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Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | PDFs | Actions |
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1867 | State v. John Norwood | Blount | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Norwood indicted for selling whiskey to J. Gray Smith within 2 miles of Maryville College & Maryville Masonic Female Institute. Also referred to as Maryville Male College & the Masonic Female Academy. Ultimately, the indictment against Norwood was quashed & the Attorney General appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court. Possibly linked to State v. William Shelly, 1883 in ET 1940. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1194 |
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1867 | State v. Alexander McInturf | Blount | Larceny, Grand | McInturf, Andrew Porter Jr. and Samuel S. Kerr charged with assaulting and threatening bodily harm to John P. Rhea using pistols and stealing his bay horse worth $200. Jury finds him guilty and sentence him to 3 years in the pentitentiary. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1195 |
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1867 | Samuel Montgomery v. Jesse Kerr, Sr. | Blount | Land and Title Dispute | Plaintiff is sued for damages in the sum of $150 for a bay mare unlawfully taken from him by the defendant. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1194 |
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1867 | John Leverton & Wife Elizabeth Leverton v. Adam F. Waters, et al. | Blount | Estate Dispute | Additional defendants: George Waters [alt. spelled Watters], James Murphey, and John & William Waters, minor heirs of E.L. Watters, dec. At John Waters death, he had 4 tracts of land and left three heirs: Elizabeth, Adam Waters, and E.L. Waters, dec. John Waters had conveyed land to Murphey in trust for payment of debts, but no claim had ever been made on the estate nor have the trust executed. Plaintiffs want title divested from Murphey and trust be declared null and void. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1195 |
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1867 | John Clack v. Buster James Henry | Blount | Trespass and Damages | Henry claims that Clack, Samuel Ghormely, J. G. Wallace, and John E. Toole are indebted to him for $20,000. However, the four men absconded and left behind a considerable amount of property--before Henry could obtain a judgment on trespass. | East |
Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1219 |
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1867 | Ellen Brooks, et al. v. E. A. Jackson, et al. | Blount | Debt | Additional plaintiffs: W.B. Morrow, Elinda C. Brooks, Hester A. Isbel & M.S. Isbel. Additional defendants: James A. Jackson and Jane Brooks. E.A. Jackson "styles herself" admr. Of Sarah Gourby, dec. Ellen Brooks sued Jackson for $174.20 due to her for 3 years and 5 months labor she performed for Sarah Gourby. Sarah was indebted to Morrow for $69.55 The other defendants were also due money from Sarah Gourby. Plaintiffs suing defendants for amount due them from the estate. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1198 |
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1867 | Blount County v. F. W. Taylor, Sr. | Blount | Tax Collection | Case file is incomplete; brief only. May be related to Blount County v. F. W. Taylor, Sr. in ET 1986. | East |
Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: 4 Box Number: 75 |
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1866 | Timothy Chandler for the use of John Chandler v. A. Kennedy, et al. | Blount | Debt | Additional defendants: A. A. Kennedy, A. C. Kennedy, J. A. Rosix and James Duncan, admr. of B. F. Duncan dec. Incomplete case file, cause of debt unknown. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1200 |
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1866 | State v. William Wilson | Blount | Robbery | Defendant pleaded not guilty. The jury found the defendant guilty in manner and form as charged in the indictment. He was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. He was rendered infamous and ordered to pay the costs of prosecution. Judgment only. Case incomplete. | East |
Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1120 |
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1866 | State v. Thomas Harrison | Blount | Larceny | Judgment only. Case is incomplete. | East |
Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1124 |
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1866 | State v. Lewis Davis et al | Blount | Assault and Battery | Add. defendants: Rebecca Davis & Louisa Davis. Victim: Margaret Davis. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1200 |
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1866 | State v. Joseph Williams | Blount | Malicious Stabbing | Judgment only. Case is incomplete. | East |
Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1124 |
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1866 | State v. John Vineyard | Blount | Larceny | Case file is incomplete; brief only. File is extremely faded and difficult to read. | East |
Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: 4 Box Number: 75 |
