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Plaintiff Cumulus and its predecessors initiated a suit claiming adverse possession of a service road that encroached onto Defendant Shim's adjacent property. The Chancery Court granted summary judgment to Cumulus based on common law adverse possession. The Court of Appeals reversed, asserting that Cumulus's failure to pay taxes on the disputed strip, as per Tennessee Code Annotated section 28-2-110, barred the claim. This Court reversed the Court of Appeals, holding that the statutory bar in TCA 28-2-110 does not apply to minor boundary disputes between contiguous properties where both owners had paid taxes on their respective main tracts. The judgment of the Chancery Court, confirming Cumulus's common law adverse possession, was reinstated.
Cumulus Broadcasting, Inc. v. Shim is a workers' compensation case decided in Tennessee Supreme Court. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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Plaintiff Cumulus and its predecessors initiated a suit claiming adverse possession of a service road that encroached onto Defendant Shim's adjacent property. The Chancery Court granted summary judgment to Cumulus based on common law adverse possession. The Court of Appeals reversed, asserting that Cumulus's failure to pay taxes on the disputed strip, as per Tennessee Code Annotated section 28-2-110, barred the claim. This Court reversed the Court of Appeals, holding that the statutory bar in TCA 28-2-110 does not apply to minor boundary disputes between contiguous properties where both owners had paid taxes on their respective main tracts. The judgment of the Chancery Court, confirming Cumulus's common law adverse possession, was reinstated.
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