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SHELBY COUNTY v. WILLIAMS

510 S.W.2d 73 (1974)

SHELBY COUNTY, Tennessee v. Albert WILLIAMS et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 6, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Harold Nichols, Memphis, for appellant.

Robert M. Fargarson, Warren Miller, C. Cleveland Drennon, Jr., Memphis, for appellees.

OPINION

McCANLESS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in a condemnation suit in which the only question for our determination is whether the children of a Mississippi common law marriage are to be recognized as heirs to Tennessee real estate. The Circuit Court adjudged that the courts of Tennessee could not recognize the Mississippi common law marriage and the legitimacy of the offspring of the marriage.

The Circuit Court in denying the children...

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