Legal Opinion

Cannon Mills, Inc. v. Spivey

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 10, 1961Published

1Opinion of the Court

346 S.W.2d 266 (1961)

CANNON MILLS, INC.

v.

Claude E. SPIVEY et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

March 10, 1961.

Rehearing Denied May 5, 1961.

Miller, Martin, Hitching & Tipton, Chattanooga, for petitioners.

Gearinger, Banks & Hutcheson, Chattanooga, for respondent.

FELTS, Justice.

This is a general creditors' suit to subject the property of the insolvent debtor, defendant Spivey, for the benefit of complainant and all his other creditors. He made no defense, the bill was sustained, and the cause is being wound up in the Chancery Court.

The part of it brought up by this appeal is a controversy over a lot…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Woodroof v. City of NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Evans v. Belmont Land Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Denny v. Wilson CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
  4. McDonald v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Sheafer v. MitchellTennessee Supreme Court · 1902

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