Forcibe entry and detainer for forced entry into tract of land lying in the 18th Civil Dist., Williamson, by the land of Dr. F. G. McGavock, James Glenn, and T. F. Kirkpatrick, and others. Thomas M. Joplin was a resident of Spartanburg, South Carolina. A copy of the will of John Bostick, Jr. is included in the transcript. Bushrod Johnson (1817-1880) was a Northern born Confederate General during the Civil War.

Plaintiff filed the suit for forcible and unlawful entry and detainment by the defendant onto a certain tract of land that the plaintiff owned.

Additional Defendant: Elizabeth Simpson

Additional Defendants: Mrs. E. W. Massey

Case was brought to recover possession of a lot in a Shelby County subdivision.

The plaintiff owned a piece of land and accuses the defendant of forcible entry and detainer. The defendant had been living on and off on the land for eighteen or twenty years. He had a cabin on the land that burned down.

Additional plaintiff, Thomas Davidson. Additional defendant, Patrick N. Dudney.

Additional Defendants: Robert Forrester, John Rany[?]. Also mentioned are Samuel McJunckin[?] and John Walker making reference to a Cherokee Indian settlement.

The defendant unlawfully and forcibly entered the property of the plaintiff and detained the same from him without any reasonable or lawful ground.

1/3 of the case is faded and illegeble. Paper copies rather than scans are recommended.

Cause of action: move to overturn previous judgment on a case of forcible entry and detainer. Additional defendants: N. T. Sullivan, J. Rudner.

Defendant forcibly entered a tract of land that belonged to William McGee (dec.).

Pltf. alleged that dfnt. was guilty of "forcible and unlawful entry and detainer" made by W. T. Gass and George Baldwin "into a certain house and lot of land" on the waters of Piney Creek near Spring City, TN. W. T. Gass testified that he was acting for himself and for the Rhea Iron Company, which he was secretary and stockholder, claimed the house and land were the property of the Company. The court sided with the dfnt. and the pltf. appealed.

Add. Pla: A. J. Scholze, George E. Scholze, Mrs. Annie Williams, Mrs. Sophie Long, and Mrs. Nelle S. Cole. Add. Def: Mrs. Winifred S. Light, wife of Joseph Light. Def. are accused of unlawfully taking possession of land belonging to the Pla. The lot in controversy is situated on the south side of Wauhatchie Pike and on the east side of Lookout Mountain. The Def. are owners of a business called Wayside Gardens. Case file includes photographs, tax documents and a land survey.

Mary Neely is charging the defendant with unlawful entry and detainer unto the first floor and basement of #54 North Second Street in Memphis and a further plea of debt due by notes for rent , under $1000.00

Case questions whether the owner of a rental property that is occupied without a lease from month to month has the right to enter that property or to change its status without notice. Folder includes legal briefs.

State and Thomas Perkins, the rightful owner of the house against Joshua Dillon, a tenant who declines to depart.

Other petitioner: and Lula Stallsworth. Hattie Lawrence originally brought suit against Simon Stallsworth and Lula Stallsworth for forcible entry and detainer unto a tract of land located at 999 Woodlawn Street in Shelby County.

Certain members of Salem Baptist Church, colored, brought suit against other members for possession of the church property & for the purpose of "ousting" defendants. Plaintiffs: J. Housbrough, T. J. Jenkins, T. A. Moore, F. Davis, A. Rogers & B. Williamson. Defendants: Aaron Bowles, Dennis Moss, James Copeland, Wilson King, Aaron Reed, Frank Watson, Alex Mebams, Lee Coleman, Moses Brown, Robert Washington, Alex Jones, W. S. Townsend, Will Harris, Cornelius Walker & Robert Sevrlock [sp?].

Victor Demarchi claims he was wrongfully put out of his home that he rented from Annie Betts.

Fannon originally accused Bird of making forcible and unlawful entry & detainer on land belonging to him.

This suit is an effort to recover land leased to the plaintiff for two years through a verbal agreement. Said land includes a house and six acres. Few case details are present.