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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1868 | M.B. Goddard, admr. Of John R. Orr, dec. et al. v. Robert C. Rowan, et al. | Monroe | Land, Promissory Note |
Additional plaintiff: Aquilla Cummingham. Additional defendants: John Goddard, John Hightower, Jesse Owens, David Browder admr. Of Josiah K. Johnston, dec., et al. Joseph Walker and Robert Cummingham, admrs. Of Joseph Cummingham, dec. obtained decree against Cummingham's heirs to sell deceased's lands to Rowan who promised to pay the purchase money in the form of 2 notes ($525 and $800) to plaintiffs, which was never paid. Plaintiffs want injunction from lands being sold and their lien enforced |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1224 | 34 | Order A Copy |