Legal Opinion

Morgan v. Hannah's Lessee

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1849PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This was an action of ejectment brought by Hannah’s Lessee, against the three Morgan’s tenants in common of certain real estate. Judgment below for the plaintiff, from which the defendants appealed to the Supreme Court, and two of them perfected their appeal by taking the pauper oath, while the third, failed either to give bond or to take the pauper oath.

Trewhitt entered a motion to dismiss the appeal as to all of the appellants.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal as to the one who had not complied with the law; but decided that the other two were properly in Court, and discharged the…

2Cited by28 opinions

  1. Wert v. BurkeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
  2. Lawrence v. TranerIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Flagler v. WessmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
  4. O'Brien v. Country Mutual InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969
  5. Suing v. CattonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970

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