Hampton v. Lewallen

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner—

Affirming.

Mrs. Grant Hampton owns a tract of land at Swan Pond in Knox county which was formerly improved by •a two-story frame building, the lower floor of which was a storeroom and the second floor arranged for dwelling purposes. At the rear of the building, and connected with the storeroom, was an addition used for storage purposes. A .short distance from this was1 another building used as a grist mill and blacksmith shop. For many years prior to November 16, 1933, when these buildings were destroyed by fire, M. P. Lewallen, as a tenant of Mrs.…