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ROBINSON v. TROUSDALE COUNTY

516 S.W.2d 626 (1974)

Vestal ROBINSON and wife, Ruby Robinson, Petitioners, v. TROUSDALE COUNTY, Tennessee, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

November 18, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solon Fitzpatrick, Carthage, for petitioners.

James Donoho, Hartsville, for respondents.

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.

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