Hines v. Tennessee
Tennessee Supreme Court
149 S.W. 1058 (1911)

- Written by Kelli Lanski, JD
Facts
William Crawford owned land in Tennessee and designated about an acre of it as family burial grounds in the early 1800s. He and several of his family members were buried there. Over the years, family members erected and maintained gravestones and monuments to the individuals buried there. The land was passed down to descendants and ultimately sold outside of the family to Walter Hines (plaintiff). There was no language in the deed reserving the burial ground as a cemetery. Hines did not allow Crawford’s descendants to visit the cemetery and was convicted of a misdemeanor under Tennessee law for refusing access.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Shields, C.J.)
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