BANNER BAPTIST CHURCH v. WATSON


246 S.W.2d 17 (1951)

BANNER BAPTIST CHURCH v. WATSON et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied February 9, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O.M. Tate, Jr., Knoxville, B.A. Townsend, Sevierville, for complainant.

Harley Fowler, Knoxville, Robert Ogle, Jr., Sevierville, for defendants.


GAILOR, Justice.

The controversy presented by this litigation has finally resolved itself into a contest for $2,000 paid into Court by the State for the agreed value of a quarter-acre of land split by Highway No. 71, in Sevier County, and possessed and used by the Church since November 15, 1926. The land in controversy is referred to in the record as the "School Lot," to distinguish it from an adjoining tract which is referred...

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