FREELS v. NORTHRUP


678 S.W.2d 55 (1984)

John Russell FREELS and Wife, Esther Freels, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ira W. NORTHRUP and Wife, Daisy Northrup, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

October 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M.F. McDavid, Harriman, Buxton, Layton, Webster & Wilkinson by George H. Buxton, Jr., Oak Ridge, for plaintiffs-appellants.

John S. McLellan, Kingsport, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

This action was initiated by Plaintiffs-Appellants to establish the ownership of certain mineral rights in a tract of land located in Morgan County, Tennessee. The Chancellor awarded the mineral rights to the Plaintiffs and accordingly decreed that a certain percentage of the oil royalties received by Defendants belonged to Plaintiffs. Defendants were further ordered to pay to Plaintiffs their proportionate share of sales proceeds...

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