Legal Opinion

Butler v. Holland

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 5, 1956Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Tomlinson

■ delivered the opinion of the Court.

Butler and wife, in an effort to collect a debt alleged to be owing to.them by the estate of one Jesse Nolen, deceased, sought by their bill in equity to have set aside as a fraud against them a conveyance of realty by the aforesaid Jesse Nolen to his niece. He had paid $3,000 for this realty only-a few days prior-to the time he conveyed it to his niece, Martha Holland, appellee here, for a consideration of $1. The Chancellor sustained the demurrer of Martha Holland and dismissed the bill. The Butlers have appealed.

Nolen acquired this realty on December…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Nelson v. VandenTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Long v. TrueTennessee Supreme Court · 1923

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