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  • Brimer v. Municipality of Jefferson

    187 Tenn. 467 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 11, 1948

    McQuillen on Municipal Corporations, Yol. 2, Section 519; Collier v. Memphis, 180 Tenn. 509 , 176 S. W. (2d) 818; State of Georgia v. Chattanooga, 4 Tenn. App. 674, 680 ; Steil v. Chattanooga, 177 Tenn. 670 , 152 S. … Citing Heard v. Elliott, 116 Tenn. 150 , 92 S. W. 764 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • American Surety Co. of New York v. City of Clarksville

    204 Tenn. 67 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 11, 1958

    In Manning v. … Edwards v. Travelers Indemnity Co., 201 Tenn. 435 , 300 S.W.2d 615 ; Hahn v. Home Life Ins. Co., 169 Tenn. 232 , 84 S.W.2d 361 .

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  • Donathan v. McMinn County

    187 Tenn. 220 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 17, 1948

    Reams v. Board of Mayor and Aldermen, 155 Tenn. 222, 225 , 291 S. W. 1067 . … The “county board of education is a part of the State’s educational system.” Boswell v. Powell, 163 Tenn. 445, 448 , 43 S. W. 2d 495, 496 .

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Goldston v. City of Harriman

    565 S.W.2d 858 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 24, 1978

    Zimmerman v. … See Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 , 6 S.Ct. 1064 , 30 L.Ed. 220 (1886); Berry v. Arapahoe and Shoshone Tribes, 420 F.Supp. 934 (D.C.1976).

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Daugherty v. S. & W. Const. Co.

    196 Tenn. 357 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 3, 1954

    The Board of Claims referred to is the State Board of Claims created by Chapter 73 of the Public Acts of 1945, and carried in the Code Supplement at Section 1034.1 et seq. … Insurance Co. v. Craig, 106 Tenn. 621, 629 , 62 S.W. 155, 157 . No such legislative authority has been given. To the contrary, such suits are forbidden by Code Section 8634.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Mayes v. Genesco, Inc.

    510 S.W.2d 882 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 17, 1974

    Minton v. Leonard, 219 Tenn. 642 , 412 S. W.2d 886 (1966); Moyers v. Oman Construction Company, Inc., 223 Tenn. 449 , 446 S.W.2d 684 (1969). … Brown, Jr., testified: “Q. Dr. Brown, at the time of your last examination did you make an assessment as to the disability of Mr. Hayes ? “A. Not at the time of my last one I don’t — Yeah, I did, I guess so.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • In re Sneed

    302 S.W.3d 825 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 26, 2010

    Sneed by the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee (“Board”). The Petition and Supplemental Petition filed by the Board allege that Mr. … The Board further claimed that Mr.

    Cited 41 timesPublished
  • State Ex Rel. Veal v. Mayor of Dyersburg

    184 Tenn. 1 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 1, 1946

    In March of 1945, this board passed an ordinance to the same effect. … Major v. Cummings, 178 Tenn. 378 , 158 S. W. (2d) 713 , 139 A. L. R. 837. However, it is insisted by the appellant that the board was not authorized by its charter to enact the ordinance referred to.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Tipton Cty. Bd. of Ed. v. Dennis

    561 S.W.2d 148 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 23, 1978

    After Debbie Boyd had boarded the bus, the driver shifted into gear, but the motor of the bus stalled after the vehicle had moved forward a very short distance. … Inland Container Corp. v. March, 529 S.W.2d 43 (Tenn.1975). See Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Stevenson, 212 Tenn. 178 , 368 S.W.2d 760 (1962); Knoxville Traction Co. v. Lane, 103 Tenn. 376 , 53 S.W. 557 (1899).

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Ogilvie v. Hailey

    141 Tenn. 392 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1918

    State v. McKay, 137 Tenn., 280 , 193 S. W., 99 , Ann. Cas., 1917E, 158; City of Memphis v. State ex rel., 133 Tenn., 83 , 179 S. W., 631 , L. R. A., 1916B, 1151, Ann. Cas., 1917C, 1056; Motlow v. … State ex rel. v. American Trust Co., 208 S. W., 611 .

    Cited 41 timesPublished
  • Clay v. Buchanan

    162 Tenn. 204 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 14, 1931

    In Howse v. Creveling, 147 Tenn., 605 , referring to Hunter v. Crump, Ms. Jackson, 1910, and Van Dyke v. … See Smith v. Sells, 156 Tenn., 539 . It is apparent that the change proposed by the amendatory Act was real and not designed to legislate the board of commissioners out of office.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Mayor of Morristown v. Burke

    207 Tenn. 180 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 9, 1960

    Cox v. City of Bristol, 28 Tenn.App. 136 , 187 S.W.2d 637 . … It is Reid in tbe old case of East Tennessee V. & G. R. Co. v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Christopher Batey v. Deliver This, Inc.

    568 S.W.3d 91 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 29, 2019

    The Appeals Board also affirmed the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest. Id. Employer and its insurer have appealed the decision of the Appeals Board. … See Mansell v. Bridgestone Firestone N. Am. Tire, LLC, 417 S.W.3d 393, 399 (Tenn. 2013).

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Memphis Street Ry. Co. v. Newman

    108 Tenn. 666 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 22, 1902

    car, to collect fare from a passenger who had recently boarded the car in front of him. … Souey v. State, 13 Lea, 472 ; Railroad v. Egerton, 98 Tenn., 541 ; Wooten v. State, 99 Tenn., 195 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Morley v. Power

    73 Tenn. 691 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1880

    Green v. Neal, 2 Heis., 217; Moore v. Holt, 3 Tenn. Ch., 142. … Mortimer v. West, 1 Swanst., 358; Gage v. Stafford, 1 Ves., 544; Macey v. Childress, 2 Tenn. Ch., 26; Dan. Ch. Pr., 633, note 5; Central R. R. Co. v. N. J. R. R. Co., 32 N. J. Eq., 67, and reporter’s note.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Davis v. Barr

    646 S.W.2d 914 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 14, 1983

    notice requirement is given by the Board. … In Sanders v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Bank of Whitehouse v. Baldridge

    134 Tenn. 7 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1915

    Joe Brown’s demurrer to the bill of the Bank of Whitehouse, seeking to compel Brown to interplead with divers other parties, made defendants to the bill, was properly sustained by the chancellor. … Grib son to sustain the text of the sections *10 above noted, and also the case notes to Stephenson v. Burdette, 10 L. R. A. (N. S.), 748, and Rauch v. Ft. Dearborn National Bank, 11 L. R. A. (N. S.), 545.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Watkins v. Naifeh

    635 S.W.2d 104 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 28, 1982

    Sullivan County Beer Board, supra, and *109 Serv-U Mart, Inc. v. Sullivan County, supra. … That wording was expressly held valid by this Court in Claiborne County Beer Board v. Poore, 556 S.W.2d 87 (Tenn.1977).

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Delta Loan & Finance Co. of Tenn., Inc. v. Long

    206 Tenn. 709 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 11, 1960

    Williams v. Southern Bell Tel & Tel. Co., 164 Tenn. 313, 316 , 47 S.W.2d 758 ; McKee v. Board of Elections, 173 Tenn. 269 ; 272, 117 S.W.2d 752, 753 . … In Lyons v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Adams v. American Lava Corp.

    188 Tenn. 69 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 11, 1948

    Reese v. Hake, 184 Tenn. 423 , 199 S. W. (2d) 569, 570 . Counsel for complainants seek to distinguish the facts of the instant case from Clinton v. Hake, supra. … It is, for this reason, the case of Clinton v. Hake, supra, is controlling.

    Cited 5 timesPublished

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