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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1894 | (unknown) | Knox | Land, Sale of |
Motion only. Case Name: Unknown. Court of Origin: Unknown. Land to be sold belongs to M. Roberts. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 99 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | (unknown) | Sevier | Land, Sale of |
Exhibit only: Plat map of property bought by William Randles. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 99 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1845 | Alexander H. Montgomery v. Joel Foster, et al. | DeKalb | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
To wit, a horse. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1852 | Alexander C. Robertson v. Alice Robertson | Davidson | Land, Sale of | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 234 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1868 | Alvin Brown et al. v. J. R. Freeman et al. | Marshall | Estate Sale |
Additional plaintiffs: B. A. Brown, John R. Smith, Narcissus Smith; additional defendants: Fanie R. Freeman |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1872 | Aaron Fussell et al. v. William Cason et al. | Madison | Wills/Land, Sale of |
There are various other names mentioned in the case as part of the plaintiffs and defendants. Basically the case is over a deceased person's land--Henry Butler. Those who have some type of connection or claim to inheritance are disputing about selling the land. Some of the additional Plaintiffs are: B.F. Vantrice and Fannie Vantrice. Some additional defendants are: Emily Butler, James Williams, Heirs of Sarah Bennett--unknown, Heirs of Charles F. Baker--unknown. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 21 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | A. J. Drake et al. v. J. M. Mayo et al | Davidson | Bill of Sale |
Additional plaintiffs: Valeria A. Drake, Thomas A. Drake, Gustavas Drake and Madora Drake. Additional defendants: C. W. Nance, W. Houstin Powell and John Davis |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | A. J. McCorkle v. W. B. Stoveall et al. | Gibson | Land, Sale of |
Additional defendants: Mrs. A. E. Stovall |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 112 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | A. J. D. Thurston et al. v. The President & Trustees of the University of North Carolina | Gibson | Land, Sale of |
Sale of land to the University of North Carolina. Plaintiffs: Mollie F. Thurston, Henry B. Thurston, Frank C. Thurston, Sallie K. Thurston |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 122 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1898 | A. A. Gordon et al. v. Ora Gordon et al. | Montgomery | Land, Sale of |
Defendants: Elma Gordon, Minnie Gordon, Charles Booth. Additional parties: James A. Gordon, dec., Josephine Gordon, Nannie B. Gordon, G. D. Hook, Laura Gordon, Aquila Harris. The plaintiffs requested the partition or sale of land in accordance with the will of James A. Gordon, dec. |
West | Range: 37 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1209 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1926 | Arthur England v. State | Claiborne | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Order only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 68 | 1 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1834 | Anthony Hogan, exe. of Edward Hogan, dec., et al. v. William Carland, et al. | White | Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods |
Other plaintiffs: Rebekah Hogan, exec. of Edward Hogan, dec. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 375 | 35 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1896 | Arbuckle Bros. v. Kirkpatrick & Co. et als | Davidson | Bill of Sale |
Arbuckle Bros. sells Ariosa coffee at a fixed market price; Kirkpatrick & Co. made a formal agreement as a wholesale grocers in Nashville about selling Ariosa coffee; claiming Kirkpatrick & Co. would order coffee from the warehouse for lower prices and did not keep thorough records; Ex. 1: copy of selling agreement |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1090 | 94 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1894 | Alice M. Partee v. Sarah Covington, J. W. Nelson, & C. C. Partee | Shelby | Land, Sale of |
Alice M. Partee was the owner of two tracts of land in Shelby Co. She states that her husband C.C. Partee sold the land without her knowledge in order to cover the cost of taxes due on the land. She claims that she knew nothing about any of this. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 577 | 123 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1849 | Alexander Zallenger v. George Fox et al | Sevier | Land, Sale of |
Plaintiff owned a tract of land for over fifteen years and conveyed and sold the land to Willis B. Sharp, his son-in-law, but he did not pay a consideration for the land. He then sold the land to the defendant. A deal was made to sell the land back to the plaintiff, but the defendant falsified the amount paid to Sharp for the land. Plaintiff sued for $550 difference for the land he bought back. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1168 | 115 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | Alex H. Keith v. John Thomas, et al. | Polk | Sale of Land/Property |
