Cox v. State

On Petition to Rehear

The complainants have filed a petition to rehear, which states:

‘‘Now, the point we are raising is simply this:

“That we are entitled to have Your Honors decide in the case at Bar whether or not the original complainants have a right to have the Chancery Court of Obion County at least determine title to this land, because it is only after the Chancery Court has determined title to it that we would be entitled to sue under the reverse condemnation statute.”

In our original opinion we pointed out that in Fritts v. Leech, 201 Tenn. 18, 296 S.W.2d 834, both the complainant,…