Legal Opinion

Sternberger v. Glenn

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 2, 1940PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mb. Justice! Chambliss

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Complainants alleged that having recovered a judgment at law and finding no other property of the defendant subject to execution, they caused an execution to be levied on defendant’s life estate interest in a valuable tract of farm land of 200’ acres, devised to him by his father’s will; that a question was being made as to the right of creditors to subject this interest because of language in the will purporting to limit the power of alienation; that the raising of this question tended to obstruct the sale of the land and diminish its…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hospes v. Northwestern Manuf'g & Car Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
  2. Jourolmon v. MassengillTennessee Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Davis v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1887
  4. White v. O'BryanTennessee Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Bridge v. WardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1874

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Davis v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
  2. Rose v. Third Nat. BankCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1944
  3. State Ex Rel. v. Nashville Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1944
  4. Ball v. CooterTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
  5. Baskin v. Commerce Union Bank of Rutherford CountyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1986

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