Keefe v. Atkins
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Neh
These cases were tried together in the Circuit Court of Hamilton County upon separate pleadings but present identical questions of law. The trial judge having ruled adversely to the contention' of the respective plaintiffs the cases are here upon appeal with joint assignments of error.
The question involved is one of jurisdiction, that is whether the jurisdiction of the plaintiffs’ suit is in Hamilton County or Davidson County.
For an accurate statement of the issues presented, and not in dispute, we quote from the defendants in error’s brief:
“The plaintiffs, James R. Evans, Administrator and…
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