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  • State ex rel. Bonner v. Andrews

    131 Tenn. 554 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1914

    This point is fully covered by Kimble et al. v. Board of Commissioners of Franklin County, 32 Ind. App., 377 , 66 N. E., 1023 , approved in State v. Holt, 163 Ind., 198 , 71 N. E., 653 . The facts in Kimble v. … Thompson v. Evans, 2 Tenn. Ch. App., 61 , 71; Dunn v. Dunn, 99 Tenn. (15 Pickle), 598, 42 S. W., 259 ; Hamilton v. Brownsville Gaslight Co., 115 Tenn. (7 Cates), 150, 90 S. W., 159 ; Barnes v. Brown, 1 Tenn. Ch.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Downen v. Allstate Insurance Co.

    811 S.W.2d 523 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 20, 1991

    King v. Jones Truck Lines, 814 S.W.2d 23 (Tenn.1991). In this case, the deposition of Dr. Brown cannot substitute for a trial on the merits. Dr. … Brown offered testimony favorable to Allstate.

    Cited 164 timesPublished
  • Kenner & Co. v. Peters

    141 Tenn. 55 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1918

    Co. v. Nordeman, supra, to support the holding of the court of civil appeals. … See Southern Ice & Coal Co. v. Allen, 127 Term., 173, 154 S. W., 536 ; Nance v. Piano Co., 128 Tenn., 1, 7 , 155 S. W., 1172 , Ann. Cas., 1914D, 834; McDonald Auto. Co. v. Bichnell, 129 Tenn. 493 , 167 S. W., 108 , Ann.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County v. Allen

    220 Tenn. 222 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 7, 1967

    McCrady, 174 Tenn. 162 , 124 S.W.2d 248 ; Vinson v. Fentress, 33 Tenn.App. 359 , 232 S.W.2d 272 ; and City of Nashville v. Brown, 25 Tenn.App. 340 , 157 S.W.2d 612 . … See Wilson v. Maury County Board of Education, 42 Tenn.App. 315 , 302 S.W.2d 502 , and authorities therein cited. This general immunity of counties is stated in 25 Am.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Block Coal & Coke Co. v. United Mine Workers

    177 Tenn. 247 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 8, 1941

    In Alabama the case of Department of Industrial Relations v. … The language of the Kentucky Act, construed in Barnes et al. v. Hall, decided December 20th, 1940 (rehearing denied February 14, 1941), 285 Ky., 160 , 146 S.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Browning v. Alabama Great Southern R.

    195 Tenn. 252 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 6, 1953

    Ry. v. Browning, 176 Tenn 245, 140 S. W. (2d) 781, 783 , affirmed by the U. S. S. C., 310 U. S. 362 , 60 S. Ct. 968 , 84 L. Ed. 1254 . … v.

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  • Sealed Power Corp. v. Stokes

    174 Tenn. 493 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 1, 1939

    Board of Park Com’rs v. Nashville, 134 Tenn., 612 , 185 S. W., 694 ; Southern R. Co. v. Grigsby, 155 Tenn., 285 , 292 S. W., 3 ; May Co. v. Anderson, 156 Tenn., 216 , 300 S. W., 12 . … In Board of Park Com’rs v. Nashville, supra [ 134 Tenn., 612 , 185 S.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • DeBow v. First Investment Property, Inc.

    623 S.W.2d 273 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 9, 1981

    As noted in Bell v. … Bell v. Kelso Oil Co., supra; Hudson v. Thurston Motor Lines, Inc., 583 S.W.2d 597 (Tenn.1979); Great American Indemnity Company v. Friddell, 198 Tenn. 360 , 280 S.W.2d 908 (1955); Tapp v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • State v. Grace

    493 S.W.2d 474 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 16, 1973

    Hutchison was recalled to rebut the testimony of Brown. Hutchison was asked whether he “ever made any offer to accept restitution” with Brown in this case. … McBee v. State, 213 Tenn. 15 , 372 S.W.2d 173 (1963).

