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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1930 | Crockett County et als v. D. H. Powell, Claud Powell and Athol Powell | Crockett | Land |
County sought to condemn a tracts of land belonging to defendants and jury stated land was worth $118.50; defendants appealed in error Ex: blueprints of land tracts |
West | Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2030 | 126 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1878 | J. S. Day & W. P. Proudfit v. W. P. Williams, admr. of C.H. Medlin, dec., et al. | Crockett | Recovery of Land/Property |
Additional defendants: William Evans, M. W. and B. H. Medlin, and Doak Williams and wife, Adelaide Williams. B. H. Medlin, M. W. Medlin and Adelaide Williams heirs at law of C. H. Medlin who died 15 Dec. 1877. Case incomplete. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 114 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1899 | J. L. Bickerstaff v. H. J. Wright & J. M. Hughes | Crockett | Land, Contract Dispute |
Bickerstaff sued claiming he had paid part of the purchase price for a piece of land sold by the defendants but they had not delivered a deed to the land to Bickerstaff. |
West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 724 | 17 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | J. W. Harris & wife v. J. B. Parker, et al.,& F. P. Oldham v. J. B. Parker, et al. | Crockett | Land |
Additional Defendants: Adaline Hull, James F. Howard |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 17 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | Lucinda Pyland v. Holly Springs, Brownsville & Ohio Railroad | Crockett | Land |
Margaret E. A. (Pyland) Taylor, wife of James A. Taylor, daughter of Lucinda Pyland. Hand drawn map of property. |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 93 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1923 | R. J. Stallcup v. John Beasley et al | Crockett | Land |
Additional defendant: Helen Cockrill; 4.5 acres in the Pond Creek Drainage district belonging to Beasley assessed for ownership. Ex 1: blueprint of land in question; Ex 2: hand-drawn map of land in question; Ex 3: additional map of land in question. 2 oversize maps of theMcBee Plantation & Stallcup land in WT Oversize Box 4 and M-17-17. |
West | Range: 78 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1711 | 121 | Order A Copy |