Legal Opinion

Acuff v. Daniel

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 4, 1965PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burnett

The bill in this cause was filed by the appellants, Basil Acuff and others, seeking a declaratory' judgment as to the validity of the widow’s year’s support set apart to G-race Acuff, widow of Prior H. Acuff, deceased, by the Commissioners appointed by the County Court of Grainger County, Tennessee. The appellants are the children of Prior H. Acuff by a former marriage, which was terminated by the death of their mother. The ap-pellees are the children of Prior H. Acuff and Grace Acuff. Grace Acuff died on January 1, 1964, without having been paid to her the amount of the award allotted to her…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Crenshaw v. MooreTennessee Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Graham v. StullTennessee Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Rhea v. GreerTennessee Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Mullens v. MullensTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Rocco v. CicallaTennessee Supreme Court · 1873

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Kevin Turner v. Stephanie D. TurnerTennessee Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Rael v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
  3. In re Estate of GrayCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
  4. Phipps v. WattsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
  5. Estate of Marion English Truett (Deceased)Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997

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