Hays v. Montague

OPINION

CRAWFORD, Judge.

This case involves the ownership and ultimate right to possession of a rifle seized as evidence in the prosecution of James Earl *404Ray for the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In August, 1988, Renfro Hays filed suit against John G. Montague seeking rescission of an agreement dated March 3,1988, whereby Hays agreed to sell the rifle to Montague, and Montague agreed, among other things, to “pursue all reasonable remedies to secure possession of the rifle from the State of Tennessee....” The complaint avers that the agreed sale price was $25,000.00 and Hays was paid…