Legal Opinion

Branch v. Branch

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1920PublishedCited by 2 opinions

PROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Shelby County.—

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green

According to a deed of record in the office of the register of Shelby county, W. F. Taylor and wife on November 17, 1888, conveyed to Fannie Branch a tract of land in said county. The deed was filed for record December 1, 1888.

Fannie Branch was the wife of William Branch. She died several years ago, William Branch surviving her. Later he married the defendant Hattie Branch, and then died leaving the defendant as his widow.

The complainants herein are childiren of William Branch and Fannie Branch, the first wife.

William Branch and Fannie Branch possessed and cultivated the tract of land above…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Peevey v. BuchananTennessee Supreme Court · 1914

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Shea v. LandisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938
  2. Shea v. LandisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938

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