Legal Opinion
Lay v. Pi Beta Phi, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 9, 1947PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcAMIS, J.
This is a suit to condemn a right of way or easement under Code, Section 2746. By the bill complainants sought to condemn a strip of land 36 feet in width across a narrow piece of land owned by the defendant Pi Beta Phi, Inc., located between State Highway 71 and the west fork of Little Pigeon River in Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
The Chancellor dismissed the bill on the ground that complainants were estopped by the fact that, before •filing the bill, they had executed a lease contract with defendant for the use of the same strip of land as a means of ingress and egress. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Houston North Shore Railway Co. v. TyrrellTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- In Re N.Y. and H.R.R. Co. v. . KipNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Brady v. CorrellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1936
- Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. Pan American Airways, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1939
- Fite v. GassawayCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1944
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- Barge v. SadlerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
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