Legal Opinion

Byrd v. Byrd

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 28, 1895PublishedCited by 2 opinions

PROM SCOTT. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Scott County. H. B. Lindsay, Ch.

1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.

This bill was filed by the husband against the wife to obtain a divorce and to cancel a deed made to her for a consideration of love and affection while the marital relation existed. The Chancellor granted the divorce, but refused to cancel and set aside the deed to the wife, and the husband has appealed to this Court.

*365The cause was assigned for hearing, under the Act of 1895, to the Court of Chancery Appeals, and that Court has reported the facts and reversed the decree of the Chancellor and directed the deed to he canceled, and the wife has appealed to this Court.

It appears from the finding…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. McCalla v. RogersTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
  2. Taylor v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1928

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