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1866 | State v. James Barker | Blount | Malicious Stabbing | Defendant pleaded not guilty. The jury found the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment and sentenced him to two years of hard labor in the state penitentiary. James Barker was ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution. Judgment only. Case incomplete. | East |
Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1120 |
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1866 | State v. Jacob Gannon | Blount | Arson | Defendant was also found guilty of Robbery and sentenced to six years once his sentence for arson had been completed. Judgment only. Case is incomplete. | East |
Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1120 |
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1866 | State v. Jacob Dailey | Blount | Murder | The defendant plead not guilty. The jury took two days to agree on a verdict. They found the defendant guilty and sentenced him to seven years in the state penitentiary and it was ordered that the defendant pay the costs for the prosecution. Judgment only. Case incomplete. | East |
Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1120 |
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1866 | State v. Jackson Wilson | Blount | Robbery | Judgment only. Case is incomplete. | East |
Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1121 |
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1866 | State v. Isaac Kennedy | Blount | Robbery | Incomplete case file. Judgment only. | East |
Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1120 |
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1866 | State v. Green Hill | Blount | Robbery | Incomplete case. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1200 |
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1866 | State v. Charles Kerr ( col.) | Blount | Larceny | Charles Kerr was too poor to afford counsel so the Court appointed an atty for him. He was found guilty and later requested a new trial but was denied his request. He was sentenced to three years in jail. Judgment only. Case incomplete. | East |
Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1120 |
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1866 | State v. Allen Vaughn | Blount | Other | Charged with voluntarily "feeding armed prowlers"/"bushwalkers"/known robbers. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1200 |
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1866 | State v. Adison Gibson | Blount | Scire Facias | Defendant was ordered to pay the state $1,500 | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1198 |
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1866 | James Donaldson, Jr. v. Alexander McClain et al | Blount | Trespass and Damages | Add. defendants: Stephen S. Poster, Adison Resax, Andrew McClain, & John Clask. Defendants allegedly illegally and maliciously arrested and imprisoned him for two years. Plaintiff is sued for damages in the sum of $10,000. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1198 |
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1866 | Anderson Carpenter & John R. Thompson, admr. v. Thomas Blackburn | Blount | Trespass and Damages | Plaintiffs are the administrators of the will of Larkin Thompson (dec.). Plaintiffs are sued for damages in the sum of $500. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1200 |
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1865 | David Chandler v. John Headrick | Blount | Trespass and Damages | Case also involves charges of slander. | East |
Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: 1 Box Number: 26 |
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1864 | Joseph L.& Edward A. Abbott v. Julius C. Fagg | Blount | Debt | Fagg and Henry Sesler, partners under the firm name of Sesler and Fagg, are indebted to J. and E. Abbot by a bill of exchange. | East |
Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 1066 |
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1864 | Edward George et al. exe. James Thompson dec. v. R. J. Wilson et al. | Blount | Estate Dispute | Additional plaintiff: G. Thompson. Additional defendant: H.H. Caruthers. Land dispute regarding the estate of James Thompson and the Porter Academy. | East |
Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1184 |
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1861 | State v. Anderson Taylor & Andrew J. Taylor | Blount | Malicious Destruction/ Mischief | For killing a dog belonging to William Kidd. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1193 |
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1861 | Richard M. Sappell, et al. v. James Wilson, et al. | Blount | Inheritance | Estate of John Sappell, deceased. Case deals with his partnership in a mercantile business with Wilson, who furnished the capital. John Sappell's children, Richard Meredith, Samuel, Sarah J., and Elizabeth, were his only heirs. Children claim that Wilson mismanaged the firm after their father's death and kept them ignorant of the financials. Also involved were Clementine A. Sappell, James H. Gillespy. | East |
Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1174 |
