Cunningham v. Moore
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKinney
Julia Cunningham, the widow of Gr. C. Cunningham; filed this bill to establish her claim to homestead and dower in a 133' acre tract of land in Lincoln County, and to recover its possession from the defendant.
The chancellor dismissed the bill. Upon appeal the Court of Appeals reversed the chancellor and decreed complainant the relief sought. Both parties filed petitions for writs of certiorari, which have heretofore been granted and argument had.
Complainant vas married to G. C. Cunningham on December 12, 1922. At that time the latter owned the tract of land in controversy, but it was heavily…
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