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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1889 | A. H. Gillingham v. Margaret Juestine et als | Morgan | Land |
seeking to recover tract of land known as Morgan County entry no. 2078; claims land was seized and possessed unlawfully and seeking recovery and $1000 from accrued interest and taxes; includes assignment of errors; several defendants minors Ex A: map of tract of land in ET OV 15. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1834 | 224 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Anna T. Richards et al. v. Joel M. Hamby et al. | Morgan | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Ivory Hamby, Thomas Carter, S. W. Ely, Joseph Sagebeer, and Edmund Baxter. Anna and her husband Henry B. Richards of Newark, New Jersey, sued the defendants to claim title and regain possession of a tract of land in Morgan County. The Richards claimed the defendants wrongfully claimed ownership and proceeded to take timber and otherwise disturb the tract for their own gain. Exhibit is an oversized map of land tracts in question. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1831 | 779 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | A. S. Johnson v. George W. Gray et al. | Greene | Petition for Land Recovery |
Johnson sued George and Mary Jane Gray and John Gagley to have a receiver take repossession of land he claimed is his and remove the defendants from said property. |
Middle | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1830 | 110 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | A. J. Harris et al. v. John L. Dismukes et al | Davidson | Land, Fraud |
Case related to the early 1887 real estate "boom" ("feverish speculation in lands … chiefly in unimproved suburban lands") in West Nashville: 2 real estate syndicates decided to combine to subdivide & sell 2 land tracts: 10-acre "Sallie Ann Gordon" place w/negro schoolhouse (not on plat) & nearly 10-acre "Baker place." Pla. alleged fraud by Def. selling subscriptions. Add. Pla. & Def. too many to name. Exhibit: oversized plat showing Belle Monte Place, Vanderbilt University, surrounding area. 2 fldrs |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 774 | 326 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | A. B. Payne v. Susan Ankeny | Dickson | Land, Promissory Note |
Other defendants listed: T.C. Ankeny and J.L. Ankeny. Payne had sold the defendants a tract of land for $702.25 in 5 promissory notes, which were to be a lien on the land for the purchase money. Payne sued for unpaid notes. 2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 817 | 325 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Asa Grant & wife L. E. Grant v. John Morehead et al | Franklin | Land, Partition of |
168-acre tract descended to parties as heirs of ancestor Jane E. Wiseman (widow of C.M. Wiseman), now dec. Suit to partition/sell land, but parties then agreed land couldn't be partitioned so court ordered sale. Meantime, some parties bought out others so no sale necessary. Dispute over whether fee for services of atty W. Scott Davis is lien on land. Heirs: Laura (m. John Morehead), Lucy (m. Mac Ervin), Wm W. Wiseman, G. M. Wiseman, L. E. (m. Asa Grant). |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 832 | 50 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Ambrose Talliaferro v. Robert Bigbee et al | Montgomery | Land, Sale of |
Add. defendants: D. B. Smith, W. D. Meriweather, R. Lester, & John Lockert. In 1884, the parties entered into a contract for the purchase of a tract of land for $2,200. The plaintiff paid in cash $933 and executed notes to pay the balance over two years. The defendant convinced the plaintiff to give him one of the notes for $300 early and in return he would execute a note of sale for another part of the land and give credit for the funds towards his balance, but he failed to produce the deed. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 818 | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Asa Teal & Wife v. J.P. Walker | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Asa and Eliza Teal had owned a tract of land for 7 years when Walker came one day claiming he bought the land and had a deed to it. Walker pressured Teal to sign a paper making him a tenant on the threat of being thrown out of his house. In pending case, Walker sued for unlawful detainer and to collect rents. Teal suing for injunction against Walker's suit and clear title to said land. This files contains many misc. deeds, notes, conveyances, etc. dating back to at least 1827. 2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 829 | 284 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Barzilla G. Rainey et al. v. The Memphis & Charleston Railroad Co. et al | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Eugene Mageveny, admr. Michael Leonard, dec; Daniel Hughes, admr. Peter Leonard. Additional Defendant: The Lagrange & Memphis Railroad Co. All plaintiffs own lots to which the railroads also claim title. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 496 | 299 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Burden Bender v. Emily T. Peyton et al. | Sumner | Land, Sale of |
