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Robinson v. Trousdale County

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided November 18, 1974PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This is an inverse condemnation suit involving the nature of the estate of tenancy by the entireties under Tennessee law and the common law disability of coverture.

Petitioners, husband and wife, sued Trousdale County for damages for the taking of certain real estate owned by them as tenants by the entirety, for the purpose of widening a public road adjacent to their property, and for incidental damages.

The answer of Trousdale County, among other defenses, asserts that petitioners are barred from seeking compensation and damages by virtue of a deed, executed by the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. United States v. YazellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Beddingfield v. Estill & NewmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
  3. McCurdy & Stevenson v. CanningSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
  4. Cole Manufacturing Co. v. CollierTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Bennett v. HutchensTennessee Supreme Court · 1915

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Davis v. DavisTennessee Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Bankr. L. Rep. P 75,231 in Re Norbert M. Arango, Debtor. Norbert M. Arango v. Third National Bank in NashvilleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  3. Tennessee Department of Human Services v. VaughnTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Waldschmidt v. Shaw (In Re Shaw)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980
  5. Griffin v. PrinceTennessee Supreme Court · 1982

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