Harris v. Nashville Trust Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from Circuit Court, Davidson County. — • Thos. E. Mathews, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greek
This suit was brought by Mrs. Cleo Woodfin Harris, joined by her husband, P. H. Harris, to recover damages from the Nashville Trust Company, executor of R. H. Woodfin, on account of a libel against the plaintiff contained in testator’s will and published by the probate of said will in Davidson county.
' A motion to dismiss, which was treated by the parties as a demurrer, was filed in the trial court and *576there sustained. The court of civil appeals reversed the action of the trial' judge, overruled the demurrer, and remanded the case for further proceedings. The case is before us on petition for…
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- Baker v. SyfrittSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
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- Osborn v. Leach.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- Allen v. Pioneer-Press Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
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