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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1856 | Benjamin Fowler v. Henry A. Farmsworth | Greene | Trespass and Damages |
Fowler and Farmsworth had been in court two previous times, one for fraud and another for assault. See ET 1140 and 1152. For this case, Fowler is sued Farmsworth for trespass and damages: for breaking apart, pulling down, and destroying various panels of fence, gates, and drawbars; conveying, damaging, or carrying away $200 worth of wheat; and cutting up, destroying, and spoiling herbage for his livestock. Fowler sues for $1000 in damages. |
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