EDWARDS v. PUCKETT


268 S.W.2d 582 (1954)

EDWARDS v. PUCKETT et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 21, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avery & Avery, Alamo, for appellant.

S. Homer Tatum, Alamo, Clarke, Norris & Matherne, Brownsville, for appellees.

R. F. Jerman, Alamo, guardian ad litem for appellees.


NEIL, Chief Justice.

The complainant, W.J. Edwards, filed his original bill in the Chancery Court of Crockett County for a declaratory judgment decreeing that he is vested with the remainder interest in 9/16 undivided interest in a 50 acre tract of land, subject to the life estate of his mother, Mrs. Louise Alice Puckett, who is still living.

The interest to which the complainant claims title is based upon the following undisputed facts. The father and mother...

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