Legal Opinion

Harrison v. Harrison

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1923PublishedCited by 11 opinions

PROM BEDFORD. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Bedford County.— Hon. Thos. B. Lytle, Chancellor.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chambliss

The complainant and administratrix filed this bill to administer in the chancery court the insolvent estate of her husband. The sole question on this appeal is the right of Mrs. Harrison to participate in the proceeds of a farm owned by her husband at his death, subject to1 a vendor’s lien evidenced by five outstanding notes, aggregating $5,000 held by certain of the defendants.

It appears that Mr. Harrison had,purchased this farm in 1919, paid $1,600 on the purchase price, and given these five notes, maturing January 1, 1920, and succeeding years. At his death in the fall of 1920 none of the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hurley v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. Westall v. WoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
  3. Society of Shakers at Pleasant Hill v. WatsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1895
  4. Garrison v. . Vermont MillsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
  5. Knaffl v. Knoxville Banking & Trust Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1915

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Dixon v. MorganTennessee Supreme Court · 1926
  2. Amos v. Central Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1954
  3. Savage v. SavageCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1927
  4. Mississippi v. First Nat. Bank of GreenwoodCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
  5. Gamble v. FultonTennessee Supreme Court · 1933

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