Legal Opinion

Moffitt v. Meeks

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided October 26, 1946PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHowell, J.

The bill in this cause was filed by Fanny Moffitt as sole heir at law of her mother and two uncles and alleges that she is the owner of a small tract of land in Grundy County, Tennessee, containing about % of an acre and that the defendant Ernest Meeks is wrongfully in possession of this land and refuses to vacate it. The bill prays that any claim the defendant may have upon this land be decreed a cloud upon her title and that a writ of possession issue to put her in possession thereof.

In his answer the defendant claims that he ¿bought the land in question from an uncle of the complainant, T.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Coal & Iron Co. v. CoppingerTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Kittel v. StegerTennessee Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Choate v. SewellTennessee Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Lieberman v. ClarkTennessee Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Green v. Cumberland Coal & Coke Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1902

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Derryberry v. LedfordCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
  2. Cooke v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1986
  3. Bone v. LogginsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
  4. Savely v. BridgesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1967
  5. Blankenship v. BlankenshipCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1983

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