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1861 | Marcus D. Bearden et al. v. Gransfield Taylor | Blount | Slaves, Ownership of | Elizabeth Bearden, dau of John Minor, married Benjamin Bearden against dad's will & had children: Marcus & Pla. Benjamin F., William H., Thomas J., & John Bearden, & Harriet M. Stewart (m. George), Caroline Camp (m. M.R.), Mary Ann Price (m. Guilford N. & mom of Pla. Will & Caroline--who married Jene), & George W. Bearden who died leaving 4 children. Dispute over 2 negroes John sent to Elizabeth before he died: boy named Major & girl named Channy, ultimately bought by Taylor (w/Channy's child Martha). | East |
Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1171 |
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1861 | Addison Gibson v. State | Blount | Malicious Stabbing | For stabbing James W. Hall. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1193 |
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1860 | Stephen J. McReynolds v. William C. Warmack et al | Blount | Debt | Plaintiff swore out warrant for Warmack,who had been living with pla., for obtaining money under false pretenses. Warmack executed note in McReynolds' favor, which Warmack claims was based at least in part on McReynolds' promise not to prosecute Warmack. In this suit on the note, Warmack argues McReynolds' promise not to prosecute was illegal consideration for the note. Add. Def.: James Carnes, John E. Toole, William D. McGinley, James M. Toole, William A. Walker. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1204 |
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1860 | R. L. Cates & William D. McGinley, exe. of George Ambruster, dec. v. William Ambruster, et al. | Blount | Estate Settlement | Additional def.s.: Elizabeth Ambruster, widow; Joseph & Asa Ambruster; Loretta F. Ambruster, niece & daughter of his brother John; Eliza J. Blackburn & husband, John. George Ambruster dec. testate in 1858. The Ambrusters had no children; his heirs his siblings & niece. Plaintiffs ask the court to intervene as some of the clauses in the will pose problems, among them a clause giving their freedom & $1500 to slave Betsey Moriah & her married sons, Henry & Riley. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1214 |
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1860 | Knoxville & Charleston Rail Road Co. v. Robert Eagleton | Blount | Damages | Railroad was building a track across the defendants land but the defendant never received any money for the land or damages. The defendant is asking that a jury be appointed to assess to the petitioner the value of his land and the damages so taken by the railroad. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 5 Box Number: 1207 |
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1860 | David Cunningham, Claiborne Cunningham v. Alfred Cunningham, Margaret Cunningham | Blount | Estate Dispute | Plaintiff: Marshall C. Tipton. Bill of complaint against Moses and Margaret Cunningham. David Cunningham acted as exor. to Moses Cunningham, dec., 11 Oct. 1856. Both David and Claiborne Cunningham were residents of Monroe Co., TN. Moses Cunningham died intestate in Blount Co., grandchildren: Moses, Aaron, and Margaret; children of Cleveland Cunningham, dec., residents of MO. Estate included lands in the 7th Civil Dist. of Blount Co. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1204 |
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1860 | Bank of Tennessee v. J.C. Fagg, F.M. Hood, et al. | Blount | Debt | Additional defendants: William McTeer, N.J. Henry, and R.P. Bowerman. Bank sued defendants for $1215 debt unjustly detained from them for $500. McTeer failed to come to court and was made default. Court charged him with paying the $1215 debt and interest | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1201 |
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1860 | Andrew N. McBath v. Knoxville & Charleston Railroad Company | Blount | Other | Railroad company was petitioning court for right of way to build railroad line through McBath's property. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1204 |
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1859 | Joseph W. Tedford v. James Wilson et al | Blount | Injunction | Co-defendants: Campbell Gillespie, Sheriff of Blount County & William McTur. In 1856, plaintiff entered into contract w/defendant McTur to take possession and manage his farm for $50/year plus plaintiff would have a lein on proceeds for first four years Trouble arose when creditors of McTur put pressure on him to raise capital, McTur in turn levied the land Tedford & wife now manage. Plaintiff seek injunction as court action would injure him, defendants seek injunction lifted due to no injunction bond pd | East |
Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1141 |
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1859 | James S. Bonham v. Ephraim Link | Blount | Patent Rights | Documents use the phrase "copy right," but what is meant is patent rights. Plaintiff patented a garment cutting machine while working for defendant selling the Robertson's & Link's System garment cutting machine. Defendant accused plaintiff of patent infringement. | East |
Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: 5 Box Number: 1178 |
