Earnest v. Little River Land & Lumber Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SEVIER. Appeal from Chancery Court of Sevier County. John P. Smith, Chancellor. ' -
1Dissent
DISSENTING OPINION.
Mr. Justice Wilkes
delivered the following dissenting opinion.
I earnestly, but respectfully dissent from the views of the majority in this case. The holding is contrary to that in Coal Creek Consol. Coal Co. v. East Tennessee Iron & Coal Co., 105 Tenn., 563 (59 S. W., 634), which, was the unanimous opinion of the whole court in a case where the questions considered were directly involved. It is now proposed to overrule that case by an opinion concurred in by a bare majority of three; Justice Neil being incompetent, though prob-' ably holding the view of the majority.
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