Legal Opinion
Whitelaw v. Brooks
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided December 31, 2003PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlan E. Highers, J.
in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., joined.
OPINION
This case involves a claim for surveyor negligence in which a property owner seeks recovery of damages in the form of attorney’s fees from a previous quiet title action and the lost opportunity to sell a portion of the land for a value higher than the market value. The trial court awarded the plaintiff property owner both types of damages and we affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
Plaintiff, Clay Whitelaw (“Plaintiff’ or ‘Whitelaw”), originally owned a 211-acre tract of land located in Haywood County, Tennessee. In January…
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