Blackburn v. Blackburn
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM GILES. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Giles County. A. J. Abernathy, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Beard
On the 15th day of July, 1875, Robert H. Laird made and delivered a deed to his daughter, Mary Mc-Million Blackburn, by which was conveyed a valuable tract of land in Oiles county, consisting of one thousand and sixty-three acres. In the premises of this instrument it is recited that the grantor, for the love and affection he bore his daughter, and for a nominal money consideration, did “give, transfer, and convey to the said Mary McMillion Blackburn, wife of Jas. K. Polk Blackburn, and her children, forever,” the land in question, describing it by metes and bounds, with all the appurtenances…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Heath v. . HewittNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Tharp v. YarbroughSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Brasington v. HansonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- See v. DerrMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
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- Harris v. FranceCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1950
- Sands v. FlyTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
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