Incomplete case file. Additional defendants are unclear but may include J. B. Peyton and Fannie E. Peyton. J. B. Peyton is the admr. of Bailee (Balie) Payton dec. This case may be related to the case of, "Balie Peyton v. Burden Bender," located in MT 320. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 826 | 40 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Bank of Hartsville et al. v. J. H. Vaughan, admr. of J. H. Vaughan Sr. dec. et al. | Smith | Land |
Related materials located in MT 602. Additional Case styles: "Charles Potter Guardian v. J. H. Vaughan," and "J. H. and Cal Cox v. J. H. Vaughan." Additional plaintiff: Harry V. Potter minor. Additional defendants: Jamie Seay exe. of J. H. Vaughn dec., Additional defendants continued: J. P. Seay, H. C. Ellis, M. L. Wright, and Romulus C. Wright. The controversy at hand is focused on the will and estate of J. H. Vaughn Sr. Harry V. Potter is the grandson of Vaughn dec. and Charles Potter is guardian. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 828 | 182 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern Rail Road Co. et al. v. Zach T. Wright | Dyer | Land, Contract Dispute |
Other complainant is the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Co. Suit concerns a railroad right of way granted to a previous railroad company by a previous land-owner. The complainants say the Wright, the current land owner, continues to live in a house that he knows is within the boundaries of the railroad's right of way. Plat map drawn on oil cloth. |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 440 | 165 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Catherine Hotter et al. v. D. J. Partin et al | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Anna Maitland & husband P. J. Maitland of St. Mary's Parish, LA; Henry Hotter & John Brennan. Additional Defendants: Emma E., Victoria & William Partin; W. L., Clarence, Charles & Walter Bryant. Plaintiff widow of John Hotter, other other plaintiffs his heirs except for P J. Maitland. William E. Butler sold land to Mary Jane Partin, her husband Ludwick Partin surety. Children: Daniel J., Mary E. (wife of W. L. Bryant), William A. Partin & Ludwick Partin, Jr. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 486 | 111 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | C. Turner et al.v. T. P. West et al | DeKalb | Land and Title Dispute |
2 folders. Add. plaintiffs: D. William, Bruce Clerk, J. I. Adcock, Preston Turner, & Sarah E. Turner. Add. defendant: James Young. The plaintiffs sold and conveyed by deed their land to the defendant. The lot had a house built on it by members of the local Missionary Baptist Church. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 818 | 672 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Coal Creek Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Martha Martin et al. | Anderson | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Ellen Martin, Belle Martin, John Martin, Conway Martin, Thomas Martin, and Mary E. Martin. Martha is the widow of John T. Martin, dec., and the other defendants are their children. The railroad claimed ownership of a tract of land in Anderson County that was granted by the State to R. H. McEwen by grant #26085 in 1848 and another tract issued to Joseph Webb in 1837 by grant #20678. They claimed the Martin title was never registered and is fraudulent. Oversized map of tract. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1838 | 152 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Coal Creek Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Andrew McKamy, et al. | Anderson | Land and Title Dispute |
Add dfnts were Nancy McKamy, Samuel McKamy, Jordon Lively, Jr. The pltf claimed they were the "owner in fee" of a 5,000 acre tract of land conveyed to them by Churchwell Richardson. Pltfs. Allege that John C. McKamy had wrongfully lived on a portion of this property and that his heirs had no right to the land. Exhibits include assets statement. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1862 | 221 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | C. D. James et al. v. W. M. Roberts et al. | Perry | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Elizabeth D. James, George H. Wiseman and wife Rowena, and Joseph Marvin, minor. Additional defendants: Joseph, Sallie and Elizabeth Marvin, minors. E.R. Marvin, the father of Elizabeth, Rowena, and Joseph, conveyed a tract of land to their mother, Nancy A. Marvin, who died shortly after. Their father in jail for murder, the plaintiffs were sued by father of minor defendants for E.R. Marvin's debt of $2059. Plaintiffs sought review of earlier decree and title to land. 2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 827 | 218 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | D. T. Pinkerton, Guardian v. J. W. Blackburn et al. | Perry | Land and Title Dispute |
