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Sullivan County Drain Case From 1883 Returns In Old Papers
An 1883 injunction suit in Sullivan Circuit Court sought to stop a town drain on South Section Street claiming it would flood and damage nearby property. The packet recalls the handwritten complaint, witnesses, bonds, subpoenas, a long Bill of Exceptions, and a judge’s ruling amid vivid era details.
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Town of
Sullivan
Eilnott
Court House
Charles E. Barrett
John L. Phillips
John C. Briggs
Ford E. Basler
Alice F. Basler
James W. Hinkle
Fran. M. Osborn
Barton R. Lucas
South Section Street
West Jackson Street
Atty. Barrett
Section Street
Jackson Street
Buck Creek
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Great Delta
Pleasantville
George W. Buff
Phillips
Richard Hardesty
Stansom Dudley
Robert H. Crowder
John T. Beasley
Beasley
Briggs
Sullivan Circuit Court
Dr. Phillips
McClanahan Corner
Section and
Harris Streets
Oton Street
Richard Hardesy
Charles J. Barrett
Hiram ‘Cfntosh
Johnny Briggs
Dr. Fitts
Walter S. Maple
Washington Street
Public Square
Alex Massie
Massie
Jeter
Public Library
Plaintiff. Briggs
Irvin Scott
Plaintiff Hinkle
Helen Hinkle Mahley
Jackson
Section Streets