Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Thomason v. Temple

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1919PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Fkom Hamilton. ■ Appeal from the Chancery Court of Hamilton County. —Hon. W. B. Gabvin, Chancellor.

1Opinion of the Court

. Me. Justice McKinney

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The primary question involved in this controversy is the proper construction and interpretation of certain provisions of the inheritance tax statute (chapter 46 of the Acts of 1919).

The bill charges that Mrs. Sarah H. Temple died testate at her home in Hamilton County on May 1, *4681919, seized, and possessed of a tract of land of thirteen acres, on which she resided; that by her will a life estate in said tract of land was devised to her husband, the defendant H. F. Temple, with remainder to others; that the American .Trust & Banking…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ashby v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Grannis v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Riggins v. TylerTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Morris v. PeopleColorado Court of Appeals · 1893

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Woodroof v. City of NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1946
  2. James Cable Partners, L.P. v. City of JamestownCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
  3. State Ex Rel. Bastnagel v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1970
  4. Cummings v. SharpTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Tennessee Title Co. v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nTennessee Supreme Court · 1947

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