Legal Opinion

Hall v. Crocker

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided June 16, 1951PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett

This is a suit to construe a deed and have the rights of the complainants declared therein. The bill was demurred to for want of equity on its face; because under the provisions of the deed these provisions are repugnant to a fee simple estate and are ineffective, invalid and void; because under the provisions of the deed in question they are in restraint of and a restriction on alienation of the land conveyed; because under the terms of the deed they are so uncertain as to render it ineffective, invalid and void and because the complainants have no right, title, claim or interest in the land…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Barton v. ThawSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  2. McCord v. RansomTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Armstrong v. DouglassTennessee Supreme Court · 1890

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Ferrero Construction Co. v. Dennis Rourke Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
  2. Kershner v. HurlburtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
  3. Old Port Cove Holdings, Inc. v. CONDO. ASS'N ONE, INC.Supreme Court of Florida · 2008
  4. Smerchek v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1980
  5. Commonwealth Realty Corp. v. BowersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971

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