Missouri Judicial Records Historical Database

Title	William Kitchen v Uriah Graves
Series	Case Files
Parties	Graves, Uriah - Defendant Kitchen, William - Plaintiff Lin, a slave - Other Linn, a slave - Alias
Cause of Action / Subject	Damages
Term of Court, Year	1860
Term of Court, Month	10
County	Nodaway
Court Type	Circuit Court
Case Type	Civil
General Notes	See also Box 5 Folder 83
Case Summary	Damages $1,500.00; On 1860-08-24 defendant's slave Linn shot plaintiff (while plaintiff and others was stealing watermelons from Linn's garden); Plaintiff states Linn has a value of $1,500.00 and he sues for $1,500.00 in damages; Linn was found not guilty
Case Number	Box 16 File 82
Box	0005
Folder	0083
Microfilm Roll Number	C69171
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