    Abrogated by statute, as recognized in State v. MoatsCited 1,895 timesPublished
  • Red River Furnace Co. v. Tennessee Central Railroad

    113 Tenn. 697 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1903

    Since the case of State v. … Tbe import of these cases may be condensed in a paragraph from Sykes v. Mayor, 55 Miss., 137 , embodied and approved in tbe opinion of tbe court in Grenada Supervisors v. Brown, 112 U. S., 261 , 5 Sup. Ct., 125, 28 L.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Railroad v. Ray

    101 Tenn. 1 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 16, 1898

    Burson v. Cox, 6 Baxter, 360 ; 5 Am. & Eng. Enc. Pl. & Prac., 723; Savannah R. R. Co. v. Holland, 14 Am. St. Rep., 158 ; Southern Express Co. v. Brown, 19 Am. St. Rep., 306 ; Alabama R. R. Co. v. Arnold, 5 Am. St. … Williams v. Palace Car Co., 8 Am. St. Rep., 538 ; Thorpe v. N. Y. Ry. Co., 32 Am. Rep., 325 ; Evans. & Terre Haute Ry. Co. v. Alton, 51 Am. St. Rep., 303 ; Railroad v. Dix, 7 Pickle, 180 ; Railroad v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Leonard Edward Smith v. State of Tennessee

    357 S.W.3d 322 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 19, 2011

    Brown. … State v. Smith, 803 S.W.2d 709, 710 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1990). In 1995, Judge Brown then presided over Smith’s resentencing hearing in the Webb murder case.

    Cited 222 timesPublished
  • Danny C. Garland, II v. Board of Professional Responsibility Of The Supreme Court of Tennessee

    Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 10, 2017

    GARLAND, II v. … Analysis The Supreme Court of Tennessee is the source of authority for the Board of Professional Responsibility and all of its functions. Brown v. Bd. of Prof’l Responsibility, 29 S.W.3d 445, 449 (Tenn. 2000).

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Beery v. Shelby County

    139 Tenn. 532 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1918

    Board, 8 Heisk. [55 Tenn.], 857; Ballentine v. Mayor, 15 Lea [83 Tenn.], 633, 639; Luehrman v. Taxing District, supra; Smith v. Carter, 131 Tenn., 1, 7 , 173 S. … Brown, 132 Tenn., 685, 690 , 179 S. W., 321 ; public *542 schools, Ransom v. Rutherford Co., 15 Cates (123 Tenn.), 25, 30, 31, 130 S. W., 1057 , Ann.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Volunteer State Life Ins. v. Dunbar

    133 Tenn. 331 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1915

    The case of Brown v. Schlier, 118 Fed., 981 , 55 C. C. A., 475 , was there cited and followed. … Corp. (2d Ed.), secs. 2390, 2391; Barrow v. Nashville, etc., Turnpike Co., 9 Humph. (28 Tenn.), 304; Searight v. Payne, 1 Tenn. Ch., 186; Reynolds v. Crawfordsville First Nat. Bank, 112 U. S., 405 , 5 Sup.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Abbott Widdicombe v. McGuire

    221 Tenn. 601 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 5, 1968

    T.C.A. sec. 20-1001 et seq.; Colella v. Whitt, 202 Tenn. 551 , 308 S.W.2d 369 (1957); Holland v. Forcum-James Cooperage & Lumber Co., 154 Tenn. 174 , 285 S.W. 569 (1926). … Schenley Distillers Corporation v. United States, 326 U.S. 432, 437 , 66 S.Ct. 247, 249 , 90 L.Ed. 181, 184 (1946). See also Maley v. Carroll, 381 F.2d 147 (5th Cir.1967).

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Hobbs v. Harlan

    78 Tenn. 268 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1882

    Harkness, 6 Ill., 173 ; Bybee v. Tharp, 4 B. Mass., 313; Gilbert v. McEachen, 38 Miss., 499 ; Brown v. Mullins, 24 Miss., 204 ; Villard v. Chovin, 2 Strobh (S. C.) Eq., 40; Phillips v. Davis, 2 Sneed, 520 ; Beeler v. … C.), 29; McDowell v. Caldwell, 2 McCord (S. C.) Ch., 43; Johnson v. Coleman, 3 Jones (N. C.) Eq., 290; Frelick v. Turner, 26 Miss., 393 ; Dorney v. Bullock, 7 Ire. Eq., 102.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Riggs v. Burson

    941 S.W.2d 44 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 10, 1997

    See Brown v. Campbell County Bd. of Educ., 915 S.W.2d at 413 . … Brown v. Campbell County Bd. of Educ., 915 S.W.2d at 413 .

    Cited 300 timesPublished
  • Dunn v. Eaton

    92 Tenn. 743 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 11, 1893

    As stated by Justice Fields in Fletcher v. Fuller, 120 U. S., 534 , the owners of propei’ty, especially if it be valuable and available, do not often allow it to remain in the quiet and unquestioned enjoyment of others. … To the same effect is Williams v. Donnell, 2 Head, 695 . We are of opinion that the presumption of a deed from Dr.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Cooley v. State

    88 Tenn. 250 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 28, 1889

    Code, (M. & V.) § 5375; (T. & S.) §4626. … Evans v. The State, 1 Hum., 394 ; The State v. Freels, 3 Hum., 228 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished

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