Barnum v. Le Master
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from Chanery Court of Shelby County.— F. H. Heiskell, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shields
The question for determination in this case is whether a conveyance of lands made by a husband to his wife,in the usual form, without any words indicating an intention to do so, has the effect in law, ex proprio vigore, to create a technical separate estate in the wife.
The facts necessary to be stated are these: Complainant, J. H. Barnum,and defendant Clara S. Barnum are husband and wife, without issue of their marriage. J. H. Barnum, on December 2, 1895, in consideration of an antenuptial contract conveyed to his wife, Clara S. Barnum, certain valuable lands lying in Shelby county, near…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Deming v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1857
- Kimbrough v. KimbroughSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Sims v. RicketsIndiana Supreme Court · 1871
- Spurlock v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1892
- McMillan v. PeacockSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Robertson v. WadeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1933
- Wemyss v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1943
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