BRIGHT v. BRIGHT


729 S.W.2d 106 (1986)

Irene BRIGHT, heirs being Kathleen Bivens, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Michael Anthony BRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Knoxville.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied March 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Lewis Kennard, Madisonville, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Kendred A. White, Madisonville, for defendant-appellant.


CRAWFORD, Judge.

The decree of the trial court declared a deed absolute on its face to be a conveyance in trust. Michael Anthony Bright, the grantee defendant appeals and presents for review the sole issue of whether the trial court erred in so holding.

Irene Bright, a widow with 13 children died intestate on April 16, 1985. Defendant and his brother Carl Bright are Mrs. Bright's grandchildren and were reared by...

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