Legal Opinion
Bell v. Gailey
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 10, 1951PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, P. J.
The defendant, Ben Block Jones, appealed from the decree of the Chancellor awarding the complainant, Sarah Bell, a recovery against him in the sum of $500. The theory of the recovery was that in the sale of her home, Jones owed the complainant a duty arising out of a confidential relationship, which said duty he had breached.
The material facts are as follows: The complainant is an aged and rather illiterate Negro woman, somewhere between 75 and 85 years of age. For 37 years she had worked as a servant for a Mr. and Mrs. Yories. About 1917, with the help of Mr. Vories, she acquired a small…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jordan v. JordanTennessee Supreme Court · 1921
- McNeill v. Dobson-Bainbridge, Realty Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1946
- James v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1935
- Wilson v. HayesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1945
3Cited by8 opinions
- Sidney J. Brown v. James R. Coates, Marion E. Coates, and Margaret E. BrownCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Linda Sue Edwards v. Travelers Insurance of Hartford, Connecticut, P. v. Jackson, III v. Travelers Insurance of Hartford, Connecticut, P. v. Jackson, III v. Travelers Insurance of Hartford, ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Williams v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1963
- Allen v. GoldsteinCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1956
- Wyner v. Athens Utilities BoardCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
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