Legal Opinion
Melton v. Anderson
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 24, 1948PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, P. J.
This is an ejectment suit involving the title to a house and lot in the city of Memphis. The Chancellor’s decree was for the complainant. The defendants appealed.
The property in question was formerly owned by Laura Melton and occupied by her as a home. She died intestate in March, 1940. She was a widow, her husband having predeceased her some 28 years or thereabouts. The complainant claims that he is the son of Laura Melton; that she had no other children; and hence that he took the property by descent. The defendants deny that the complainant is a son of Laura Melton and aver that she had no…
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