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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1875 | E. W. Ing& T. M. Hutchinson v. James Warren | Crockett | Obstructing a Public Road/ Road/ Ri |
Case concerns a road running from the town of Gadsden in Crockett County to the town of Humboldt in Gibson County. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | State v. Alexander Farrar | Coffee | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
The road obstructed led from Floyds to the McMinnville and Shelbyville Road. The obstruction consisted of logs and timbers laid across the road. Defendant claimed it was a private not a public road. The defendant used the road for hauling out timber and corn from that portion of his land up the hollow, and claimed he was the owner of the land upon which the road was built. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 25a | 71 | Order A Copy |