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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1852 | Sydney (a man of color) v. Thomas White& Newton White | Knox | Trespass with Force of Arms |
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. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1152 | 40 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1852 | Samuel A. White v. John Rodgers | Knox | Trespass with Force of Arms |
D.G. Stacks listed as co-defendant. Plaintiff filed after defendants allegedly trespassed on his property and cut down timber and trampled down his crops after wrongfully evicting him from his residence. sued for $500 in damages. Exhibit: hand-drawn map of land boundaries. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1151 | 41 | Order A Copy |