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  • Trotter and Arnold v. State

    158 Tenn. 264 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 21, 1929

    Ry. v. Smith, 147 Tenn., 453 ; Rogers v. Colville, 145 Tenn., 657 ; R. R. Co. v. Johnson, 114 Tenn., 367 ; Wise & Co. v. Morgan, 101 Tenn., 267 . … Gold v. Fite, 61 Tenn. (2 Baxt.), 237; Brown v. Hamlett, 76 Tenn. (8 Lea), 732; Standard Oil Co. v. State, 117 Tenn., 618 ; Bank & Trust Co. v. Walker, 128 Tenn., 22 ; Riggins v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Cobble v. Langford

    190 Tenn. 385 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 29, 1950

    Johnson v. Somers, 20 Tenn. 268 ; Farris & Hampton v. Martin, 29 Tenn. 495 ; Matherson v. … In Taylor & Williams v.

    Cited 35 timesPublished
  • State of Tennessee v. Mechelle L. Montgomery

    462 S.W.3d 482 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 27, 2015

    Brown stated that she and her boyfriend had observed in their driveway a black Ford Mustang driven by the Defendant, who had previously been in a relationship with Ms. Brown’s boyfriend. … Coolidge v. New Hampshire, 403 U.S. 443, 454-55 (1971) (quoting Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347, 357 (1967)); see also State v.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Laue v. Grand Fraternity

    132 Tenn. 235 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1915

    Rep., 952 ; Fickle v. Fickle, 5 Yerg. (13 Tenn.), 203. In Brown v. Beckwith, 58 W. Va., 140 , 51 S. E., 977 , 1 L. R. A. (N. S.), 778, 112 Am. St. … Springer *247 v. Lewis, 22 Pa., 191 ; Urquhart v. Smith, 5 Kan., 447 ; Winslow v. Benedict, 70 Ill., 120 .

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  • Cheatham v. Trotter

    7 Tenn. 198 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1823

    That was mentioned at the time of the contract, but formed no material part of it, for he would have kept them had he not purchased the legacy at the time; they were large enough to have earned their board and clothes. … On the above facts of this case Judge Haywood delivered the opinion of the Court, consisting, with himself, of Judges BROWN and Peck.

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  • Leneave v. McDowell

    91 Tenn. 75 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 5, 1892

    Brown it was agreed that complainants in said bill should have certain therein described lands in full satisfaction of fees in said cause of J. P. Brown v. II. A. … The history of this litigation and its final result is to be found in, the case of Brown v. Brown et al., 86 Tenn., 277 et seq. As a consequence of this decision, the executor and devisees of John P.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Sawyer v. Mercer

    594 S.W.2d 696 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 25, 1980

    The committee’s report and recommendations will be submitted to the board of trustees of the college. … Commerce Street Co. v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., 31 Tenn.App. 314 , 215 S.W.2d 4 (1948).

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  • Nix v. Nix

    57 Tenn. 546 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1873

    Brown with a view to defeat her alimony. The said Austin M. … The Chancellor granted a divorce a vinculo, but refused to disturb the conveyance to Brown. There is a singular similitude between the facts of this case and those of Brooks v. Caughran, 3 Head, 466 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • State v. Copeland

    226 S.W.3d 287 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 23, 2007

    Brown v. Crown Equip. Corp., 181 S.W.3d 268, 273 (Tenn.2005). … Diva Brown is referred to by both her first and last names in order to avoid confusion with David Bell Brown, a friend and employee of Sudderth. 5 . See North Carolina v.

    Cited 133 timesPublished
  • Allison v. Casey

    63 Tenn. 587 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1874

    It was held in Washington v. Conrad, 2 Hum., 562 , and approved in Shultz v. … And in Phillips v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Howard v. Willocks

    525 S.W.2d 132 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 30, 1975

    Fentress County Beer Board v. Cravens, 209 Tenn. 679 , 356 S.W.2d 260 (1962). … Cantrell v. DeKalb County Beer Board, 213 Tenn. 568 , 376 S.W.2d 480 (1964). II.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Pope v. Merchants' Trust Co.