M. M. and J.H. Patterson, minors, sued by their guardian Pinkerton. Too many additional defendants to name. When R.C. Patterson died in 1865, he left a tract of land to plaintiffs' father Carson W. Patterson, who died in 1870. Plaintiffs charge defendant with fraudulently obtaining a deed from R.C. Patterson for the same land by undue influence and destroying his will. Plaintiffs suing for title to land. Part of case found in box MT 783 under D.T. Pinkerton et al. v. J.W. Blackburn et al. 2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 833 | 262 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Delilah Turney v. J. E. Jackson et al. | Rutherford | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: B.P. Cuich, B. Swain and wife, H.H. Williams, Trustee and J.T. Rather. Turney was the widow of George H. Turney. Plaintiff sued for dower and homestead rights on a tract of land against the defendants and for a decree declaring their deeds and void. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 833 | 188 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Elizabeth W. Hays et al. v. Napoleon Hill et al. | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: Samuel J. Hays; James W. Hays; Minnie V. Hays. Other defendant: Kansas City Land Co. Folder includes several legal briefs. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 486 | 63 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Enoch Bass v. R. M. Jordan | Henderson | Land |
The two parties are in a dispute over their property lines. They own land in Henderson County and state that their has been a dispute over their property lines for 6-10 years. Both of their deeds are presented as evidence in this case. Also includes deeds. |
West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 479 | 111 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Ed Herregar v. James Mathews & Company | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Plaintiff claimed title of 3,340 acres of land in 16th civil district of Blount County. Defendants include J. C. M. Boyle, S. D. Cochran, H. O. Wilson, J. N. Cates, C. T. Cates, B. A. Morton, J. H. Morton, A. L. Wells, Willie Wells, John Mills, etc. also claimed title of said land. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1799 | 32 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Elizabeth Neil and William Neil v. R. W. Hudson et al. | Monroe | Land and Title Dispute |
The plaintiff Neils claimed that the defendant attempted to obtain a fraudulent title to a portion of their land and asks for settlement of a boundary dispute and relief from trespass. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1827 | 456 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | E. T. Noel v. L. G. Noel, et al. | Davidson | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Nannie B. Noel and W.H. Washington. Defendants had conveyed tracts of land containing about 76 acres to Washington for $11385 to be paid in two notes and lien retained until payment. Washington sold lands to E.T. Noel who promised in deed to pay the other note made by Washington for $5692.55 for L.G. Noel. E.T. Noel charged L.G. Noel for not reinvesting said sum in real estate for Nannie B. Noel as required by terms and conditions and his title be decreed good. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 771 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Eliza H. Lyon by Next Friend v. William Woodfolk & Wife | Jackson | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Jennie H. Lyon and Mai Lyon. Plaintiffs are minor children of W. W. Lyon. Plaintiffs believe they are entitled to 600 acres of land willed to their father by William Woodfolk Sr. their great grandfather. After William Woodfolk Sr. died, Wade Woodfolk was appointed the admr. of his estate. The plaintiffs are represented by their Next Friend William Anderson. Documents housed in 2 boxes. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 784 | 295 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Edgar Jones et al. v. N. B. Lipe | Davidson | Land, Contract Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: William Duncan, John M. Bass and Samuel J. Keith. Plaintiffs were owners of lots in the "Hermitage Addition," to Nashville. Plaintiffs sold to defendant lots 1, 2, and 3 in block J of the Hermitage Addition. Recorded in book no. 57, pages no. 42 and 43 in the Registers office of Davidson County, Tennessee. Plaintiffs claim the defendant attempted to repudiate the purchase of said lots when the Nashville real estate market went down. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 822 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | E. W. Carlock v. The Franklin Association Bank et al. | McMinn | Land and Title Dispute |
Carlock defaulted on land, but began paying it back, redeeming his claim to the title. However, he alleged that bank took his land wrongly and did not reimburse him for his equity. Additional materials in ET 1906 (Range 19, Section A, Shelf 2). |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1801 | 79 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Ella Isbell v. William Davenport, et al. | Cannon | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: F.M. Jones and Grady Jones. Isbell sued defendants for rights to land, which were sold to P.C. Isbell by decree against Edmund Monroe, dec. for debt. However, defendants refused to give up land they were tenant to and threatened to shoot anyone who tried to eject them. Isbell also wanted receiver to take charge of corn crop on land to prevent defendants from using, selling, or destroying the crop. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 773 | 177 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | E. P. Hobbs v. M. A. Spencer & T. J. Timble | Grundy | Land and Title Dispute |
