Legal Opinion

Watts Et Ux. v. Roberts

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided November 29, 1947PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice G-ailor

The original bill presents a controversy over the west boundary line of a city lot belonging to defendants, and involves a street frontage of 18 inches of land. Considering this 18 inches as the base of a triangle, the apex is the southeast corner of a garage building on the property of complainant Watts, which is contiguous to the property of defendants, lying west of it. If the line of the wall of this garage be prolonged as complainant Watts, to establish his line, insists it should be, .Watts will get the 18 inches of frontage. On the contrary, defendants insist that the boundary is to be…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Boyd v. SimsTennessee Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Vaccaro v. CicallaTennessee Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Citizens' Bank & Trust Co. v. BaylesTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Allen v. ShanksTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
  5. Mayor, Etc., of Morristown v. LoveTennessee Supreme Court · 1929

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Allen v. Elliott Reynolds Motor Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1950
  2. Robinson v. L-Cart, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1964

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