Legal Opinion
White v. Kelton
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1921PublishedCited by 15 opinions
FROM GIBSON. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Gibson County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — HoN. Y. H. Holmes, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKiNNey
The complainant, who was Elizabeth Kelton before her marriage, entered into a contract with the defendants, Roy E. Freeman and wife, for the sale of a house and lot in Trenton,Tenn.
The proposed'purchasers were not satisfied with the title. Whereupon this bill was filed for the purpose of having an instrument, under which complainant claims title, construed, and which instrument, so far as is essential to this inquiry, is as follows:
“I, W. P. Kelton, for and in the consideration of the natural love and affection I-bear for my granddaughter Elizabeth Kelton and the further consideration that 1…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Meacham v. GrahamTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
- Hammond v. HawsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania · 1801
- Chickamauga Trust Co. v. LonasTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
- McConnell v. BellTennessee Supreme Court · 1908
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Donathan v. McMinn CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
- Stephen Michael West v. Derrick D. SchofieldTennessee Supreme Court · 2015
- Story v. WalkerTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. AskewTennessee Supreme Court · 1946
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