Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. v. Nashville Trust Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 4, 1944PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPelts, J.
The State of Tennessee, a judgment creditor of Rogers Caldwell for $4,354,702.73,- seeks by this suit to subject certain land on which he put $350,133.80 of im provements and which, was later given him by his father in a “spendthrift trust.”
The land is a tract of 204 acres near the Franklin Pike some seven miles from Nashville. James E. Caldwell, father of Rogers Caldwell, bought the land in 1909 for $18,436.00'. ’ In 1917 he allowed his son Rogers to move onto the land and live there until the improvements were begun. He had declared his purpose to give the land to Rogers in trust free from…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Ga Nun v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Jourolmon v. MassengillTennessee Supreme Court · 1887
- Davis v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
- Menken v. BrinkleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
- Tramell v. TramellTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. AllenDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1984
- Butler v. WilkinsonUtah Supreme Court · 1987
- Pajaro Dunes Rental Agency, Inc. v. Spitters (In Re Pajaro Dunes Rental Agency, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 1994
- Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Lumber Products Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,423, 11 tex.bankr.ct.rep. 259 in the Matter of Billy R. Shurley and Jane Bryant Shurley, Debtors. Billy R. Shurley and Jane Bryant Shurley v. Texas Commerce Bank--Austin, N.A. And Texas Commerce Bank--San Angelo, N.A., in the Matter of Billy R. Shurley and Jane Bryant Shurley, Debtors. Billy R. Shurley and Jane Bryant Shurley v. Texas Commerce Bank--San Angelo, N.A., Texas Commerce Bank--Austin, N.A. And Dennis Elam, Trustee, in the Matter of Billy R. Shurley and Jane Bryant Shurley, Debtors. William H. Armstrong, II v. Texas Commerce Bank--San Angelo, N.A., Dennis Elam, Trustee, and Texas Commerce Bank--AustinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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