Legal Opinion
Travis v. Sitz
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1915PublishedCited by 13 opinions
FROM FRANKLIN Appeal from the Chancery Court of Franklin County. — V. C. Allen, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Neil
The first question for determination is whether the following instrument created a separate estate in Laura Hudgins;
*163“For the love and affection I have-for my daughter Laura Hudgins, I, James A. Hudgins, do hereby transfer and convey unto my said daughter Laura Hudgins, to take effect, and with the restrictions hereinafter, a tract of land situated in civil district No. 2, Franklin county, Tennessee. ... To have and to hold said tract of land to the said Laura Hudgins and her heirs, free from the debts, liabilities, or contracts of her husband if she should ever marry. ...
But this deed is not…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Teague v. SowderTennessee Supreme Court · 1908
- Robinson v. QueenTennessee Supreme Court · 1889
- Wilson v. SchaeferTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
- Bradshaw v. VanValkenburgTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
- Johnson v. MortonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. BellTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
- Erwin Nat. Bank v. RiddleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1934
- Jefferson County Bank v. HaleTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- Davidson v. AuwerdaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Henley v. FosterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
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