These documents show the case of William Crumley v. William Luster and Thomas Justis, which was heard before the Greene County Circuit Court between 1818 and 1820. Crumley filed the suit on October 29, 1818 alleging that Luster and Justis had seized a 200 acre parcel of land belonging to him and unlawfully imprisoned him in a structure on it. Luster and Justis were tried and convicted on March 10, 1820 but were granted leave to appeal their case. A new trial took place in September of 1820, when the men were acquitted. The court ruled that Crumley pay all of the court costs involved, and Crumley appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals. This court directed that Crumley be responsible for the costs, which they calculated at $81.83. These documents are copies of the original court records written by Valentine Sevier on April 2, 1821.