Hall v. Lane

On April 4, 1961, the complainant, Billy Hayes Hall, brought an action of ejectment to establish *42title to and to regain possession of a tract of land containing 45 acres more or less located adjacent to Reelfoot Lake just north of Samburg in Obion County, Tennessee. The case was tried in April, 1966, before the Chancellor on depositions without a jury. The Chancellor dismissed the hill and the complainant, Billy Hayes Hall, has appealed.

Preston W. Lane, formerly a resident of Obion County, Tennessee, now a resident of South Carolina, was the principal defendant. Complainant Hill claimed title…