BRANTLEY v. BRANTLEY


281 S.W.2d 668 (1955)

Emma Jane Northington BRANTLEY, et al. v. Mrs. Annie Archer BRANTLEY, also known as Mrs. J.C. Brantley, Sr., et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

August 2, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.E. Madden and Sam F. Cole, Memphis, for appellants.

Adrian Lowenthal, Memphis, W.E. Wilroy, Hernando, Miss., for appellees.


BURNETT, Justice.

This suit was brought to impress a trust in the complainant's favor, to the extent of their interest, upon certain property in Shelby County, Tennessee, held by their mother Mrs. J.C. Brantley, Sr., the defendant. Others are also joined as defendant being certain parties siding with Mrs. Brantley, a Loan and Savings Bank and a trustee under a mortgage. The trust rests upon an alleged parol agreement of the parties, between Mrs. Brantley, Sr., and...

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