Legal Opinion

McKinney v. Duncan

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1908PublishedCited by 27 opinions

FROM KNOX Appeal from the Chancery Court of Knox Connty to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari from the Court of Civil Appeals to the Supreme Court. — Joseph W. Sneed, Chancellor.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shields

This hill was brought by complainant, McKinney, asserting the right to use and enjoy a right of way and road over a tract of land belonging to the defendants Duncan and Sliipe, and to enjoin them from obstructing it. The chancellor sustained the bill and granted the relief prayed, and on appeal the decree pronounced by him was affirmed by the court of civil appeals. The *268defendants have brought the cause to this court by cer-tiorari and assigned errors.

Complainant claims the right to use the road in question upon two distinct grounds: Prescription, arising from continuous user for more than…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Saunders v. SimpsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Fowler v. PrewittCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1801

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Callahan v. Town of MiddletonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1954
  2. Cole v. DychTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  3. McCord v. HaysTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Davis v. Louisville & N. R.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1921
  5. Blakemore v. MatthewsTennessee Supreme Court · 1926

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