Legal Opinion

In re Last Will & Testament of Ambrister

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 11, 1959PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ms. Justice Swepston

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Preliminary to a discussion of the merits of the case, attention is called to the fact that the order of the Circuit Judge purports to allow a discretionary appeal. The only provision for discretionary appeals appears in T.C.A. 27-305 as amended by Ch. 172, Acts of 1955, re*739lating to equity cases, but tbe same has no application to the instant situation. As will later appear herein, however, the judgment entered in the Circuit Court was a final judgment, because the effect of it was to settle all matters in controversy. We, therefore, have…

2Cited by3 opinions

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  3. In Re Estate of Ellra Donald BosticCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2016

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