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Year	Case Name	County	Cause/Crime	Case Description	Division	Location	# Pages	PDFs	Actions
1850	State v. F. T. Durham	Montgomery	Scire Facias	State charged F. T. Durham with failure to testify in the case of State v. J. T. Ainsworth who was charged with tippling.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 3 Box Number: 230	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1850	State v. Charles Brantley	Montgomery	Liquor, Sale of Illegal	Selling liquor without a license	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 5 Box Number: 238	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1850	State v. Calvin Williams	Montgomery	Murder, Attempted	Calvin Williams was charged with assaulting William Speedy	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 3 Box Number: 230	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1850	Samuel W. Talliferro v. Owen W. Herring	Montgomery	Petitions for Certiorari		Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 4 Box Number: 388	11	(no case pdf) Opinion PDF	Order a Copy
1850	Mary R. Vance, et al. v. Willie B. Johnson	Montgomery	Trespass with Force of Arms		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 3 Box Number: 230	(unknown)	(no case pdf) Opinion PDF	Order a Copy
1849	William Hume, admr. of G. A. Davie v. Robert Tompkins	Montgomery	Covenant Broken	G.A. Davie was the deputy sheriff of Montgomery county��he refused to carry out the orders of a former court case��the specifics are unclear.	Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 3 Box Number: 383	16	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1849	State v. Thomas J. Wynne	Montgomery	Murder		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 3 Box Number: 229	50	Case PDF (no opinion pdf)
1849	State v. Johnathan Eatherly	Montgomery	Other	Cause of Action: Betting on election	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 3 Box Number: 229	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1849	State v. James Hamilton	Montgomery	Larceny		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 3 Box Number: 228	(unknown)	(no case pdf) Opinion PDF	Order a Copy
1849	State v. J. G. Homberger	Montgomery	Gambling		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 3 Box Number: 228	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1849	State v. Dana Brown	Montgomery	Assault and Battery		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 3 Box Number: 228	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1849	John Baynham v. William Lunsford & William Davie	Montgomery	Slaves, Ownership of	The ownership and possession of a slave named Allen who was said to be worth one thousand dollars is disputed in this case.	Middle	Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: 2 Box Number: 383	28	Case PDF Opinion PDF
1848	State v. Osborne Weed	Montgomery	Liquor, Sale of Illegal		Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 3 Box Number: 382	5	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1848	State v. Jonathan Sanders	Montgomery	Gambling		Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 3 Box Number: 382	6	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1848	State v. George Blakemore	Montgomery	Liquor, Sale of Illegal		Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 3 Box Number: 382	4	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1848	State v. Duncan Marr	Montgomery	Assault with Force and Arms		Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 3 Box Number: 382	5	Case PDF (no opinion pdf)
1848	Lucy Brantly v. Thomas Cherry, et al.	Montgomery	Slaves, Selling of	Additional defendant: Benjamin King.	Middle	Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: 1 Box Number: 986	18	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1848	B. F. Williamson v. O. Weed & B. J. Hinton	Montgomery	Debt		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 3 Box Number: 229	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1847	Wright W. & William W. Outlaw v. William Morris	Montgomery	Estate Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: 1 Box Number: 310	53	Case PDF Opinion PDF
1847	Vallentine & Chamberlain v. Henry Cobb et al.	Montgomery	Debt	Plaintiffs and defendants are citizens and residents of the state of Massachusetts, but the case involves tobacco in Montgomery County, Tennessee.	Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 4 Box Number: 386	26	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1847	Miles Greenwood v. Tennessee Manufacturing Silk Company & Agricultural School	Montgomery	Debt		Middle	Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: 4 Box Number: 479	27	Case PDF (no opinion pdf)
1847	James M. Lewis v. James L. James, et al.	Montgomery	Land and Title Dispute	Additional plaintiff: Elizabeth Lewis. Additional defendants: C. M. Shelby, Robert Tompkins, Louisa Tompkins,	Middle	Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: 1 Box Number: 310	240	(no case pdf) Opinion PDF	Order a Copy
1847	H. F. Beaumont & Joseph M. Irwin v. A. D. Witherspoon et alias	Montgomery	Notes	Case involves a steam boat called the "Water Witch" owned Irwin and Henry Wheless of Montgomery Co. and R. P. Glenn of LA. Irwin sold 3/5 of his interest to Witherspoon who became insolvent and left Montgomery for LA without paying Irwin in full. Witherspoon sold his interest to Robinson Yeatman of LA. Witherspoon claims Irwin didn't have legal interest in the boat to sell & that G. B. Dycus & Weslely Wheless also owned shares in it. Dycus was the captain or master of the boat.	Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 4 Box Number: 386	36	(no case pdf) Opinion PDF	Order a Copy