This case is regarding the sale of what was known as the Patrick Nash land. The purchase of this tract of land was for usage of mining copper ore, minerals, wood, and water. Additional Defendants: William H. Peet. Exhibit: Newspaper clipping advertising sale |
East | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1590 | 307 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | Alvis Williams v. Joseph D. Wortham, et al. | Maury | Land, Sale of |
Additional parties: James Pulliam, James M. Gideon, Augustine Wortham, Webb Ridley, William M. Erwin. Case contains land records. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 171 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | A. B. Shankland for the use & c. v. John Day | Davidson | Land, Sale of |
Shankland for the use of G. M. Jogg, Jr., admr. of D. L. McGavock, deceased. Plaintiff claimed that the defendant was indebted to him for a balance on the purchase of a lot of land in the vicinity of Nashville. Plaintiff claimed that he sold and conveyed a tract of land to Thomas B. Malone in 1865for four promissory notes each the sum of $75.00 |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 20a | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | Adam Weaver v. L. N. Woodside et al | Cannon | Bill of Sale |
Additional defendant - John J. White additional lawsuit John J. White v. Adam Weaver |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | Abe Reynolds v. State | Bedford | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 130 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1877 | A. Connell v. S. P. Walker | Shelby | Sale of Land/Property | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1882 | Alex Duckworth for use of W. T. Morris et al.v. Thomas D. Sherman et al | Haywood | Land, Sale of |
Plaintiffs: Jacob Felsenthal. Defendants: John W. Walker |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 193 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1896 | A. Setliff v. North Nashville Building & Savings Association | Davidson | Petition to Halt Sale |
Setliff borrowed about $3,000 from the defendant association in 1889 and in return executed a mortgage deed in trust with John Richardson as trustee. He has paid $3,882 to the Association on the mortgage since but the interest accrued at the time of the late monthly payent was $500. The plaintiff therefore paid an additional $382. The defendant claimed Setliff still owed money and attempted to sell the land in trust. Setliff petitioned for a halt of the sale and accounting. Exhibit is share ledger. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1109 | 113 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1899 | Annie Thomas, et al. v M. Nealis | Shelby | Sale of Land/Property |
Additional defendants: Annie Thomas' children, all minors. Case heard in the Supreme Court of Tennessee. |
West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 759 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1932 | Arthur Poole v. State | Hamilton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Arthur Poole is charged with illegally selling intoxicating liquors out of his home. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 793 | 53 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | Alvis Williams v. J. D. Wortham | Maury | Land, Sale of |
Incomplete case. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 612 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1937 | Alice Newsome v. State | Hamilton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | East | Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1005 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1937 | Alice Redmon, by Next Friend v. C. H. Redmon | Claiborne | Land, Sale of |
Additional defendants: Alva Richardson, Lon Francisco. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1107 | 51 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | Ahaz [Ahas] Ellis, et al.v. John Walker, admr. of Philip Mack, dec. | Sevier | Estate Sale |
Additional Plaintiffs: Pinkney H. Toomey; Samuel & Martin Baker; Joseph Snapp; John Howard & Robert Carson. Plaintiffs seek an injunction restraining Walker from selling lands belonging to Mack's estate in order to pay his (Mack's) creditors. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1162 | 70 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1873 | A. P. Hart v. George H. Devault, et al. | Carter | Land, Sale of |
Advertisement for a Supreme Court sale of a house and lot in Elizabethton. Devault conveyed by title bond to Hart. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1224 | 2 | 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 | 1938 | Angeline Kennemer, et al.v. Lester Hixon Maney, et al | Hamilton | Land, Sale of |
Dispute re 70-acre tract in which Angeline (aka Evangeline) had life estate & her 5 minor children (Lester Hixon Maney; Leon Hixon; & Chloey, Virginia & Earl Kennemer) had remainder, all deeded to them by Angeline's dad John L. Clark (still living), w/ reversion to his descendants if Angeline had no heirs. Angeline & husband Alonzo (dad of the 5 minor children) sued for court's permission to sell remaining 30 acres of the tract (40 acres previously sold to TVA who condemned it to build Chickamauga Dam). |
East | Range: 9 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1280 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1931 | Adam Bunch v. State | Anderson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
