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Court TX Morris District


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Morris Co., TX, District Court Minutes


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V Page Date Case Parties Description
C 401 4/5/1892 709 Penn Flint vs. James Stidham Deft. demands jury & pays $5 fee
C 411 4/6/1892 709   Jury finds for plaintiff $83.32 + 6% interest + costs
C 431 4/8/1892 709   Deft. moves for new trial, overruled. Deft. gives notice of appeal to Superior Court.
D 42 10/27/1892 733 James Stidham vs. Penn Flint et al. Court finds for plaintiff, defendant and Jno. W. High Sheriff restrained from collection of judgment in case #709.
D 43 11/2/1892 733   Deft. asks for new trial, overruled. Deft gives notice of appeal to Civil Court.
D 392 4/6/1897 1004 W. E. Lindsey vs. Joe Soloman Rules for costs to be entered.
D 465 1898 1004   Dismissed on plaintiff motion.
D 485 4/12/1898 1092 J. R. Old, S. B. Smith, W. T. Murphey, & Wilder Bros. (firm of Isham & J. B. Wilder) vs. A. J. Leeves, John W. & wife I. M. High, W. E. (Bud) Porter Jr., & j. T. Deadwyler Deft. no show. Note by deft. A. J. Leeves to deft. John W. High, transfered to pltffs for $1168.60 + 10%. Seized: 142 acres, 7 miles NE of Daingerfield, and 16 acres.
D 495 4/12/1898 1093 J. A. Hensley & G. E. Turner vs. W. E. Porter Sr. & Jr. Deft. Porter has leave to ammend.
D 525 4/19/1898 1093   Deft. W. E. Porter Sr. is dead, plaintiff wants to proceed vs. W. E. Porter Jr. Deft owed $850 by 4/16/1894 + interest & costs, court orders collection of $1054. Seized by W. E. Moore and J. W. High: 10 mares, 7 colts, bay horse.
D 605 4/19/1899 1158 T. H. Leeves vs. W. E. Lindsey Court finds for plaintiff $66.80. Sized 50 acres.
F 8 10/31/1899 1196 W. E. Lindsey vs. T. H. Leeves Plaintiff has leave to amend, wants jury.
F 14 11/2/1899 1196   Jury fee withdrawn, paid to plaintiff.
F 19 11/8/1899 1196   Parties agree in favor of deft.
F 23 11/9/1899 1178 T. H. Leeves vs. W. E. Lindsey Plaintiff asks for dismissal.
F 227 10/28/1902 1367 D. Z. Christian vs. W. E. Porter Continued.
F 303 4/9/1903 1367   Deft's appeal dismissed.
F 537 11/4/1905 1486 Mrs. E. L. J. Stidham vs. J. S. Stidham Continued on pltff request.
F 566   1486   Dismissed.
F 618 11/5/1906 1536 J. S. Stidham vs. Mrs. E. L. J. Stidham Divorce granted. Sell land & split proceeds: Enoch Fulton HRS, adjoining David Lewis, Samuel Wood's HRS, E county line, James Bradfield's HRS, James Stidham & W. B. Womack. R. L. Cason trustee.
F 621 11/6/1906 1536   Land sold to J. H. Turrell.
G 203 3/13/1909 1729 W. R. Stidham vs. James Stidham et al. Partition 386 acres (5 tracts, adjoining Jacob Stilling, Elija Cox, Enoch Pelton, James Stidham, W. B. Lewis, Jas. Bradford) among heirs: W. R. Stidham 1/5, Mrs. Emma Presley 1/5, Mrs. Fannie Hazel 1/5, Jas. Stidham 2/5, Joe Stidham nothing.
2 504 11/4/1938 4972 Haston Stidham vs. Martha Stidham Marriage dissolved, custody of Margie Fay (9) and Jearline (7) to Haston.