Legal Opinion
Young v. Kittrell
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 7, 1992PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANTRELL, Judge.
This appeal is from the dismissal on the pleadings of appellant’s action against his former wife for contribution. The claim arose out of payments he made in settlement of judgments which he alleges were joint liabilities. The only ground the trial court stated for the dismissal was lack of jurisdiction. We reverse the decision of the trial court and remand the cause to the Circuit Court of Smith County for further proceedings.
I. Facts and Procedural History
The parties were divorced by a decree of the Circuit Court of Smith County, entered *507October 12, 1984. The divorce…
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- Turpin v. Conner Bros. Excavating Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1988
- Standard Surety & Casualty Co. of New York v. SloanTennessee Supreme Court · 1943
- Cockburn v. Howard Johnson, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Brown v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1927
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