Legal Opinion

Jones v. Jones

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1924PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ms. MaloNb, Special Judge,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The hill in this case was filed to reform a deed, under the inherent jurisdiction of the chancery court, and, under the provisions of chapter 13 of the Acts of 1919, to have the objectionable clauses of the deed declared clouds on the complainants’ title.

The chancellor and court of civil appeals have concurred in granting the relief prayed, and the guardian ad litem of the minor defendants brings the case here by petition for certiorari.

The essential facts disclosed by the record are, in substance, these:

Greorge W. McKee, a citizen…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Harrison v. . RaySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
  2. Pittsburg Lumber Co. v. ShellTennessee Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Battle v. ClaiborneTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Whitsett v. WamackSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
  5. Cottrell v. GriffithsTennessee Supreme Court · 1901

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Marron v. ScarbroughCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1958
  2. Henry v. Southern Fire & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1958
  3. Rentenbach Engineering Co., Construction Division v. General Realty Ltd.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
  4. E. K. Hardison Seed Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1966
  5. Sikora v. VanderploegCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006

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