For selling liquor within 4 miles of a schoolhouse. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1315 | 53 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | A. H. Hurley, et al. v. A. B. Goodwin, et al. | Davidson | Land, Sale of |
Connected to the case of Hurley & Paul v. Heirs and Creditors of James M. Murrell ET684(34-E-4), but tried separately. Addtl pltfs: Narcissa C. Hurley, W.H. Lyle, Susan E. Lyle, America M. Murrell, and James M. Murrell. Addtl defnts: Carrie Holt, Lizzie Holt, John, Nancy, Fred, and Eva Goodwin, Carrie & S.J. Milliron, John Goodwin, Mary & Henry Kohls, Susan & O.W. Smith, Dora & Wm. Blunkall, Eulicia & J.R. Montgomery, Amanda & Chas. Ham, Sadie Hunt, and John F. Snyder. Hurley was an admr. of J.M. Murrell |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 926 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | B. F. Parkes et al v. J. Milton Parkes | Maury | Land, Sale of |
Defendant recovered a judgment against the plaintiff in March 1876 for $785 and he has not paid and therefore the Constable was going to sell his property to be the debt unless restrained by the court. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 23 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | Bank of White House v. J. L. Baldridge, et al.. | Robertson | Bill of Sale |
Additional defendants: J. T. Murphey, L. M. Merritt, Mrs. Nellie Merritt, H. T. Webb and W. O. Luton and National Assurance Company of Atlanta, Georgia. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 117 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1914 | Bill Tucker v. State | Rutherford | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 134 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1879 | B. F. Hildebrand et al. v. S. B. Myers | Shelby | Sale of Land/Property |
Additional Plaintiffs: B. A. Hildebrand, D. H. Hildebrand, and A. Keck. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 135 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | Buckner& Ferrell v. A. G. Horton, et al. | Obion | Land, Sale of |
Defendants: S. T. Hughlett, W. C. Burnett |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 204 | 213 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | Bramley v. Miller et al. | Land, Sale of |
Issues with the contract for a land purchase. County: Unknown. Court of Origin: Unknown. Additional Defendants: Unknown. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 31 | 4 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1945 | Bernice Smith et al. v. Sallie Reed Benton et al. | Hamilton | Land, Sale of |
Additional Plaintiffs: Edna Barker. Additional Defendants: Fletcher R. Morgan. Additional Cause of Action: Fraud - land sold without Plaintiffs' knowledge of full terms of deal. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 136 | 195 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | Burruss, Fox & Co. v. Thomas E. Bibb | Sullivan | Land, Sale of |
Incomplete case file. Assignment of Errors document. Involves the sale of 2 lots. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1089 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | Bank of Maryville v. T. C. Thornton, et al.; Cowan, McClung & Co., et al. v. T. C. Thornton, et al.; Tefft Weller & Co., et al. v. T. C. Thornton, et al.; Knoxville Provision & Sugar Co., et al. v. T. C. Thornton, et al. | Blount | Sale of Goods |
Incomplete case file- assignment of errors document only. These are consolidated cases involving T. C. Thornton which deal with the sale and delivery of goods. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1090 | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1918 | Bus Edwards v. State | Haywood | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Defendant was accused of selling liquor within four miles of a schoolhouse, procuring liquor within four miles of a schoolhouse, and selling liquor without a license. |
West | Range: 79 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1509 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | B. F. Butler& wife D. P. Butler v. R. N. Karnes, admr. | Gibson | Land, Sale of |
Defendant is the administrator of the estate of his father W. F. Karnes (dec.), who is also the father of D. P. Butler. In 1909, the plaintiff purchased from W. F. Karnes a tract of land for $600, paying $100 in cash and the balance in five deferred pay- ments. Prior to his death, the plaintiffs paid $500 and also bought the homestead from the other heirs. The defendant as administrator told the plaintiffs they owed more money for the land and therefore owed the heirs more than they were paid. |
West | Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1580 | 356 | 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 | 1868 | Benjamin Hadley v. State | Davidson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 266 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | B. D. Shofner v. E. J. Hutchins | Carroll | Land, Sale of | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 44 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | Banks M. Burrow v. Ferrell & Hamilton | Gibson | Sale of Goods |
Ferrel & Hamilton was a trading firm under the joint ownership of C.H. Ferrell and James Hamilton |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1914 | Bransford Realty Company v. J. B. Deeds et al | Davidson | Bill of Sale |
additional defendant - Frances F. Deeds |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 79 | 0 | Order A Copy |