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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1856 | Elvarina Day v. Noah Day | Claiborne | Divorce |
Plaintiff has 4 children from previous husband, William Trease, dec. He left her land and some property to raise their children. She has since remarried the defendant who has beaten her and threatened to take all her property for his own and sell it. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1183 | 28 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1856 | Jane C. Looney v. Benjamin Looney | Knox | Petition for Divorce |
Parties are married & lived happily for several yrs but before this bill filed, def.'s behavior changed, becoming violent & inhumane toward pla., including def. sleeping w/axe on his side of bed to intimidate pla., walking out on her & children for long periods, & having relations w/slave. Parties amassed $70,000 estate, real & monetary.deal w/parties' dealings after SC ruled in Jane's favor re alimony, incl Def's reconciliation attempts via letter & Jane's replies. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 | 275 | Order A Copy |