Legal Opinion
Cothron v. Scott
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided June 27, 1969PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTodd, J.
This is a controversy over title to a tract of about 18 acres which allegedly lies either in Sumner County or in Trousdale County or partly in each county. Appellants, Jackson Cothron and L. W. (Wilson) Coth-ron, sued appellees, Homer Scott and Katie Scott in Circuit Court of Trousdale County in an action of ejectment. The Scotts sued the Cothrons in Trousdale Circuit Court to quiet title. Each of the circuit court cases was enjoined and superseded by a suit filed in the Chancery Court of Trousdale County. Upon hearing the consolidated chancery cases, the chancellor sustained the claims of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sartain v. Dixie Coal & Iron Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1924
- Spence v. State Nat. Bank of El PasoTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
- Melton v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1948
- Harlan v. HarlanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
- Stepp v. BlackCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1931
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Barnes v. BarnesTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
- Stevens v. New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
- State ex rel. Scott v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
- Allen v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1971
- Clay v. HallCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
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