Legal Opinion

Greig Massey v. R.W. Graf, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided June 26, 2008No. E2007-02474-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · FranksHerschel Pickens Franks, P.J.

in which SHARON G. LEE, J., joined, and CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., dissented and filed an Opinion.

HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J.

Plaintiffs brought this declaratory judgment action, asking the Court to declare that building restrictions on platted parcels of property from a common grantor applied to a non-platted parcel purchased by defendants from a subsequent grantor.

The Trial Court, responding to a summary judgment motion, made detailed findings of facts, and concluded that the “subject to” language in the deeds was ambiguous and construed the language *904against the inclusion of…

3Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Byrd v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Nollan v. California Coastal CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Robinson v. OmerTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Finister v. Humboldt General Hospital, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Ridley v. HaimanTennessee Supreme Court · 1932

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4Cited by15 opinions

  1. R. Douglas Hughes v. New Life Development CorporationTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
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  3. Dianne Elizabeth Lutzak, Trustee Of The Dianne Elizabeth Lutzak Family Revocable Trust v. Phoenix American Development Partners, L. P.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2017
  4. Fieldstone Farms Homeowners Association v. Cavender Enterprises, LLCCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
  5. Genash, LLC v. Rose Legacy, LLC as successor in interest to Agnoletti Properties, LLCCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2025

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