BURRESS v. WOODWARD


665 S.W.2d 707 (1984)

Eva BURRESS and Burlie Williams, Co-Administrators of the Estate of William A. Williams, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Louise WOODWARD, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

February 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Phillips, Herbert B. Williams, Oneida, for defendants-appellants.

Johnny V. Dunaway, Gabriela P. Cacuci, LaFollette, for plaintiffs-appellees.


OPINION

DROWOTA, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether T.C.A. § 28-2-110 bars the Plaintiffs' action for damages and an injunction against Defendants' mining activities on a tract of land to which Plaintiffs claim the mineral rights, due to Plaintiffs' failure to pay taxes on the mineral portion of the property "for a period of more than twenty years."

The Plaintiffs are the co-administrators of the estate of William A. Williams, who purchased...

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