Legal Opinion
Caldwell v. Shelton
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 2, 1948PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaptist, J.
The bill was filed by W. A. Caldwell and Donald Weaver, administrators of the estate of Sara Helen Shelton, deceased, against the heirs at law of the said Sara Helen Shelton.
A declaratory judgment is sought as to how and to whom the personal property of the said Sara Helen Shelton, deceased, should be distributed.
It is alleged that Sara Helen Shelton died in Madison County on July 25, 1943.
That, for some years prior to her death, she had resided in Waco, Texas, and had come to Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, for the purpose of burying, her mother early in June 1943 and had remained in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Denny v. Sumner CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Sparks v. SparksTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
- Brown v. HowsTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
3Cited by7 opinions
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wilson v. Davis (In Re Wilson)District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1985
- Svoboda v. SvobodaCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. ClineCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1963
- Curtis v. American Casualty Co. of Reading, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1968
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