    118 Tenn. 506 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1907

    Brown, Wm. H. Kyle, President. Vice Pres’t Cashier. MERCHANTS’ TRUST COMPANY. Capital Stock, $200,000. Memphis, Tenn.,-.. … In Nutter v.

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  • Burnett v. Maloney

    34 L.R.A. 541 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 14, 1896

    The case of Farson, Leach & Co. v. The Board of Commissioners, decided by the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, reported in 30 S. W. Rep., 17 , is also cited and relied upon. … Browning v. Springfield, 63 Am. Dec., 345 ; Perry v. Worcester, 66 Am. Dec., 431 . Counties do not hold and operate under charters, as do cities and other municipal corporations. They have no franchises.

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  • Muse v. Town of Lexington

    110 Tenn. 655 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1903

    Granting, however, they have done so, and in this respect have brought their case within the authority of Woodbury v. Brown, 101 Tenn., 707 , 50 S. … Among them are People v. Farnham, 35 Ill., 562 ; Allen v. Archer, 49 Me., 346; Swain v. Comstock, 18 Wis., 465 ; Bow v. Allenstown, 34 N. H., 351, 69 Am. Dec., 489 ; Bessey v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Continental Insurance Co. v. Dowdy

    560 S.W.2d 619 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 16, 1978

    Giles County Board of Education v. Hickman, 547 S.W.2d 944 (Tenn.1977). Keeping this rule in mind, we examine appellant’s assignments of error. … Brown Shoe Co. v. Reed, 209 Tenn. 106, 114 , 350 S.W.2d 65, 69 (1961). Where the usual strain or exertion of work causes an unusual result, such an injury is “by accident” under sec. 50-902(d). A. C.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Butler v. Parker

    200 Tenn. 603 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 8, 1956

    Brown, supra, and places the instant case squarely in line with the last two cases herein cited of Campbell v. Lewisburg & N. R. Co., and Guy v. Culberson, supra. The case of Campbell v. Lewisburg & N. R. … Among other authorities from other jurisdictions are our cases of Howell v. Jones, 91 Tenn. 402 , 19 S.W. 757 ; Davis v. Brown, Tenn. Ch. 62 S.W. 381 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • State v. Henderson

    620 S.W.2d 484 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 24, 1981

    See Moore v. State, 563 S.W.2d 215 (Tenn.Crim.App.1978); Wiley v. State, 552 S.W.2d 410 (Tenn.Crim.App.1977); Morgan v. State, 220 Tenn. 247 , 415 S.W.2d 879 (1967); and Wilkerson v. … Defendant relies on Brown v. State, 574 S.W.2d 57 (Tenn.Crim.App.1978), asserting that it stand for the proposition that the intent to rob must exist at the time of asportation.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Tennessee Small School Systems v. McWherter

    851 S.W.2d 139 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 22, 1993

    See McDaniel v. Thomas, 248 Ga. 632 , 285 S.E.2d 156 (1981); Rose v. Council for Better Educ., Inc., 790 S.W.2d 186 (Ky. 1989); Board of Educ., Levittown Union Free School Dist. v. … The United States Supreme Court addressed the value of education in Brown v.

    Cited 139 timesPublished
  • Posey v. Eaton

    77 Tenn. 500 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1882

    The case of Johnson v. … In the case of Tatum v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • International House of Talent, Inc. v. Alabama

    712 S.W.2d 78 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 19, 1986

    See Holmes v. Jarrett Moon & Company, 54 Tenn. 506 (1872); Acme Metals, Inc. v. Weddington, 575 S.W.2d 15 (Tenn.App.1978); Annot. 80 A.L.R.2d 1137 (1961). We recognize that in the case of Lazarov v. … Oliver v. The Society for the Preservation of the Book of Common Prayer, 693 S.W.2d 340 (Tenn.1985); Neese v. Brown, 218 Tenn. 686 , 405 S.W.2d 577 (1964); Dale v. Thomas H.

    Cited 12 timesPublished

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