Plaintiff accuses the defendants of unjustly holding his property. The land in question is fronted on Altamont Street in Tracy City, Tennessee and is described as the southeast part of lot 203. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 782 | 114 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Edward Buck v. Mrs. M. A. Wickware | Sumner | Land, Promissory Note |
Buck sold Wickware a tract of 32 acres for which Wichware issued two promissory notes of $100 and $200 which were unpaid. Buck sued for unpaid purchase money and to use notes as vendor's lien upon the land to sell and satisfy for the debt. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 821 | 100 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Frederick W. Smith v. Taxing District of Shelby County, et al. | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendant: William A. Gage. Plaintiff sued on grounds that the Taxing District unlawfully sold property belonging to him to Gage for the sum of $930. Property called "East Alley". Smith a resident of Louisiana. Map of subdivision. |
West | Range: 83 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 422 | 136 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | George W.& Nancy Louisa Dunlap v. W. G. Bryant | Carroll | Land |
The property lines between the two parties are being disputed in this Carroll County case. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 21 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Gilbert Moyers v. W. B. McKinstry et al. | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Margaret J. E. H. Strong, J. W. Strong. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 491 | 480 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | George H. Caldwell et al. v. M. R. Gilbert et al. | Madison | Land, Partition of |
The original case was not in this box -- this is a brief only. It is not known whether the name of the original case was as written, or whether the names were reversed. It seems to be a dispute over partitioning land. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 504 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | George Rowland& wife, Mary Rowland v. West Knoxville, A Corporation | Knox | Land, Fraud |
Land in question is the full width of Main St. and Cumberland St. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1066 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | G. W. Puckett v. G.W. Medley | DeKalb | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Continuation of case with same name from MT 751. Court ruled in favor of Puckett-that the conveyance of the 200 acre tract of land was not intended by the parties as an absolute sale, but was made to indemnify and secure Medley in the debt he had to pay. Medley never paid debt to Puckett. Court divested title of land from Medley into Puckett. Medley was also liable to Puckett for the value of timber cut and removed. 3 folders. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 771 | 597 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | George C. Stubblefield& Wife v. T. C. Lind et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendant: Sallie Woodlee admr. of Greer Woodlee dec., and Jacob, Bill, William, Greer, James, Levi, Auburn and Clance Woodlee, all children and heirs of Greer Woodlee dec. Plaintiff owned a tract of land which he purchase from his sister Catherine, who had inherited it from their mother Cyrena Stubblefield. Catherine transferred the note to Greer Woodlee. Stubblefield gave Greer a new note for the balance on his sister’s share. The land was sold to satisfy the note and bought by Greer. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 816 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Harriet M. Yarber by next friend, R. B. Whitehorn v. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Co. | Washington | Petition to Recover Land/Property |
Plaintiff sued the defendant railroad to show she was the rightful owner of a lot of land and home south of the railroad in Jonesboro, which her husband had deeded to her on the condition she withdraw her petition for divorce. She did halt her divorce but her husband attempted to convey the land secretly to another, who tried to sell it to the railroad. The plaintiff sought return of possession and damages and rents for the period when it was occupied. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1840 | 57 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Henrietta Archard, et al. v. R. D. Jordan, et al. | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Joseph Archard, Maggie Archard, E. M. Bateman Additional defendants: W. G. Campbell, Caesar Weatherford |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 487 | 75 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | H. C. Turnbow v. Tennessee Branch | Lewis | Land and Title Dispute |
