Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Edwards
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 16, 1986PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALLEN R. CORNELIUS, Jr., Special Justice.
Marrell Wright Edwards, the administra-trix of the estate of Henry Thomas Edwards, has been granted permission to appeal from an opinion of the Court of Appeals. The administratrix presents one issue: are bank accounts owned by her and her late husband as tenants by the entirety subject to the alimony claim of the ex-spouse as a creditor?
The issue evolved from the divorce proceeding between Henry Edwards and his first wife, Janie Edwards. Upon Henry Edwards’ death the proceedings were revived by substitution of his administratrix, Marrell…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hisquierdo v. HisquierdoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- City of Columbia v. C.F.W. Construction Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1977
- Cartledge v. MillerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- In Re HowertonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1982
- American Telephone And Telegraph Company v. Ann R. MerryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Northwest Nat'l Bank v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 1988
- In Re Estate of RoarkCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
- Prim v. PrimTennessee Supreme Court · 1988
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