The plaintiff sued for when cars owned and operated by the defendant ran over and killed three of his hogs. sued for damages in the sum of $36.

Additional Plaintiffs: W. N. Maxwell. sued for damages in the sum of $25,000.

Trespass includes "converting to their own use a steam engine and other personal property." Case incomplete; opinion only.

Defendant trespassed on plaintiff's property and ran over and killed a police dog that was plaintiff's property.

Def "broke and entered the close & grounds of the said plaintiffs" & cut down 100 trees "of great value .. with horses, wagons & carts, trampled down the grass & cut up the soil." Many Tillery land claims from Knox Co years earlier in case & related land deeds; John Armstrong warrants, etc.Land was wild, unenclosed, never cultivated/possessed by either party, so case rides on proof of superior title. Def derived title from state grants 1563, 1594. Def.: Snoddy's heirs.

Robert Heiskell was an African American man who initially sued over a dispute at the Staub Theatre. Heiskell purchased a reserve seat at a higher rate and claimed he was owed a seat in the "colored" reserved section. He was ejected but contested his treatment. The show was called "The Devil's Auction" and was very popular. The left side of the balcony was designated "black" and the right was designated "white" with the middle designated as what ever "the majority" was for a particular show.

Ca. 10 June 1889 plntffs. purchased a lot in West Knoxville situated between 2 ungraded roads that had never been laid out as streets. Later they had the lot surveyed by the Co. Surveyor & erected a fence to avoid encroaching upon the adjacent roads. Def. ordered the fence torn down, alleging that it was encroaching upon its streets & that the entire lot was part of the street. Plntffs. asked court to enjoin the city from trespassing upon or interfering with the lot. See ET 1066. Maps in M-17-19.

"A plea of trespass on the case for cutting down the corn of the plaintiff and suffering his horses to go through and tear down and destroy the corn and oats of the plaintiff whilst it was a growing in the field of the plaintiff." Damages of fifty dollars. Kyle had been a contractor with the East Tennessee & Virginia Rail Road.

Additional plaintiffs: J. C. Flanders and W. H. Lillard. The particulars of the case are not clear. It seems that Mabry was living on Bell’s land. Bell wanted to sell the land and Mabry would not vacate. Bell sought damages of $1,000

Hackney received a promise from the railroad company that a certain number of cars would be ready at Knoxville to transport beef cattle. He accused the company of failing to provide that transportation. Oversize "Rates of Transportation" table states shipping costs for agricultural implements, barrels, cotton, chairs, grain, carriages, livestock, and numerous other products. Oversize exhibit items located in ET OV 17.

Addtl pltf: John Clifton. Addtl Dfnt: John F. Henry. King sued to affirm his ownership of a tract of land in Knox County. Dfnts. came to him after years of ownership and demanded he desist from clearing the land, because of their claim to it. Dfnts. had since torn down fences built by pltf. and cleared significant plots of timber. Ex. mat: 2 yellow overized hand drawn property maps located in ET OV 24.

Additional Plaintiff: Isabella Wright.

Ogg sued Carter and Gibbs for trespass to his damage $6000. Defendants absconded and court ruled their estates attached to satisfy plaintiff's demand. Ogg charges that defendants assaulted him and imprisoned him for one month until plaintiff paid $4000 to be released. Defendants' land was levied and sold to satisfy debt.

Demarcus D. Stacks also listed as defendant. Filed for $500 damages.

Additional plaintiff Charles Schmidt. The plaintiffs, Schmidt and Ferguson, owned a marble quarry which the defendant was accused of trespassing on and stealing marble.

The cause of action in this case is listed as trespass and damages. The case revolves around a promissory note.

Newman and Lanning entered a written agreement in which it was agreed Newman would prosecute the Revolutionary War pension claim for one Martha Miller for her husabnd Henry Miller's service. It was agreed Lanning would received one third of said pension. The case was brought because Lanning states he has not received the one third of the pension he was promised.

Masterson sued defendants for trespass to his damage $1000. Defendants' dogs killed 10 sheep and 10 lambs belonging to plaintiff worth $1000. Court dismissed the case. Plaintiff appealed.

Plaintiff sued for $1,000 damages, alleging that on 10 March 1854 Zachry illegally took possession of a close and lot belonging to her, keeping her from it for a "long time". He also reduced the property's value by cutting timber valued at about $100.

Additional defendant: Robert Pickens admr. of Sam Pickens dec.. The plaintiffs in error are accused of falsely arresting and imprisoning Sam Pickens before his death.

Cause of action in this case is listed as "trespass with force and arms." Sydney (a man of color) is sued for his damages in the amount of $10,000. Sydney is a free man of color who is the son of a woman named Philis who has been given her freedom. Sydney claims that Thomas and Newton White assaulted, bruised, and imprisoned him against his will. Topics of interests in this case: slavery, free men of color.

Scates accuses the defendants of trespassing upon her property and cutting down timber, trampling grass, and destroying a mill damn and mill race. Defendants claim that the mill damn and race were nuisances upon their property. Plaintiff's property is described as sitting in Civil District 11 of Knox County.

The defendants are accused of breaking and entering the plaintiff's property. Judgment ruled in favor of the plaintiff for $65 in damages plus costs of the suit.