Copy and court cost of the case James Duncan vs William Davis, John Hancock, John Edgington, Daniel Redman and James Davis

James Duncan vs William Davis, John Hancock, John Edgington, Daniel Redman and James Davis

Description:	James Duncan sued out of court against William Davis, John Hancock, John Edgington, Daniel Redman and James Davis on a plea of trespass for $1500 filed December 1, 1814 by Robert Buntin, Clerk. A writ is executed by Sheriff Benjamin V. Beckes, on March 13, 1815. General W. Johnston appears for plaintiff and files a declaration against the defendants. James Duncan complains the defendants on February 26, 1814 did break and enter the wheat field of his allowing the livestock to eat and destroy it and also the cost of the 989 fence rails with a value of $14.83 which they carried away which surrounded the 30 acres of damaged wheat which was valued at $1500. General Johnston is the attorney for the plaintiff and he comes before the court against the defendants and they come to court during the March 1815 term and they plead not guilty of trespass and they claim the 989 rails are not the plaintiffs property per John Johnson attorney for the defendants. during the March 1815 term General W. Johnston files for a change of venue which was granted. Clerk was directed to send records to Gibson County, In. Also included in this file is an itemized court cost bill.
Origin:	2016-10-05
Created By:	Indiana Territory. Court of Common Pleas (Knox County);
Contributor(s):	Blackford, Isaac; McCall, James; Sullivan, Daniel;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ving/id/15281
Collection:	Early Vincennes, 1732-1835
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States
Subjects:	Indiana Territory Affidavits -- Indiana Territory Costs (Law) -- Indiana Territory Damages -- Northwest Territory Depositions -- Indiana Territory Farms -- Indiana Territory Livestock -- Indiana Territory Fences -- Indiana Territory Personal property -- IndianaTerritory Petitions -- Indiana Territory Summons -- Indiana Territory Trespass -- Indiana Territory Writs -- Indiana Territory Court Records

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