Legal Opinion
Hallmark v. Tidwell
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 30, 1992PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TODD, Presiding Judge.
The plaintiff, Lue Etta Hallmark, has appealed from the non-jury dismissal of her suit to have herself declared the owner of certain land because of her occupation and use of same for over twenty years.
-The Facts-
On May 2, 1961, plaintiff and her husband (now deceased) recorded their deed to a tract of approximately one acre on the Loretto and Dixon Branch Road. Shortly thereafter, they cleared adjoining property not included in their deed. In 1962, the Hallmarks fenced a part of the non-owned cleared property and created a garden on the remainder. The fence and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- M'Clung v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
- Moore v. ColeTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
- Lessee of Clymer v. DawkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- Livesay v. KeatonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
- Drewery v. NelmsTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Donald Britt v. Roxanne HowellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2003
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