McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-13
Chancery Court Proceedings
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$500 to be paid out of general fund.
Walter Carr ct al. VS.. B. C. Carr ct
al. Decree correcting decree for
joint distribution and directing C. &
M. to report.
Dina Cozort ct al. VS.. Millard Co.
zort. Order appointing G. & M. re-
ceiver to rent land and passed till
special term.
]. c. Taylor ct al. VS.. Troy Taylor
ct al. Report of payment confirmed
and funds ordered loaned.
D. E. Marshall VS.. ]. L. Smith. Re-
port confirmed as to partition in kind.
W. R. Moore VS.. Rose Floyd ct al.
Suggestion of death of Mary Moore
and amendment to bill.
Maggie Gray VS.. Frank Gray. De-
cree for divorce on grounds of aban-
donment, costs against defendant.
G. A. Roberts ct al. VS.. Jessie
Moore. Report as to payment con-
frmed and cause retired.
Jessie Pickens, Guardian, ct al. VS..
Russell Sanders ct al. Case dismissed
at compliments costs.
A. G. Kirk ct al. VS.. Aaron Brooks,
Co. Supt Compliments taxed with
all costs to present term, and order
to speed cause or same will be dis
missed.
Baker, Eckles & Co. ct al. vs.. Sam
Freeman. Decree confirming report
of G. & M. as to payment, confirming
agreement; confirming report of ad-
ministrators and fixing fees; cause
retired.
W. H. Devault ct al. VS.. Doris De-
vault. Order confirming report of C.
& M. and pay remainder to mother of
minor.
Mrs Martha A. Moore ct al. VS..
Randolph Moore. Report of sale con-
irmed. Homestead of widow declared
in entire funds. Cause referred to
G. & M. whether minors were resi-
dents on land at time, and what would
be value of life estate of widow in
funds.
Nichols, Scharff & Sons Gro. Co. VS..
L. A. jenkins ct al. Instanter refer
ence as to atty. fees. Report of c.
& M. confirmed. Report of reference
as to debts and distribution. Report
confirmed as to rents and cucumber
ances.
Burrow Jones & Dyer Shoe Co. VS..
A. J. Maness ct al. Judgment for
compliments except c. M. Barnes.
State of Tennessee VS.. Glenn Lea ct
al. Judgment for complainant and
fixing time to report on matters in
interest.
Fanny Lee Thedford ct al VS.. J. LII
Harris ct al. Report of sale confirmed. |
W. P. Massey VS.. Bank of Finger. |
Decree as to receivers report, direct
ing him to bring certain suits.
Guy Chambers ct al. vs.. Eugene
Surratt ct al. Order of reference to
c. & M. as to what claims are valid
and amount of assets and for filing
claims of creditors.
Bank Of Adamsville vs.. ]. G. L.
Sewell. Demurrer overruled with
leave to rely on same in answer and
OO udyo W duoWcI.
R. B. Scott VS.. Lillian Alexander ct
al. Decree correcting deed as to
Cora Alexander vesting minor with /
interest in land.
BERTHE Scott VS.. ]. W. Scott. De-
cree for divorce on grounds of deser-
ton and failure to provide. Deft.
taxed with costs.
Toxic Cole VS.. Delmer Cole. De-
cree for divorce on grounds of adul-
terry and inhuman treatment.
J. B. Maness ct al. Exparte. Re-
port of sale of land confirmed and
funds ordered paid out.
R. 7. Gray VS.. Jennie Gray. Issues
tried by jury as to the validity of a
prenuptial contract in which Gray
gave her $1,000 on certain conditions.
The jury found that such conditions
were made and violated by defendant,
and complainant was entitled to the
$1,000 in bank. The cross bill of de-
PENDANT for divorce was dismissed
and her prayer was refused. The
prominence of the parties and the
great number of witnesses from
Adamsvlle gave the case much prom
inence. Nat Upton was selected to
sit, as Chancellor Ross was incompe-