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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1935 | Julia A. White et al. v. T. B. Ivins | McMinn | Deed of Trust |
Additional plaintiff: F.A. White (husband). |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 825 | 11 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1872 | Mary J. Hyden v. E. W. Hyden et al. | McMinn | Deed of Trust |
Plaintiff sues by next friend S. A. Wallis. The parties were married in 1857 and they bought of J. E. Hickox a tract of land, paid for out of the plaintiff's own means, for which a deed was conveyed. The conveyance of the land was to be made to the her, but ended up being in the defendant's name. The said land is her only home and has no other means than those invested in the land, which is support enough for herself and their children. Suing to obtain a filed deed in her name from her husband. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 94 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1890 | W. G. Horton v. P. H. George et al. | McMinn | Deed of Trust |
Additional Defendants: Carolina George, W. S. McGaughey and wife Sarah, W. S. Gaston, Mary (Tippie) Howard, Belle Howard, Horace K. Slover, Lula Slover, J. C. Ruder and Wife Kate, Thomas Slover, John Slover, Carrie Howard, and Jimmie Howard (infant). Horton sued the defendants for the foreclosure of their deed of trust in order to sell the lands therein and recover money owed the plaintiff. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1818 | 31 | Order A Copy |