1846	State v. John Shelby	Montgomery	Failure to Perform Official Duties	Cause of action: failure to have the road measured and the mile marked	Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 3 Box Number: 382	6	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1846	State v. E. Howard& W. B. Harrison	Montgomery	Gambling		Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 3 Box Number: 382	7	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1846	Polly Person v. Benjamin P. Persons, et al.	Montgomery	Divorce	Additional plaintiff: William C. White. Additional defendants: Willie B. Johnson.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 2 Box Number: 221	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1846	Nolan Stewart v. Charles Bailey, et al.	Montgomery	Deed Dispute	Additional Defendant: Charles S. White.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 2 Box Number: 223	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1846	John M. Blakemore v. Clark M. Shelby	Montgomery	Land and Title Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 2 Box Number: 221	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1846	John H. Marable v. Britannia Jones	Montgomery	Estate Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 2 Box Number: 222	(unknown)	(no case pdf) Opinion PDF	Order a Copy
1846	James Herring, exe. of Samuel Smith, dec. v. Polly B. Hatcher	Montgomery	Debt, Execution on		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 2 Box Number: 222	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1846	H. L. Douglas et al. v. Aretus W. Hicks et al.	Montgomery	Debt	Additional plaintiffs - Larkin F. Woods and Horatio N. White - additional defendants - Henry S. Palmer Amount of damages $5335.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 2 Box Number: 221	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1846	George Patterson v. Oliver G. Waggoner et al.	Montgomery	Debt Dispute	Other defendants: John McCasten.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 2 Box Number: 222	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1846	F. G. Roche, exe., et al. v. Thomas Washington, et al.	Montgomery	Estate Settlement	Additional plaintiffs: Edward B. Roche, dec. Additional parties: Mary R. Vance, S. H. Beston.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 2 Box Number: 221	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1846	David S. Jamison, admr. of William C. Jamison et al. v. Albert Jamison et al.	Montgomery	Estate Dispute/ Settlement	Additional Complainant: James Gouverner, exe. Of Eleanor Jamison. Additional Defendants: James W. Trasir, Sally Trasir (citizens of Alabama), Jesse Eli, Charlotte Eli, and Zachariah Pour. Eleanor Jamison was the widow of William C. Jamison. She was left all his personal property and land.This case was for the distribution of the estate between the heirs of Eleanor and William C Jamison. James L. Jamison, a plaintiff, sought to be the sole executor Eleanor's will.	Middle	Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1522	82	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1846	Allen Carter et al. v. William Samuel Boughter	Montgomery	Failure to Return Execution	Additional Plaintiffs: Allen Carter and wife, Carlotte, Samuel Lockhart and wife, Nancy, D.D. Murphy and wife, Sarah, Joseph Lockhart and wife, Polly, John Smith, James Smith, George Smith, Thomas Smith, William Smith, J. Hornberger, and others.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 2 Box Number: 222	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1846	A. Wallace et al. v. Jesse Lassiter	Montgomery	Debt		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 2 Box Number: 222	21	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1845	Willie B. Johnson & Cave Johnson v. Isabella Mitchell	Montgomery	Debt		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 220	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1845	William Langston v. Garland Ryan, et al.	Montgomery	Debt Dispute	Other Defendants: Robert S. Moore; Joseph Broaddus; William Broaddus; William A. Calder; Gabriel A. Davie	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 219	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1845	Thomas W. Pitt v.Thomas M. Duff et al.	Montgomery	Debt	Additional defendants - Robert Harris and E. A. Harris Amount of debt $50.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 216	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1845	State v. William L. Norfleet	Montgomery	Tippling	Amount of damages $250.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 218	(unknown)	Case PDF (no opinion pdf)
1845	State v. William L. Davis	Montgomery	Other	Cause of action: Keeping a tippling house	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 219	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1845	State v. Levi Chester	Montgomery	Liquor, Sale of Illegal		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 220	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1845	State v. George Rapp	Montgomery	Tippling	Charges: Selling and Retailing Spirituous Liquors less than a quart.	Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 4 Box Number: 387	14	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1845	State v. Ambrose Martin	Montgomery	Other	Cause of Action: Selling liquor to a negro slave	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 219	(unknown)	(no case pdf) Opinion PDF	Order a Copy
1845	Robert Baxter v. S. H. Shaw	Montgomery	Trespass		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 219	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1845	Planters Bank v. Richard H. Barker, et al.	Montgomery	Debt Settlement	Additional defendants: Charles M. Barker, John C. Harlon, James Moss, and William White. Defendants were Pork Merchants owing a promissory note to the bank.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 218	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy
1845	Moses A. Fountain v. George B. Hopson	Montgomery	Debt		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 219	(unknown)	(no case pdf) Opinion PDF	Order a Copy
1845	Lewis W. King v. Willie B. Johnson	Montgomery	Forgery		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 218	(unknown)	(no case pdf) Opinion PDF	Order a Copy
1845	John M. Britt v. William L. Allen	Montgomery	Debt	Amount of debt $350.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 216	(unknown)	Case PDF (no opinion pdf)
1845	John Harman v. William L. Allen	Montgomery	Debt		Middle	Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: 1 Box Number: 216	(unknown)	(no case pdf) (no opinion pdf)	Order a Copy

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