Harris v. Mason
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM MADISON. Appeal from, the Circuit Court of Madison County— S. J. Everett, Judge. •
1Opinion of the Court
M'r. Chief Justice
Beard delivered the opinion of the
Court.
This is an action of ejectment in which the plaintiff must show title and also the right of possession to the real estate in controversy. To maintain her right of recovery the plaintiff below invoked the rule of res judicata, in aid of her deed, and the failure of the trial judge to give her the benefit of the rule is insisted upon as error.
The facts essential to the consideration of this contention, as well as of other errors assigned, are, that, in the year 1898 one W. J. Caesar became a purchaser of this property at a sale made…
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