Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-03
CHANCERY COURT PROCEEDINS
Several Divorces Granted and Other Im>
portant Matters Adjudicated


ter disposing of a number of cases
All in all the work done was consider
ably more than usual. Following j!
the most important cases:
ID. B. Jarvis VS.. ARA Jarvis. Decree
confirming sale of personal property
of the partnership of VIM. Jarvis. A.
I. and B. D. Jarvis.
Jasper Hewitt VS.. Cumberland Lum.
ber Company. Judgment for complai-
nant for $5,351.21 and interest and
land ordered sold to pay same.
Tennessee Mineral and Lumber Com
pany vs.. G. E. White and Cumberland
Lumber Company. Judgment for COM
plainant for $l,8l9.
Bertha Welch vs.. R. T. Welch, pitt
tion for divorce dismissed.
John Kelley vs.. Robert Derrick.
Decree supplying lost deed.
J. B. Glow and Sons vs.. chicago
Tennessee. Coal and Coke Company.
Bill declared general creditors bill
and all creditors ordered to file their
claims with G. &. Black, Clerk and
Master, before the first Monday in De-
cember next. There was another suit
of the same style in which tho receiver
was directed to resume work at the
mines of the company and he was priv
ileged to issue $4,000 in Receivers
Certificates
w. C. Shadden vs.. Tennessee Min
eral and Land Company. Ejectment
suit, tried by jury and virdict favor
able to complainant, which was set
aside by the court and the case set for
hearing again next term of court.
w. B. Andrews VS.. May Burnett
Turner. This case grew out of the
land sale formerly published in these
columns. The facts briefly are: Luther
Smith bought certain tract of land
that was sold as property of the Bur-
nett heirs. Smith paid no cash but
gave his note for $500 tor the purchase
of the land. Uron failure to pay the
note the land was sold by the Clerk
and Master and it brought 81, $50.
Since that time there has been several
suits brought by different persons seek
ing to get possession of that extra
ST., 900. In this instance the case was
heard by jury, which found virdlct
in favor of r. +. Ford, who was the
security on the note tor Smith. The
court overruled the findings of the jury
and set the case for new hearing at
the next term of court.
H. E. Woody VS. Oscar woody. Sale
of land on raised bid confirmed.
Julia Zumestine VS.. Carson Zumes-
tine Sale of land for $1,000 to j.
w. Hartley ratified and confirmed by
the court.
Nora Palmer VS. VIM. Palmer. Di-
vorce granted.
J, ". Dorton, Administrator vs..
Edward L. Lemert. This was
friendly suit to enable the 80 acres
of land, a part of the Lemert home
place, to be sold. ...EMr. Lemert sold
the place to his son, Milo Lemert, be-
fore he went to the war. Milo Ie-
inert was killed in France.and this sale
is to be made to pay u. l.. Lemert
the purchase price and the resedue will
go to the wife of Milo Lemert, de-
ceased Mrs. Nellie d. Lemert. The
property is valuable one as it lays
within the corporate limits of Cross
Vile, is practically all cleared fenced
and has been much improved since
being cleared.
May Rector VS.. Roy Rector, divorce !
granted. l
Many Dixon VS.. Fred Dixon, divorce
granted.
Jasper Hewitt VS.. d. F. Southard,
,ill dismissed.
J. A. Crab Tree vs.. Ed. Mitts, land
ale confirmed. g
Morris Tabor VS.. Delphia Tabor, di- I
1orce granted.
Mike Toilet vs.. Jess Toilet, land c
rdered sold. \
Jere Morrow VS.. M. W. Morrow.
Y. .W. Morrow adjudged of unsound Y
mind and j. T. Morrow appointed guar
ian. Il
Mrs. A. Willes vs.s J. +. Burnett,
ill dismissed. =
S. W. Potter vs. Sampson DeRossett, q
deputy Trustee, James Smith,1 Trus-
ee and Cumberland County. On July b