Legal Opinion

Roberts v. Cantrell

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided September 15, 1977PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

NEARN, Judge.

The original complaint by Sam M. Roberts et al. was one quia timet to remove a cloud on title. By the proof and amendments the case also took on the appearance of a boundary line dispute with charges and counter-charges of adverse possession. The Chancellor found both title and possession to be in the defendants, Cantrell. Plaintiffs have appealed.

The Assignments of Error can be narrowed to: (1) the evidence preponderates against the Chancellor’s findings and (2) the Chancellor erred in considering certain evidence.

The land in dispute consists of about 10 acres of timber land…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wilcox v. BlackwellTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Hebard v. ScottTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Montgomery v. LipscombTennessee Supreme Court · 1900

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. C. W. McMahan v. Barbara Jean GreeneCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005

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