ALSY ENGLAND V JOSEPH KERR - 1830 - DAMAGES
Region: Middle
Range: 32
Section: A
Shelf: 1
Box Number: 191
Approximate Pages: 19
ABSTRACT
Joseph Kerr, William Kerr, and Jonathan C. Davis owed Alsey England $91.25. Instead of paying her in specie, they paid her in bank notes. When the bank notes came due, they failed to pay her. She took them to court.
PRIMARY SURNAMES
Davis, England, Kerr
LOCATION
White County, Tennessee
GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION
None
DOCUMENTS INCLUDED
None
TIMELINE
3 Jan 1828 - Joseph Kerr, William Kerr, and Jonathan C. Davis (aka J. C. Davis) were supposed to pay Alsey England $91.25 in specie. They paid bank notes instead. Then they failed to honor those bank notes.
2 Feb 1829 - Alsey England acknowledges a bond to Joseph Kerr and J. C. Davis.
7 Feb 1829 - A capias (writ for the arrest) was issued and executed for Joseph Kerr and J. C. Davis.
10 Feb 1829 - Joseph Kerr executes a bond to Sheriff David L. Mitchell.
17 Mar 1829 - Sheriff executed ____ on William Kerr.
19 Mar 1829 - William Kerr and Jesse Williams give bond to Sheriff David L. Mitchell.
2 Apr 1829 - Sheriff David L. Mitchell transfers to Alsey England the written obligation and conditions to be sued for agreeable to the Statues.
April Term Court 1829 - The case comes to be heard.
1 Jul 1829 - Joseph Kerr and James T. Holman post bond.
5 Aug 1829 - Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions was held in Sparta. Alsey England brought suit against Joseph Kerr and J. C. Davis.
3 Mar 1830 - Joseph Kerr, Jonathan C. Davis, William Kerr and Adam Massa are bound to Alsey England.
26 Aug 1830 - A record of the court proceedings was transcribed by Anthony Dibrell, Clerk.
DEPOSITIONS
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NAMES
Nathaniel W. Williams, Esq. - Judge
Thomas Eastland, Esq. - Justice at Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Waman Leftwich, Esq. - Justice at Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
David N. Snodgrass, Esq. - Justice at Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Jacob A. Lane - Clerk
David L. Mitchell - Sheriff
William Kerr
Richard England
A. B. Price
Jesse Williams
Jonathan C. Davis
Nelson & Anderson
Haggard & Dillard
John Bose, Esq. - Justice
John W. Ford, Esq. - Justice
James Cooper, Esq. - Justice
Richard Brown - Juror
William M. Young - Juror
Benjamin Lewis - Juror
William Glenn - Juror
Robert Qualls - Juror
Lewis Bohanan- Juror
Joseph Gooch - Juror
George Gist- Juror
John Gist- Juror
James Robertson- Juror
Robert Anderson Sr- Juror
William M. Speck- Juror
James T. Holman
Nathan Earls - Juror
John Rose - Juror
John Taylor - Juror
Richard England - Juror
William Williams - Juror
Nathaniel Burden - Juror
James Anderson - Juror
Richard D. Crowder - Juror
William Fisher - Juror
Josiah Williams - Juror
Winkfield Hill - Juror
James Ellison - Juror
Adam Massa
Anthony Dibrell, Clerk
M. C. Dibrell, Clerk