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1859 | James Henry& others v. Alexander Kennedy& others | Blount | Injunction | Additional Plaintiffs: William S. Porter, James McGale, Daniel Chandler, William Kidd, John Livingston, Andrew McLain, James Paster. Additional defendants: William McLin, William A. Spencer. | East |
Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1130 |
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1859 | Isaac Byerly & Benjamin F. Owens v. William L. Johnson | Blount | Debt on Account | The plaintiffs were operating as merchants under a company name of Byerly & Owens. The plaintiffs sold and delivered goods to the defendant, for which he was indebted $475. The defendant made a promise to pay the sum back to the merchants, but failed to do so and later refused ownership of the debt. Suing for damages for trespass in the sum of $500. | East |
Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: 5 Box Number: 1176 |
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1859 | Hugh Henry Jr. v. John Henry & Samuel Henry | Blount | Estate Dispute | Hugh Henry Sr. died w/will; son John was exe. & guardian of son Hugh Jr., with son Samuel as John's security for guardianship. Dispute: John's handling of guardianship property. Estate: land, negroes, farming utensils/stock. Hugh Jr had scald head. Will names Pheby Jane Dyer (who Hugh Sr. "consider[s] to be mine"), Cynthia Dyer's dau; and 2 grandchildren: Hugh & Alexander Gamble. While suit ongoing, John died (Samuel Pride, admr.) & then Hugh Jr died (bro James, admr.). Hugh Jr was in Mexican War. | East |
Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1141 |
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1859 | George Davis v. John McNalley | Blount | Land and Title Dispute | The defendant was the son-in-law of the plaintiff and attempted to claim a parcel of land from the family after he was allowed to live on it. The plaintiff expressed that the conveyance specifically stated he would remain the rightful land owner. | East |
Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1173 |
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1859 | Charles M. Murray & Anderson Sands v. W. H. H. Shields | Blount | Ejectment | The defendant trespassed on property owned by the plaintiff's and in which Murray lived. He ejected Murray from the property with damages of $500. | East |
Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: 5 Box Number: 1176 |
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1858 | Samuel Pride v. William McLeer, William Cumings, & R. P. Baucumeur et al | Blount | Covenant Broken | Additional defendants listed in file. The plaintiff and W. McLeer were once sundries for W. Cumings for a deed of conveyance. sued for the execution of the deed of conveyance for a parcel of land. | East |
Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1173 |
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1858 | Samuel Henry v. William Lawry et al | Blount | Estate Settlement | Add. defendants: William McLeer & M. Keys, Administrators of John Keys (dec.). Estate settlement and debt dispute. | East |
Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1168 |
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1858 | Robert James, et al. v. Samuel & Ann Ghormley | Blount | Injunction | In 1847 Robert James and son William James came from England to buy real property for the purpose of establishing a spinning factory. At different times, both returned to England to buy machinery for their venture. The late William kept an account of his transactions abroad and in Tennessee. The James's believe that the Ghormleys are hiding the book to their advantage. Other plaintiffs: Robert Sheppard and his wife Elizabeth (formerly Elizabeth James), and Isabella James. See James v. James, ET Box 1178. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 1 Box Number: 1188 |
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1858 | Nicholas S. Peck, et al. v. James M. Eakin, et al. | Blount | Covenant Broken | Defendant's name also spelled "Aikin". Additional parties listed in file. | East |
Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1163 |
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1858 | Moses Gamble, et al. v. Eli Nunn, et al. | Blount | Estate Dispute | Additional plaintiff: Robert McCamy, L. Thompson. Additional defendant: John E. Toole. Eli Nunn married Martha Elizabeth Thompson in 1853. Before the marriage, Martha entered into a marriage contract in which certain property belonging to her was conveyed to John E. Toole, serving as trustee, for Martha's use. Martha died about a year after the marriage. A dispute over Martha's property (including the enslaved people Milly, Elizabeth, & Cloe) arose. | East |
Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: 1 Box Number: 1188 |
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1858 | Henry Burum v. James Henry, John F. Henry, B. D. Brabson | Blount | Partnership Settlement | Settlement of the partnership account of a certain jack named "Genl. Dayton" between parties due to respondents from complainant Henry Burum, $125.50. | East |
Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: 5 Box Number: 1177 |
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