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UHLHORN v. KELTNER

637 S.W.2d 844 (1982)

William B. UHLHORN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Charles Lee KELTNER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

June 1, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Luck, Memphis, for plaintiffs-appellants.

J. Houston Gordon, Covington, C.S. Carney & Robert C. Wilder, Ripley, for defendants-appellees.

OPINION

HARBISON, Chief Justice.

This case involves title and right of possession to a crescent-shaped tract of approximately 430 acres in Tipton County, Tennessee. It is situated in the southerly portion of a region known as Centennial Island. It was once part of the bed of the Mississippi River. Ultimately it became valuable farm land as a result of what Mark Twain called a "freak" of the great river in suddenly changing its course in March, 1876, shortening...

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