Legal Opinion
Harris v. Bittikofer
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided August 9, 1976PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENRY, Justice.
The question in this suit for the construction of a will is the nature or quantum of the estate acquired by Nellie Gupton Harris in certain property devised by her mother. The Chancellor, relying upon Whitfield v. Butler, 30 Tenn.App. 221, 204 S.W.2d 537 (1947), held that the will vested in the plaintiff “a life estate with remainder to the defendant ... or her heirs”.
While we are not in full accord with the learned Chancellor’s reasoning and do not fully concur in the precise results he reached, we are in agreement with his conclusion that Nellie Gupton Harris took a…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Meacham v. GrahamTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
- Hoggatt v. CloptonTennessee Supreme Court · 1919
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. TarwaterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1903
- Scruggs v. MayberryTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Campbell v. Lewisberg & Northern R. R.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1930
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Scales v. ScalesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
- Collins v. SmithsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1979
- Third National Bank in Nashville v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
- Estate of Robison v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
- Commerce Union Bank v. Warren CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1986
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