HAWKINS v. DAWN


347 S.W.2d 480 (1961)

Eva Pauline HAWKINS v. William C. DAWN et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 26, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ely & Ely, Knoxville, for plaintiff in error Eva Pauline Hawkins.

Earl S. Ailor, Knoxville, for Knox County.


FELTS, Justice.

This suit was brought by plaintiff against Knox County for damages for the taking of a ten foot strip of her lot for road purposes, and for incidental damages to her remaining land. This lot had been conveyed to her by William C. Dawn and wife, and she also sued them for breach of warranty, alleging they had previously conveyed this strip to the County, by an unrecorded deed, without disclosing the fact...

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