Legal Opinion

Terrell v. Terrell

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided June 16, 1951PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Tomlinson

By a decree rendered in March of 1948 Dimple Terrell, the appellee here, was granted an absolute divorce against Will Terrell, the appellant. At that time they were the owners as tenants by the entirety of certain real estate in Hamilton County subject to an encumbrance for unpaid purchase money notes. The divorce decree described this real estate and awarded Will Terrell’s equity therein to Dimple Terrell ‘ ‘ as alimony. ’ ’ Two years thereafter she negotiated a sale of this property. After an investigation of title the purchaser declined to go through with *319the transaction because there had…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Toncray v. ToncrayTennessee Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Reed v. ReedOhio Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Darby v. DarbyTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Roberts v. FroggeTennessee Supreme Court · 1923

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brown v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Brown v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Overby v. OverbyTennessee Supreme Court · 1970
  4. Qualls v. QuallsKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Rains v. RainsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1968

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