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  • Tennessee Department of Correction v. David Pressley

    528 S.W.3d 506 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 14, 2017

    State v. Howard, 504 S.W.3d 260, 269 (Tenn. 2016) (quoting State v. McNack, 356 S.W.3d 906, 908 (Tenn. 2011)). … Bailey v. Blount Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 303 S.W.3d 216, 230 (Tenn. 2010); Lynch v.

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Wright v. Roberts

    573 S.W.2d 468 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 20, 1978

    The Disciplinary Board found that appellant was guilty of unprofessional conduct in failing to respond to the orders of Chancellor Thrasher; in failing to move the Court to restore the action to the docket after it had been … However, the Disciplinary Board also correctly noted that no proof was adduced that any loss or prejudice resulted to the estate by the failure of petitioner to prosecute the conservatorship proceedings with diligence.

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  • Hicks v. State

    191 Tenn. 214 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 15, 1950

    It is insisted by counsel for defendants'that the indictment is duplicitous in that it undertakes to charge two persons with jointly suborning the commission of perjury, and they rely upon State v. … In the present case, the testimony of Brown definitely shows a *220 community interest or purpose between the two defendants to procure Brown to testify falsely.

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  • Hubbard v. City of Nashville

    212 Tenn. 218 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 15, 1963

    One of the questions made in Brown v. City of Chattanooga, was the sufficiency of notice under this same Code Section. … v.

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  • McKinnie v. State

    214 Tenn. 195 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 8, 1964

    One additional authority is cited, State of Delaware v. Brown, 195 A.2d 397 . This Delawar e case is no wise in point herein. The same reasons that we assigned as to why Peterson v. City of Greenville and Lombard v. … State of Louisiana were not in point are applicable to the Brown case. In the Brown case, Brown, a Negro, entered the premises of a restaurant and requested service of food.

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  • Davis v. Shelby County Sheriff's Department

    278 S.W.3d 256 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 20, 2009

    See Huddleston v. … Inc. v. Shim, 226 S.W.3d 366, 373 (Tenn. 2007). The Board’s Decision to Terminate Mr.

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  • State v. Talley

    307 S.W.3d 723 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 19, 2010

    Charles Reasor, Jr., an attorney and homeowners association board member who owned a unit at Hedrick Place, testified for the Defendant at the hearing on the motion. … Brown, 422 U.S. at 604 , 95 S.Ct. 2254 .

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  • State ex rel. Patton v. Mayor of Aldermen

    626 S.W.2d 5 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 28, 1981

    board of the municipality. … See Waldraven v. Mayor and Aldermen of Memphis, 44 Tenn. 431 (1867); 62 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations, § 435(b)(1).

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  • TH Mastín & Company v. Loveday

    202 Tenn. 589 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 6, 1957

    The remaining situation, however, in Brown v. Stone & Webster differs from the situation in the instant case in the following respects: — -(1) the insurer in Brown v. … No resident agent had been designated by the insurer in the instant case; (2) the employee in Brown v. Stone & Webster Eng.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • State v. Nash

    104 S.W.3d 495 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 21, 2003

    State v. Ross, 49 S.W.3d 833, 844 (Tenn. 2001) (quoting State v. Williams, 913 S.W.2d 462, 466 (Tenn. 1996)). … See State v. Morris, 24 S.W.3d 788, 795 (Tenn. 2000); State v. Pappas, 754 S.W.2d 620, 623 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987).

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Williams v. Hewitt

    128 Tenn. 689 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1913

    Kirkman v. Brown, 93 Tenn., 476 , 27 S. W., 709 ; Brock v. Burchett, 2 Swan, 27 ; Gates v. Butler, 3. Humph., 447; Coal Creek Mining Co., v. Ross, 12 Lea, 1 ; McSpadden v. Iron Co., 42 S. … Brown is not entirely apparent. Erck v. Church has been recognized as a ruling case upon its facts since the date of it's decision.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Commerce Union Bank v. Warren County

    707 S.W.2d 854 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 24, 1986

    Brown, 86 Tenn. 277, 292 , 6 S.W. 869 , 874 (1888) (citations omitted). As a positive rule of property law, it applies to all future interests, whether created by will, deed, or otherwise. Crockett v. … Brown v. Brown, supra, 86 Tenn. at 291, 6 S.W. at 873. The Rule against perpetuities is a creature of the common law and thus we must look to the common law to guide us in its application. Eager v. McCoy, supra.

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  • Heiskell v. Lowe

    126 Tenn. 475 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1912

    Brown, John D. Caldwell, and H. T. Cooper, as election commissioners of and for the county of Knox. … Kirk v. State, 1 Cold., 346 -348.

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  • Hill v. Beeler

    199 Tenn. 325 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 3, 1956

    W. (2d) 507 ; Quinton v. Board of Claims, 165 Tenn. 201 , 54 S. W. (2d) 953 ; Insurance Co. v. Craig, 106 Tenn: 621, 62 S. W. 155 ; Moore v. Tate, 87 Tenn. 725 , 11 *329 S. W. 935, 10 Am. St. Rep. 712 . … In Quinton v. Board of Claims, supra. [ 165 Tenn. 201 , 54 S.

    Cited 50 timesPublished
  • Smith v. Mitchell

    185 Tenn. 57 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 3, 1947

    See Ross v. Ross, 129 Mass. 243 , 246, 37 Am. Rep. 321 , and other cases cited in Finley v. Brown, supra, 122 Tenn. on page 327, 123 S.W. 359 , 25 L.R.A. … Both in Finley v. Brown and Cole v. Taylor, we gave due recognition to the adoption in one and legitimation in the other of the status of the child.

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  • Trapp v. McCormick

    175 Tenn. 1 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1939

    Brown, Pearl Lee McCormick, Byrdie Mae Simpson, and my granddaughter, Aline Brown, share and share alike. … General v.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Tidwell v. City of Memphis

    193 S.W.3d 555 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 19, 2006

    Oct.1, 1986), and boards of health, see Goodwin v. Metro. … Nov.13, 1997) (applying section 27-9-114 to a mayor and board of alderman); Holder v.

    Cited 48 timesPublished
  • Williams v. Dental Examiners

    93 Tenn. 619 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 13, 1894

    State v. Gregory et al., 83 Mo., 123 ; Hathaway v. The State, 15 S. W. Rep., 322 ; State, etc., v. The Board,, 32 Minn., 324; People v. The Examiners, 110 Ill., 180 ; Powell v. The State Board, 20 N. W. … Rep., 238 ; McLaughlin et al. v. Bowen, 51 ÍL W. Rep., 283; State v. Kendall, 18 N. W. Rep., 85 ; State v. Cristis, 28 *629 N. E. Rep., 178; United States v. Seaman, 17 How., 235 ; White’s Creek Turnpike Co. v.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Cheatham

    118 Tenn. 160 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1906

    Ency. of Law (2d Ed.), vol. 16, p. 188; Casement v. Brown, 148 U. S., 615 , 13 Sup. Ct., 672, 37 L. Ed., 582 , and other cases cited in the note.” In Rogers v. … Casement v. Brown, 148 U. S., 622 , 13 Sup. Ct., 672, 37 L. Ed., 582 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • State v. Herron

    86 Tenn. 442 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1888

    The same objection was raised on behalf of the prisoner in Calhoun v. The State, 4 Hum., 478 , and also in Bennett v. … There is another case, however — Brown v. The State, 1 Hum., 155 — which does present precisely the same point raised by this record.

    Cited 3 timesPublished

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