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CITY OF MEMPHIS v. OVERTON

392 S.W.2d 98 (1965)

CITY OF MEMPHIS v. Samuel Watkins OVERTON, Jr., et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee,

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ramsay Wall and Thomas C. Farnsworth, Memphis, Shepard, Heiskell, Williams, Wall & Kirsch, Memphis, of counsel, for D.W. McLemore, J. Bayard Boyle, B. Snowden Boyle and Mrs. Jack L. Erb.

Armstrong, McCadden, Allen, Braden & Goodman, Newton P. Allen, Memphis, for Samuel Watkins Overton, Jr., Mrs. S. Watkins Overton, Mrs. Allen W. Phelps, Mrs. Paul Anderson, Maryanna Wells, Natalie Nickell McDermott and Melvin Hill Hayes.

James W. McDonnell, Jr., Memphis, Canada, Russell & Turner, Memphis, of counsel, for Mrs. Catherine O. McDonnell.

Patrick Johnson, Sr., Frank B. Gianotti, Jr., William W. O'Hearn, Memphis, for City of Memphis.

Henry M. Beaty, Jr., Memphis, guardian ad litem for incompetent heirs.

DYER, Justice.

This cause involves the title to certain realty located within that area dedicated by the original proprietors of the City of Memphis as the public promenade. Suit was brought by the City of Memphis as complainants against the heirs, known and unknown, of said proprietors. For brevity's sake, the City of Memphis will be referred to as the City, while the heirs will be referred to as such.

The suit apparently resulted from negotiations by the...

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