Legal Opinion

Baker v. Dew

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1915PublishedCited by 19 opinions

FROM KNOX. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Knox County— Wild D. Weight, Chancellor.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buchanan

Baker married Miss Clara Dew, a daughter of Mrs. R. E. Dew. The marriage occurred on November 1, 1914, and was dissolved by the death of Clara, on. March 30,1915. The bill in this case was filed by Baker on,June 16, 1915, seeking a decree against Mrs. Dew and other defendants for the sum of $1,515.40, averred to be in the hands of Mrs. Dew, as guardian of her daughter Clara.- The suit is based upon the ground that the above sum of money in the hands of Mrs. Dew was, at the time of the marriage, the property of Clara, and, upon the death of Clara, became the property of *128Baker jure mariii.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Prewitt v. BunchTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Handwerker v. DiermeyerTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
  3. D'Arcy v. Mutual Life Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1902

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Melody v. HamblinCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1937
  2. Carroll Blake Const. Co. v. BoyleTennessee Supreme Court · 1918
  3. Gill v. McKinneyTennessee Supreme Court · 1918
  4. Davis v. PriceTennessee Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Preston v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1956

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