Legal Opinion
Coates v. Thompson
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 4, 1986PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEWIS, Judge.
John Graves and his brother Latt Graves owned a small farm in Sumner County, Tennessee. Both John Graves and Latt Graves are deceased. The defendant and plaintiffs, with the exception of Elvie Graves, are their heirs at law.
On November 14, 1984, plaintiffs filed their complaint asking that the property now owned by all of the parties as tenants in common be sold with the proceeds of the sale to be distributed among the parties according to their interest in the land. The defendant, Bobby Leon Thompson (Graves), filed an answer in which he asserts that “the property is so…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Schoen v. J.C. Bradford & Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
- Staggs v. Herff Motor Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1965
- Medley v. MedleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
- Moore v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
3Cited by19 opinions
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- Gates, Duncan and Vancamp Co. v. LevatinoCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
- Walker v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
- Haynes v. DaltonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1992
- Blankenship v. BlankenshipCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
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