Legal Opinion
Ezell v. Graves
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 10, 1990PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANTRELL, Judge.
This case requires us to examine several issues relating to the common law tort of libel of title. The court below granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, concluding that the plaintiffs failed to establish the existence of any special damages. We reverse.
The plaintiffs are the owners of two tracts of land in Perry County, Tennessee. On February 27, 1975, the defendants, who are real estate agents in that area, had their district manager execute to them a deed containing 1330.5 acres more or less of woodland in Perry County. The district manager never…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Memphis Publishing Co. v. NicholsTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- State Ex Rel. Orr v. ThomasTennessee Supreme Court · 1979
- Sullivan v. Thomas Organization, P.C.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- Wilson v. DuboisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Eugene Brooks v. T.R. LambertCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
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- Solley v. NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, INC.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2012
- Jenkins v. Schmank (In re Schmank)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2015
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