State for its own use & for the use of Bledsoe & Cumberland Counties v. Thomas H. Allen, et al.
Order:
Supreme Court Case Name:
State for its own use & for the use of Bledsoe & Cumberland Counties v. Thomas H. Allen, et al.
Case Date:
1886
Court Origin:
Chancery
Cause/Crime:
Land and Title Dispute
Database - TN Research:
County:
- Bledsoe
Division:
East
Number of Pages:
179
Notes / Description:
Over 20 defendants listed as heirs of David F. Cocke, owner of a huge parcel of land: David W. Walker, B. F. Loyd, F. M. Clark, Alfred Warren, Lewis Boyseton, Thomas Blalock, W.B. & Lafayette Smith, R.B. Worthington, John Edmund, Owen Rector, J. N. Watkins, Asa Blaylock, S. H. & Joseph Myers, Parrick Norris, Abraham Norris, John Vantress, R. H. Braun, C. C. Duncan, John & William Nanney. The land was surveyed incorrectly & pl's seek to collect back land taxes from rightful owners.