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SHANNON v. UNION PLANTERS NAT. BANK

537 S.W.2d 919 (1976)

Eleanor Bosworth SHANNON et al., Appellants, v. UNION PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK, Trustee, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 24, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry M. Beaty, Jr., Beaty & Crawley, Memphis, for appellants.

James M. Manire, John H. Harris, Jr., Thomas R. Price, Goff, Canale, Kizer & Cribbs, Memphis, for appellees.

COOPER, Justice.

OPINION

Appellants, plaintiffs below, filed an action in the Chancery Court of Shelby County seeking a declaratory judgment for the purpose of determining the proper construction of the will of the late E. Clovis Hinds. Appellees, defendants below, filed a motion to dismiss on the ground that the construction of the will set forth in the complaint was "in direct violation of the intention of the testator as set out plainly on the face of...

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