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  • Smith v. Shelton

    569 S.W.2d 421 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 31, 1978

    In Pryor Brown Transfer Co. v. … In Murphy Truck Lines v. Brown, 203 Tenn. 414 , 313 S.W.2d 440 (1958), a jury verdict of $25,000 was reduced to $12,500 by the trial judge.

    Cited 34 timesPublished
  • State ex rel. McGhee v. John

    837 S.W.2d 596 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 27, 1992

    Its earlier history can be traced in McGhee v. Miller, 753 S.W.2d 354 (Tenn.1988) (McGhee I), and McGhee v. Miller, 785 S.W.2d 817 (Tenn.1990) (McGhee II). … Those damages are to be measured by the standard set out in *602 Frye v. Memphis State University, 806 S.W.2d 170 (Tenn.1991), involving the wrongful discharge of a tenured university professor.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Brad Wigdor v. Electric Research & Manufacturing Cooperative, Inc.

    Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 12, 2024

    Appeal from the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board Court of Workers' Compensation Claims No. 2022-07-0416, Robert V. Durham, Judge No. … Appeal from the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims No. 2022-07-0416, Robert V.

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  • State v. Daniel

    12 S.W.3d 420 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 31, 2000

    Royer, 460 U.S. at 497 , 103 S.Ct. at 1324 ; see also Bostick, 501 U.S. at 434 , 111 S.Ct. at 2386 ; Delgado, 466 U.S. at 216-17 , 104 S.Ct. at 1762-63 ; Brown v. … Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643, 655 , 81 S.Ct. 1684, 1691 , 6 L.Ed.2d 1081 (1961). . The concurring opinion asserts that under Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47 , 99 S.Ct. 2637 , 61 L.Ed.2d 357 (1979) and Hughes v.

    Cited 388 timesPublished
  • Co-Operative Stores Co. v. United States Fidelity Guaranty Co.

    137 Tenn. 609 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1917

    In Murphy v. Southern L. Ins. Co., 62 Tenn., 440 , 27 Am. Rep., 761 , W. Matt Brown was local agent of the company at 'Nashville, Tenn., where the policy was issued and where the assured lived and died. … This sum of $11 had been paid to Brown, local agent at Nashville. Brown from time to time called upon Murphy to pay the balance of this premium, but he failed to do it.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Davis v. Lawson

    172 Tenn. 13 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 6, 1937

    In Morton v. Hancock Co., 161 Tenn., 324, 329 , 30 S. … The case of Collins v. Janey, 147 Tenn., 477, 485 , 249 S. W., 801 , was cited in support of this holding.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Doe v. Doe

    127 S.W.3d 728 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 19, 2004

    . 2 See Doe v. … Thus, section 25 prohibits a complainant from disclosing that he or she filed a complaint with the Board against an attorney. Id. As we observed in Doe v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Keith v. Beasley

    177 Tenn. 652 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 28, 1941

    But, as pointed out in Townsend v. Ray, supra, the fact that both boards perform substantially the same duties is not controlling. The same argument was advanced in State ex rel, Linkous v. Morris, supra; Goetz v. … W. 417, 420 ; Haggard v. Gallien, supra; Caldwell v. Lyon, supra; and numerous other cases. But, as stated by Chief Justice Creen in Goetz v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Gracey v. Gracey

    201 Tenn. 414 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 8, 1957

    Brown, 160 Tenn. 685 , 28 S.W.2d 350 ; Clouse v. … For the foregoing reasons we made no reference to Brown v. Brown; it had no application to the issues.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • David Hutchins v. Cardinal Glass Industries

    Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 11, 2024

    See, ¢.g., Watson v. Lab. Smart, Inc., No. 2015-06-1358, 2017 WL 1180633, at *5 (Tenn. Workers’ Comp. App. Bd. … See, e.g., Tidwell v. Colonial Rubber Works, Inc., No. 02S01-9505-CH-00048, 1996 WL 79360, at *5 (Tenn. Feb. 23, 1996); Love v. Delta Faucet Co., No. 2015-07-0195, 2018 WL 2079282, at *2 (Tenn. Workers’ Comp.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • In Re the Estate of Clement

