year for 5 years for lands he claimed was worth little. Houston gave note for $125 (for land Moyers found out was worth $800-900), which he never paid. Houston then fraudulently conveyed land to Sharp to avoid vendors lien in scheme to not pay for land. Moyers asks their deeds be made void and land given back.

Dispute of acreage between deed and actual land; seeking refund of portion of purchase price paid

Carr, Trustee for the use of Emanuel Soudheimer and Levi Weiskopf, issued an attachment suit against Miller for unpaid notes for a tract of land. Plaintiffs feared Miller would dispose of the property to defeat them in collecting on said notes.

Additional plaintiffs: Mrs. Frances Ann Edwards, Lemuel Wilson and Sue Graham McDuffie by their next friend Samuel C. Edwards; Additional defendants: Commercial Bank of Tennessee, Savings Bank of Memphis, Carolina Insurance Company, German National Bank

In 1859, the plaintiff was appointed the legal guardian of the defendants, who are the minor children of William Farwater, Jr. (dec.). The defendants became owners of an interest in a tract of land, seized by W. Farwater, Sr. (dec.). Plaintiff believes the defendants would make a higher profit from selling the land to pay off debts and interest on it and is acting in their best interest and asks a guardian ad litem be appointed for the duration of the suit.

Additional Defendants: W. A. Quarles

Robinson, plaintiff, and Ragan, defendant, made a contracted that in which Ragan would give a tract of land consisting of 361 acres in exchange for Robinson paying $10,830--$7500 of which was paid with three slaves. Defendant gave Robinson bond for title and Robinson gave him a note and the slaves. Ragan owned only half interest on said land, yet promised complete title to Robinson, who asks the court to sell Ragan's interest in said land and proceeds used to satisfy sum he paid.

Anderson had bought a tract 300 acres from James D. Rhea in 1862. Talbot had obtained a judgment against William G. Rutledge and Rhea, his surety. A tract of 113 acres was levied and sold to Talbot, and Anderson charged that said tract was part and parcel of the tract sold to him by Rhea three years before.

Additional Defendants: Slate P. Peacher, B. O. Keese, Eliza Drane.

Peck indebted to Gen. Brazelton (who had market in New Market after which town was named; the 2 had history of financial dealings). Secured debt w/deed on 1,000 acres, w/Dick as trustee. On advice of Peck's 2 sons W.R. & Isham T. (visiting from Louisiana), & in effort to settle up, Peck deeded 200+ acres of this land to Brazelton; Peck says intended as mtg. Brazelton took possession of this 200+ acres, leading Peck to file this suit. NOTE: Peck, TN Supreme Court judge from 1822-34, died in 1869.

Additional Defendants: A. Henry, Marion Henry, W. H. Draw, Joshua Brown, Henry Roberts.

Additional documents located in ET 18a. Additional plaintiff: William Johnson. Additional defendants: Benjamin L. Marshal and William R. King. During the contested sale of land, William Johnson, who had equity in the land, was a prisoner of war on Johnson's Island. Case file contains various tax receipts as well as a George Washington 2c stamp and an 1871 newspaper clipping advertising the court ordered sale of land.

Add. defendants: J.E. Houston, A.J. Hicks, E.E. Griffith, John A. Stephens, W.L. Eakin, & J.I. Wright. In 1840, the plaintiff purchased from one Enos C. Hooper a tract of 200 acres of land for which he paid $400, to be paid one year from date and Hooper executed a bond for the title. In order to build a home and pay debts, the plaintiff allowed the legal title to be made to his brother in law J.A. Stephens, who later had a judgment rendered against him for debts and the land was listed as his property.

Garner & wife Susan, both free, owned land off of Broadway. Garner gave Susan power of attorney & she sold the land to David Kalear, who paid $600 in advance, but never paid the debt off. Susan then left Nashville for Canada with an enslaved man, belonging to William Hoon, named Edmond who had recently emancipated himself. The nephews of Philip Garner, William & Henry, sued to get the remainder of the value of the property. Pages 204-235 missing. See Jamison v. Kalear in same box.

Samuel McCarthy had bought a house and lot in Knoxville from William Morrow. After paying the purchase money in full, plaintiff had Morrow vest the title to his children, the defendants, not realizing that it would prevent him from disposing of said land. Samuel brought suit to get title divested from his children and vested in himself.

Kelly sued to recover an ejectment of a house and lot in the Nashville. Both parties claimed title of the premises in dispute derived from Rachel Jackson. The brief states that "Warren Kelly is the son and only descendant of Rachel Jackson, and is an illegitimate."

Additional defendants: Thomas E. Warren, Erasmus Alley, Harret L. Whitesides exe. Of Jamis A. Whitesides, dec., M.L. Patterson. Mentions earlier suit between Giles v. Stone & Warren for ejectment. Giles filed the bill to clear his title to a tract of land