Legal Opinion

Hackett v. Steele

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 7, 1956PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swepston

The original bill in this case was filed by the owners of certain lots in a residential subdivision restricted to ■residences for the purpose of having these restrictions cancelled on the basis that there had been such a radical change in conditions as to make the enforcement of said restrictions inequitable against the owners of the lots to be hereinafter described more in detail.

■ There was a demurrer on behalf of the defendants who are owners of other lots in the subdivision, which demurrer was sustained by the Chancellor and the complainants have appealed.

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Rombauer v. Compton Heights Christian ChurchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
  2. Peck v. ConwayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
  3. Ridley v. HaimanTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
  4. Ludgate v. SomervilleOregon Supreme Court · 1927
  5. Armstrong v. LeveroneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Land Developers, Inc. v. MaxwellTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Jones v. EnglundCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
  3. Innerimages, Inc. v. Robert NewmanCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2019
  4. Caudill v. HamletCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1972
  5. Emma Harris v. Amanda B. AldmonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2015

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