Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Hunt

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided March 8, 1982PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

James M. SWIGGART, Special Judge.

In 1955, Mr. Anderson Edwards and his wife Jessie L. Edwards purchased about 86 acres of land on Hunt’s Chapel Road in Madison County, Tennessee, and there they lived, farmed and raised a family. By 1963 it was paid for.

Later the Edwards had to borrow money to make a crop and borrowed it from Earl Davis and Ervin Russell. Then money was borrowed from the Golden Circle Insurance Company to pay them off and from Gus Jones to pay Golden Circle. This last transaction was secured by a general warranty deed from Edwards to Gus Jones dated January 13,1971, stating a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ehert v. ChapmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Williams v. BurmeisterCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1959
  3. Bennet v. HoltTennessee Supreme Court · 1820

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. JeffersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
  2. State v. RussellTennessee Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Swift v. KirbyTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Charlene C. Bradford v. Josh TerryCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2021
  5. James Torrence v. The Higgins Family Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006

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