Legal Opinion
Willis v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 2, 1984PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TOMLIN, Judge.
A.W. Willis, Jr., as executor of the estate of C.C. Sawyer, deceased, filed this action against Universal Life Insurance Company, Tri-State Bank, and Mary Smith, the mother of C.C. Sawyer’s widow, to recover the value of certain corporate stock and dividends that had been wrongfully converted to the detriment of the estate he was administering. 1 Universal filed a cross-claim against Mary Smith for indemnification. The Chancery Court of Shelby County awarded plaintiff a judgment against both Mary Smith and Universal for the value of the stock plus certain dividends paid thereon.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Vance v. SchulderTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
- Prescott v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
- Cantrill v. American Mail Line, Ltd.Washington Supreme Court · 1953
- Bodne v. AustinTennessee Supreme Court · 1928
- Hall v. De SaussureCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1956
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Roberts v. Robertson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
- Blaine Construction Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Insurance Company of North America, Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Ralston v. HobbsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2009
- Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. v. McCoyDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1994
- Hanna v. SheflinCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
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