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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1883 | C. G. Bond Guardian v. Francis D. Theus | Madison | Petition to Sale Land |
C. G. Bond, regular guardian of F. D. Theus, a lunatic in the asylum at Nashville |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 222 | 86 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1868 | Christopher L. Slater, et al. Ex-parte | Knox | Petition to Sale Land |
Slater, Emma C. Kidd, Melissa A. Kidd, and Lerretia J. Kidd by next friend Leroy A. Kidd petitioning to sell a tract of land. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1224 | 29 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1853 | Joseph Ramsey v. William H. Thompson | Coffee | Petition to Sale Land |
Ramey petitioned to sell and recover the joint profits of land the parties owned together. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 254 | 48 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1885 | M. L. Kirby, admr. v. E. H. Bratton et al. | Macon | Petition to Sale Land |
Kirby is administrator of the estate of the estate of H. B. Flippin, deceased. Other defendants are C. J. Bratton, Briser R. King, J. A. White, John S. Johnson, J. P. Tuck, G. L. Walton, J. C. Marshall; businesses Marshall & Tuck, J. C. Marshall & Co., Holland & Fisher, and trustees of the Macon County Academy. Plaintiff claims the estate is insolvent and asks for permission to sell property that has been fraudulently claimed by Flippin's only heir. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 613 | 131 | Order A Copy |