Tennessee Supreme Court· 3/9/1898
Forrest v. Porch
Citations
- 100 Tenn. 391
- 45 S.W. 676
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- finding that, where a life estate was granted to the testator’s widow and the remainder in fee to the testator’s “heirs at law,” the heirs were to take per stirpes
- remainder, after life estate to wife, to testator’s heirs at law was contingent because testator obviously intended the land to be divided at the death of his widow among such persons who at that time were his heirs at law
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19 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Tate v. TateTennessee Supreme Court· 1912-04-15· cited 44×
- Jordan v. JordanTennessee Supreme Court· 1921-12-15· cited 43×
- Burton v. KinneyTennessee Supreme Court· 1950-06-09· cited 28×
- Spofford v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court· 1921-12-15· cited 25×
- Burdick v. GilpinTennessee Supreme Court· 1959-06-05· cited 24×
- Felts v. FeltsTennessee Supreme Court· 1949-04-30· cited 11×
- Walker v. AppleburyTennessee Supreme Court· 1965-12-31· cited 9×
- Maynor v. VaughnTennessee Supreme Court· 1929-06-15· cited 9×
- Williams, Com'r. v. McFarlandTennessee Supreme Court· 1931-04-04· cited 7×
- Taylor v. DickersonTennessee Supreme Court· 1934-01-27· cited 7×
- Barnes v. RedmondTennessee Supreme Court· 1912-12-15· cited 6×
- Spencer v. StantonTennessee Supreme Court· 1959-12-04· cited 6×
- Moore v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Tennessee· 1954-08-27· cited 4×
- McCrea v. McCreaOhio Court of Appeals· 1915-06-08· cited 3×
- Wilson v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Tennessee· 1960-05-20· cited 3×
- Lorenzo C. White v. Carolyn Fields HayesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee· 2005-06-01
- Rutherford County v. Martha WilsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee· 2002-02-28
- Ahlemeyer v. MillerNew Jersey Court of Chancery· 1937-05-12
- Lewis v. WilsonTennessee Supreme Court· 1959-03-12
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