Garrett v. Belmont Land Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
■ FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from Chancery Court of Davidson County. Andrew Allison, Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.
This is an ejectment suit, brought by A. E. Garrett and J. A. Hayes, Jr., to recover lots Nos. 23 and 41 in what is styled the O. B. Hayes plan, a suburb of Nashville.
The Belmont Land Company claims, and is in possession of,- lot No. 41, and defendant, Valentino, claims, and is in possession of, No. 23. Upon the hearing, the Chancellor gave judgment for the complainants for the lots, and defendants have appealed and assigned errors.
Both parties trace their titles to a common source, Joel A. Hayes, Sr., who was the father of complainant, J. A. Hayes, Jr., the father-in-law of 'complainant,…
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