Plaintiff claims that Jamie Sanford was awarded a life estate to a certain tract of land under the will of Samuel Sanford. Plaintiff however claims that Sanford represented the land as her own and executed a deed to Tennessee Branch resulting in a cloud on the title. Sanford is now deceased and plaintiff claims he is the owner of the land. Plaintiff is seeking to have said cloud removed. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 832 | 17 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Hester M. Woodruff v. J. F. Brown, et al | Washington | Land, Sale of |
Hester Woodruff sued in her own right and as admr. of Calvin Woodruff, dec. Other dfnts. were E. M. Kyker and others. The suit involved a 57 acre tract of land in Washington Co. which the pltf. claimed was sold by the dfnt and the money was kept. Pltf. sued to recover the money. Pltf. claimed dfnt had committed fraud. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1857 | 90 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | H. J. Abernathy, et al. v. Ed. Swan Jr. | Franklin | Land |
Additional plaintiffs: John Bell and wife Bettie Bell, Summer Abernathy, and Ida Abernathy a minor represented by her guardian J. J. Abernathy. Plaintiffs are the heirs of Susan E. Abernathy dec. Susan Abernathy left to the plaintiffs land located in the 9th Civil District of Franklin County. Defendant purchased part of said land which was originally left to Mary Abernathy who is later died. Defendant purchased a tract of 102 acres but plaintiffs later found the tract to be 115 acres. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 831 | 112 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | John M. and Sallie Hall v. James L. Foster | Scott | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Sallie Hall owner of two tracts of land in Scott Co.; Foster unlawfully broke into their land took possession of it |
East | Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1873 | 142 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | John B. White v. Thomas M. Brandon | Washington | Land and Title Dispute |
In 1867, White purchased a tract of land on Fall Branch adjoining the Baptist Church lot on Main St. in the village of Fall Branch from J. H. Crouch. Thomas Brandon later filed and won a suit against Crouch that involved a levy of attachment on Crouch's land. White asserted that did not apply to the land he bought with a clear title. White requested an injunction to prevent Brandon from taking possession. See related cases of Thomas M. Brandon v. Crouch in ET12a, 726, and 1249. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1843 | 173 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | J. L. and C. H. Rogers v. James Simmons | Claiborne | Land, Sale of |
Elijah Jones and T. D. Knight jointly held two registered land grants in east Tennessee. The whereabouts of all the heirs are unknown and dividing the land would be difficult. The plaintiff asked the court to grant them the right to sell the property for partition and split the proceeds among the heirs. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1830 | 67 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | John F. Pritchard v. A. G. Burnett | Carroll | Land, Contract Dispute |
This case revolves around a land and contract dispute between the two parties. The land in question is located in Carroll County Tennessee. |
West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 469 | 139 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | John C. McLemore, et al. v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company, et al. | Shelby | Land, Partition of |
This case deals with over 5000 acres of land in Shelby County that was originally owned by John C. McLemore, deceased. This case involves many plaintiffs and defendants who stake claim in portions of the land including several railroad companies Other plaintiffs include D.W. McLemore, Sallie L. McLemore, M.L. McLemore, Valdire McLemore, and Mary McLemore. Additional defendants include: Kansas City, Memphis, & Birmingham R.R. Co., TN Midland Railway Co., Union Railroad Co. all corporations in TN. |
West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 471 | 502 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | J. T. Smith v. L. M. Stuffle & wife, et al | Sullivan | Land and Title Dispute |
Plaintiff entered "a motion for a receiver to take charge of the land in controversy" due to an unpaid note. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1803 | 32 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | James P. Taylor & wife v. Newell Leonard | Sullivan | Land and Title Dispute |
Case relates to the case: Newell Leonard v. James Taylor and others and N. J. Phillips v. James Taylor and others. See folder ET 1690. Case was a continued land dispute over tracts in 5th Civil District Sullivan Co. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1803 | 74 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | James D. Spitzer and wife v. James M. Carroll and wife | Hawkins | Land and Title Dispute |
Plaintiffs sued for half the land of A. W. Farris in the 1st Civil District of Hawkins County. The plaintiffs claimed half the tract is rightfully theirs through inheritance, however the defendants claimed they owned it outright--purchased in 1874… from A. W. Farris. The defendants lived on the land at the time of the case. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1803 | 85 | Order A Copy |