Tidwell v. Van Deventer

MATHERNE, Retired Judge.

The plaintiffs Tidwell sue to remove cloud on their title to a tract of mountain land located in Monroe County, Tennessee. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants Van Deventer make claim to a portion of their land, and in the event the Van Deven-ters should prevail, the plaintiffs seek relief from the other defendants, plaintiffs’ predecessors in title under warranty deeds executed by those defendants. Cecil B. Newman, property assessor for Monroe County, was made party defendant so that the court could order him to make necessary changes on his official records.

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