Legal Opinion

Tennessee Coal Co. v. McDowell

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided July 19, 1898PublishedCited by 9 opinions

.FROM GRUNDY. Appeal from Chancery Court of Grundy County. Thos. M. McConnell, Ch.

1Opinion of the CourtMcAiuster, J.

This is an ejectment bill filed in the Chancery Court of Grundy County to establish complainants’ title to a tract of land comprising about one hundred and sixty acres, and to remove a cloud from said title. The Chancellor dismissed the bill. On appeal the Court of Chancery Appeals reversed the decree of the Chancellor and pronounced a' decree in favor of complainant for the lands in controversy. Defendants, McDowell and Ferguson, appealed and have assigned errors.

Complainant, the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co., derives its title from grant No. 5087, issued by the State of Tennessee to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Storrs v. BarkerNew York Court of Chancery · 1822

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Tate v. TateTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Interstate Co. v. Bry-Block Mercantile Co.District Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1928
  3. Parkey v. RamseyTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Breckenridge Cannel Coal Co. v. ScottTennessee Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Roysdon v. TerryCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1927

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