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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 timesPublishedAmerican 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 .
Cited 10 timesPublished187 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 timesPublished565 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 timesPublishedDaugherty 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 timesPublished510 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 timesPublished302 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 timesPublishedState 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 timesPublishedTipton 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 timesPublished141 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 timesPublished162 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 timesPublished207 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 timesPublishedChristopher 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 timesPublishedMemphis 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 timesPublished73 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 timesPublished646 S.W.2d 914 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 14, 1983
notice requirement is given by the Board. … In Sanders v.
Cited 5 timesPublishedBank 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 timesPublished635 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 timesPublishedDelta 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 timesPublished188 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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