EZELL v. GRAVES


807 S.W.2d 700 (1990)

Arvell Eugene EZELL and wife, Mary Moody Ezell and Lance Duncan, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Naymond D. GRAVES and wife, Marjorie B. Graves, Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

Permission to Appeal Denied March 11, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Thompson Bates, III, Centerville, for plaintiffs/appellants.

William Landis Turner, Keaton, Turner & Spitzer, Hohenwald, for defendants/appellees.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court March 11, 1991.

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

This case requires us to examine several issues relating to the common law tort of libel of title. The court below granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment, concluding that the plaintiffs failed to establish the existence of any special damages. We reverse.

The plaintiffs are the owners of two tracts of land in Perry County, Tennessee. On February...

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