1876--Lewis Lilly sues for false imprisonment

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Title
1876--Lewis Lilly sues for false imprisonment
Date
1876
Formatted date
1876-12-01
Event type
Lawsuit
Description
Lewis Lilly (formerly of Florence) sues Benjamin F. Norman of Florence in Kenton County Circuit Court. A judgement of $1000 awarded to the plaintiff in 1877. Norman appealed and the decision was overturned. Lilly appealled the decision and was given an order in January of 1878 to produce a bill of evidence by first day of next court term. No other information was found. Lilly died in November 1879.
Participant
African American(s): Lilly, Lewis
Other participant(s): Norman, Benjamin F.
Norman, Benjamin
Related resource
Lilly family
Norman family
Bibliographic citation
Lewis Lilly Sues for False Imprisonment, Boone County Recorder, Kenton County, KY., 20 Sep 1877
Boone County Circuit Court, Book W

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