Katella Brown Bible v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Humphreys
On March 6,1915, E. K. Brown and wife, Alice Brown, conveyed a tract of land of approximately seventy acres to their two sons, J. 0. Brown and J. N. Brown. On September 18, 1956, J. N. Brown conveyed his undivided one-half interest in the property to J. 0. Brown. The deed was recorded on September 22 1956, and on the *363same day J. 0. Brown conveyed to his wife, Hope M. Brown, an estate by the entirety in the same tract of land.
J. 0. Brown is now deceased, and the question is whether Hope M. Brown holds the entire seventy acre tract as an estate by the entirety, or whether she has an estate by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Teague v. SowderTennessee Supreme Court · 1908
- Hicks v. SprankleTennessee Supreme Court · 1923
- Trapp v. McCormickTennessee Supreme Court · 1939
- Bennett v. LanghamTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Roberts v. HaleTennessee Supreme Court · 1965