    220 Tenn. 114 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 26, 1967

    Co. v. Hughes, 203 Tenn. 636 , 315 S.W.2d 239 (1958); Brown v. Tennessee Auto Ins. Co., 192 Tenn. 60 , 237 S.W.2d 553 (1951). … Brown v. Tennessee Auto Ins. Co., supra. *119 It results the judgment of the trial judge is reversed. The claim of Mutual is sustained. The costs of the appeal are adjudged against the Administratrix.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Reese v. Hake

    184 Tenn. 423 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 11, 1947

    It was held in Buchanan v. … In Welch v. Review Board of Indiana, etc., 115 Ind. App. 230, 235 , 58 N.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Snodgrass v. Hyder

    95 Tenn. 568 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 12, 1895

    Jackson v. Rutledge, 3 Lea, 626 ; Cheatham v. Thornton, 11 Lea, 295 ; Browning v. Browning, Ib., 110; Federlicht v. Glass, 13 Lea, 481 . … Jackson v. Rutledge, 3 Lea, 626 ; Willingham v. Leake, 7 Bax., 453 ; Browniny v. Browning, 11 Lea, 106 ; Jordan v. Keeble, 1 Pickle, 412 ; Federlicht v. Glass, 13 Lea, 481 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Cawthron v. Scott

    217 Tenn. 668 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 25, 1966

    Both appealed to the Board of Review. … Milne Chair Company v. Hake, 190 Tenn. 395 , 230 S.W.2d 393 (1950); Moore v. Commissioner of Employment Security, 197 Tenn. 444 , 273 S.W.2d 703 (1954); Aluminum Company of America v.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Ledgerwood v. Pitts

    122 Tenn. 570 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1909

    Cas., 1133; People v. Board of Commissioners, 221 Ill., 9 , 77 N. E., 321 , 5 Am. and Eng. Ann. Cas., 562. … Spier v. Baker, 120 Cal., 370 , 52 Pac., 659 , 41 L. R. A., 196. This- is rqally the basis of the opinion in Britton v. Board of Election Commissioners, supra.

    Cited 41 timesPublished
  • House v. Estate of Edmondson

    245 S.W.3d 372 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 25, 2008

    Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 18 S.W.3d 186, 194 (Tenn.2000), is based on several public policy considerations. … Co. v. Huizar, 52 P.3d 816, 818 (Colo.2002).

    Cited 61 timesPublished
  • Ogden v. Kelley

    594 S.W.2d 702 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 3, 1980

    The rules and regulations shall govern proceedings pursuant to this section whether held by the state board of education, or by a county, city, or special school district board of education.” … See Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County v. Shacklett, 554 S.W.2d 601 (Tenn.1977).

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Wallace v. Grubb

    154 Tenn. 655 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 20, 1926

    In 1925 the complainant Wallace, Campbell and Hickman were such school directors, having been duly elected by the Board of Mayor & Aldermen of said town. … State ex rel. v. Slagle, 115 Tenn., 336 ; State ex rel. v. Grace, 113 Tenn., 9 ; Calloway v. Sturm, 48 Tenn. (1 Heisk.), 765. The decree of the Chancellor will be affirmed. The supersedeas will be discharged.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Clouse v. Clouse

    185 Tenn. 666 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 16, 1948

    Hopson v. Fowlkes, 92 Tenn. 697 , 23 S. W. 55 , 23 L. R. A. 805, 36 Am. St. Rep. 120 ; Bennett v. Hutchens, 133 Tenn. 65 , 179 S. W. 629 ; Whitley v. Meador, 137 Tenn. 163 , 192 S. W. 718 , L. R. A. 1917D, 736; Brown v. … It was expressly held by this Court in Brown v. Brown, 160 Tenn. 685, 688 , 28 S. W. (2d) 350, 351 , “there is no provision in our law for decreeing alimony to the husband upon a divorce granted to him.”

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Carter v. Pickwick Greyhound Lines, Inc.

    166 Tenn. 200 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 20, 1933

    In Heggie v. … Co. v. Brown, 96 Tenn., 559 , 38 S. W., 560 ; R. Co. v. Neely, 102 Tenn., 700 , 52 S. W., 167 . “In deciding the matter, the circuit judge is not bound to give any reasons, any more than the jury is hound to do so.

    Cited 17 timesPublished

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