{"id":1092,"date":"2021-08-18T19:26:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T19:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2021-09-11T12:48:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T12:48:21","slug":"overton-county-circuit-court-minutes-october-1856-january-1860","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/overton-county-circuit-court-minutes-october-1856-january-1860\/","title":{"rendered":"Overton County Circuit Court Minutes: October, 1856 – January, 1860"},"content":{"rendered":"

The information in this article was transcribed by Tami Ramsey.  For more information about the Circuit Court’s purpose, click here<\/a> to read Chuck Sherrill’s excellent article Tennessee Court System Prior to 1870<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Original Page<\/th>Matter Before Court<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Page 1<\/td>Wiley H. HUDDLESTON<\/b>,
\nAdministrator of James FERRIL<\/b>, deceased vs.<\/i> Joseph P. COFFEE<\/b>, Joel
\nT. COFFEE<\/b> and Elisha SIMES<\/b> --- DEBT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Page 2<\/td>William W. WINDLE<\/b> vs.<\/i>
\nBenjamin F. HUMPHREYS<\/b> --- TRESPASS (Assault and Shooting)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Page 4<\/td>Nathan\/Nathaniel BUTTS<\/b>
\nvs.<\/i> Hiram LONG<\/b> --- DEBT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Page 6<\/td>Thompson R. GRACE<\/b> vs.<\/i>
\nMartin V. & Simon W. HUDDLESTON<\/b> --- EJECTMENT (from land)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Page 8<\/td>Bank of Tennessee vs.<\/i> William G.
\nROBERTS<\/b>, John W. ROBERTS<\/b>, John DILLON<\/b> and Joseph J. TOMPKINS<\/b>
\n--- DEBT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Page 11<\/td>Henry S. MAXWELL<\/b> vs.<\/i>
\nVernon RICHARDSON<\/b> and Charles WILLIAMS<\/b> --- EJECTMENT (from land)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Page 16<\/td>State of Tennessee vs.<\/i> Peter A. ZACHARY<\/b>
\n--- LARCENY (theft of whiskey)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Page 19<\/td>Prudence BILBERY<\/b> vs.<\/i>
\nLawrance BILBERY<\/b> --- DIVORCE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Page 21<\/td>Helen (CRAFT<\/b>) ARMSTRONG<\/b>
\nvs.<\/i> Cullom L. ARMSTRONG<\/b> --- DIVORCE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Page 22<\/td>Sarah JENNINGS<\/b> vs.<\/i>
\nFrederick JENNINGS<\/b> --- DIVORCE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n