Plaintiff was a confederate soldier in the Civil War, at which time he was ordered to get a horse from a certain home. After the war, plaintiff was charged with being a horse thief and required to submit a note for the repayment of the horse. Plaintiff later discovered defendant to be in possession of stolen horse and demanded that horse be returned to him, so that he could return it to the owner. Plaintiff also requested the note be deemed and void since he found the horse and planned to return it

Petition to stop the defendants from levying and selling property of the complainant to satisfy taxes due to Marion County.

Slater, Emma C. Kidd, Melissa A. Kidd, and Lerretia J. Kidd by next friend Leroy A. Kidd petitioning to sell a tract of land.

Ella Bailey, wife os S. H. Bailey Jr.(dec.), and her children filed suit against the executors, heirs, and devisees of Enoch Brown, deceased. Bailey Jr. inherited an estate in trust from his mother Maria L. (Clark) Bailey. The plaintiffs contested the validity of note that Schuyler H. Bailey (dec. husband of Maria L.) transferred to Enoch Brown, which they claimed was misappropriated and against the trust deed of the estate. Plaintiffs requested the return of land conveyed by the note and debt on note.

Plaintiff railway company sued Johnson City for attempting to assess a tax increase on the railway for 1888. The railway claimed it paid its taxes of 53/100 of a mile upon a valuation of $20,500/mile for 1887 and attempted to pay them at the same rate for 1888 but the City refused and demanded 97/100 of a mile on the valuation. The railway claimed this was an unlawful attempt to tax their company.

This case revolves around a proposed railroad from Rogersville to points east; after legislative acts revised the route, said line was to join the Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap & Charleston Railroad. Plaintiff made plea of illegal election to obtain bonds. Additional corruption was charged, that defendants illegally gained monetary & public support for this project. Plaintiff seeks injunction on taxes assessed him related to this project, and that the election be declared void.

Other plaintiffs: A. F. Alexander. Other defendants: Cornelia C. Arnell (spouse of Samuel). Petition to sell defendant's land in order to satisfy $1718.72 debt to plaintiffs. See Columbia Central Turnpike Company v. A. N. Akin (in MT 702) for case resulting from sale of land in this case.

Plaintiff Watkins claimed that W. H. Stone failed to pay the entirety of a judgement rendered against Stone in favor of the plaintiff for about $30. Watkins claimed the defendant, through fraud, got the plaintiff to sign the receipt for the entire amount of the judgement and processed it with the Justice of the Peace. However, Watkins asserted that the defendant only gave him $5 and told him he had to sign the receipt before he would receive the rest of the money the following week, which he never did.

Additional plaintiffs: J. Sam Webb, L. C. Bailey, L. R. Harris, N. T. Womack, Houston Thomas, and S. M. Price. Additional defendants: The Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Company, and the Nashville Terminal Company. Suit involves transport rights of Livestock to Nashville.

Ramey petitioned to sell and recover the joint profits of land the parties owned together.

Additional Plaintiff: J. O. Sanderson Additional Defendant: Joseph D. Foute. William Staples won a judgement against Benjamin Prater for a debt. The court ordered the collection of said judgement and the sale of a tract of land that supposedly belonged to Benjamin to repay the debt. John H. filed suit to prevent the sale, claiming the land was his, and not in any way subject to the debts of Benjamin.

The plaintiff previously obtained a judgment in the case of Henry Chaffield v. J.Y. Cooper for the sum of $2,500 and costs. The sum as paid to N. Baxter as the Clerk of Court. When asked for the money, N. Baxter paid only $500, but refused to execute a note from the remaining sum. The plaintiff filed the bill to compel the defendant to deliver the remaining sum from the judgment.

William Aurin purchased a steam engine, boiler, saw mill, and fixtures before his death, items were sold at public auction by admr after his death. Plaintiff purchased items at auction from defendant, however determined that defendant did not have any title for property. Payment for property was secured with a note, plaintiff sought for note to be thrown out. Additional Plaintiffs: A. H. Hurtt, Martha Aurin, James McCrut, S. M. Staples, John Knies.

Plaintiffs sued to halt the defendant from retaining a new fence between their properties that was encroaching on their property. They requested an injunction to halt construction and confirmation of former boundary.

Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of F. H. Gordon. Defendant, as an heir to the deceased, collected money from the estate than he was entitled to receive. Plaintiff filed bill to force them to repay the difference.

The City sued for the recovery of $165.36 for the cost of constructing a sidewalk in front of the defendant's, Mary and F. E. Taylor, property at lot 8 Gillespie St. per the requirements of ordinance no. 472. Exhibit is a copy of ordinances no. 319 and no. 556 that contain the requirements for residents to install sidewalks and the streets that are subject to the ordinance.

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.

In 1845, William Anderson, a merchant of Chattanooga, was indebted to a member of a mercantile firm in the city of Baltimore. Brabsob Attorneys obtained judgments for $5000 debt. The land purchased with the note was sold and to be distributed to creditors of defendant. This bill was filed for approval of conveyance of the land.

Exhibits: Documents; five garnishment slips; transcripts from National Bank of Chattanooga v. M. S. Woods and Mary G. Woods; certified copy of deed conveyance

Plaintiff filed suit on behalf of the minor children of John A. and Ellen R. Wheelock, dec.. Additional defendant: Harriet W. Dickens. To set aside sale of a Memphis city lot.

Add. Plaintiffs: John Spray, Mary Jones, L. D. Jones, Ann Holt, Elizabeth Womack, T. N. Womack, Lewis Sandlin, & Nicholas Sandlin. Add. Defendants: John Sandlin, Jeremy F. Howell, M. Elizabeth Howell, Jerry Howell, & Sarah Ann Howell. John Sandlin (dec'd) died leaving a widow, Jane Sandlin, and heirs in both parties of the case. There was never any administration on his estate and no debts. The def. has taken over a majority of the land, but pla. requests the court order to sell the estate and split profit

Plaintiff filed this bill to set aside the sale of 82 acres of land. Sale of land was to settle debts owed under the estate of R.O. Pruett, dec. Plaintiffs are heirs of R.O. Pruett. Additional Plaintiffs: Mattie Pruett, Cora Pruett, Richard Pruett, Lucy Vantrease, Nick Vantrease. Additional Defendants: Mat Alexander, exe. W.A. Preuett, dec. Amelia Pruett, Ben Mosier, Francis L. Mosier, H.H. Borum

Plaintiff, Robert Stokes, filed for himself and as next of friend for his minor brothers John Morgan Stokes and Jefferson Davis Stokes. The plaintiffs contest the decree of the chancery court allowing the sale of the plaintiffs inherited tract of land to the defendants. The case the plaintiffs contested was A. A. Turntine, admr. et al. v. P. L. Powel et al. Plaintiffs claim there was no consent as two of the plaintiffs were minors and no proof shown that the decree was in the interest of the minors.

Additional Defendants: Coal Creek Mining & Manufacturing Co., Walden's Ridge Railroad Co., E. R. Chapman, C. M. McGhee, and . The plaintiffs minority stockholders of Oakdale Iron filed suit against the defendants and majority stockholders, alleging that the sale of stock of Walden's Ridge to Trustee Chapman was fraudulent and void. There is a report of the defendants' brief.