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  • State Ex Rel. Tidwell v. Morrison

    152 Tenn. 59 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 6, 1924

    State ex rel. v. Board of Inspectors, 114 Tenn., 516 , 86 S. W., 319 , and State ex rel. v. … In Lynch v. Lafland et al., 44 Tenn. (4 Cold.), 96, it appeared that the duty of electing a city physician was devolved upon the board of aldermen of the city of Memphis.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Wright v. Dorman

    155 Tenn. 189 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 12, 1927

    Railroad v. Ray, 124 Tenn., 16 ; Dunn v. The State, 127 Tenn., 267 ; Feldman v. Clark, 153 Tenn., 373 . … Brown & Brown Coal Co. v. Antezak, 164 Mich., 110 , Anno. Cas., 1912B, 778. In Brown W. & co. v. Edward Rose & Co., 210 Ala., 488 , and House v. Schnadig, 235 Ill., 301 , affirming 138 Ill.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Taylor v. Smith

    172 Tenn. 247 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1938

    Brown, and W. M. … In Brown v. Brown, 155 Tenn., 530, 544 , 296 S. W., 356, 360 , where the question of the compensation of the receiver was presented, the court said: “The receivership was made necessary by the attachment.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • State v. Carruthers

    35 S.W.3d 516 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 11, 2000

    Id.; see also State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530, 539 (Tenn. 1992). … See State v. Pike, 978 S.W.2d 904, 914 (Tenn.1998); Bland, 958 S.W.2d at 660 ; Brown, 836 S.W.2d at 541-42 ; State v. West, 844 S.W.2d 144, 148 (Tenn.1992).

    Cited 1,246 timesPublished
  • Lyons v. Lay

    179 Tenn. 388 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 5, 1942

    Board of Elections, 173 Tenn., 269 , 117 S. W. (2d), 752 , the State Board of Elections having removed three election commissioners in Shelby County and appointed others in their places. … .Gteeen, that the Circuit Court of Shelby County had no jurisdiction to entertain such a suit; that under the statute creating the Board of Elections the official office and residence of the Board was declared to he at Nashville

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Riggs v. Riggs

    181 Tenn. 633 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 2, 1944

    The petitioner endeavors to sustain his right to an absolute divorce upon authority of Lingner v. Lingner, 165 Tenn. 525 , 56 S. W. (2d) 749 . In that case the' wife was the original complainant. … In Fuller v. Fuller, 157 Tenn. 697, 700 , 11 S.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Haga v. Blanc & West Lumber Co., Inc.

    666 S.W.2d 61 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 5, 1984

    Keller v. East Tennessee Production Credit Ass’n., 501 S.W.2d 810 (Tenn.App.1973). Assumption of the risk is recognized as a defense to the owner’s duty, Gargaro v. … . *65 “The Supreme Court, in Rogers v.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • McCampbell v. Fountain Head Railroad

    111 Tenn. 55 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1903

    In Taylor v. … And in Smith v. Clay, 3 Brown, Oh., 639, it was announced that “nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence.

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  • Blue Ridge Transportation Co. v. Hammer

    203 Tenn. 393 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 9, 1958

    Hoover Motor Express Co., Inc., v. Railroad & Public Utilities Commission, 195 Tenn. 593 , 261 S.W. 2d 233 ; Kentucky-Tennessee Light & Power Co. v. … Dunlap, 181 Tenn. 105 , 178 S.W. 2d 636 ; Continental-Tennessee Lines, Inc., v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Judy Kilburn v. Granite State Insurance Company

    522 S.W.3d 384 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 10, 2017

    His employer was Ryan Brown (“Employer”). Kilburn v. Granite State Ins. Co., No. M2011-00011-WC-R3-WC, 2011 WL 10621663, at *1 (Tenn. Workers Comp. Panel Nov. 30, 2011). 1 As a result of the accident, Mr. … Hazlewood was a board-certified physician in physical medicine, rehabilitation, and pain management and had been practicing in pain management for nineteen years.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Public Ledger Co. v. Memphis

    93 Tenn. 77 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 30, 1893

    The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. “ By order of the Board. “W. L. Clapp, President.” “Attest: John J. Shea, Secretary.” … Kot denying the right of complainant as a tax-payer to enjoin defendant from the execution of an illegal contract, if it *81 would or might result in irreparable injury (Lynn v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Albright v. Albright

    192 Tenn. 326 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 16, 1951

    Waddle, Adm’r v. Terry, 44 Tenn. 51 ; Brown v. Hunt, 59 Tenn. 404 ; Armstrong v. Park’s Devisees, 28 Tenn. 195 ; Hill v. Hill, 159 Tenn. 27 , 16 S. W. (2d) 27, 28 , and Latta v. Brown, 96 Tenn. 343 , 34 S. … Armstrong v. Park’s Devisees; 9 Humph. ([195], 28 Tenn.), 195; Latta v. Brown, 96 Tenn. 343 , 34 S. W. 417 , 31 L. R. A. 840, and cases there cited.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Johnson v. State ex rel. Dulling

    583 S.W.2d 754 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 25, 1979

    In Lamb v. … Having elected to submit the issue to the voters, the Board of Commissioners is bound by the vote of the people to issue the bonds and, on its failure to do so, is subject to the writ of mandamus. Lamb v. State, supra.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Griffin v. State

    604 S.W.2d 40 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 18, 1980

    In Brown v. … Brown v. Texas, supra.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Fisher v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co.

    503 S.W.2d 191 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 17, 1973

    See, e. g., Phoenix Cotton Oil Co. v. Royal Indemnity Co., 140 Tenn. 438 , 205 S.W. 128 (1918); Brown v. Travelers Ins. Co., 1 Tenn.App. 413 (1925). … Brown v. Travelers Ins. Co., supra, Hefner v. Fidelity & Casualty Co., 160 S.W. 330 (Tex.Civ.App.1913).

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Federated Insurance Co. v. Lethcoe

    18 S.W.3d 621 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 3, 2000

    See Underwood v. Zurich Ins. Co., 854 S.W.2d 94, 97 (Tenn. 1993). … To support its position, Federated relies on this Court’s decision in Brown v. Consolidation Coal Co., 518 S.W.2d 234 (Tenn. 1974).

    Cited 77 timesPublished
  • State National Bank v. City of Memphis

    116 Tenn. 641 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1906

    School, etc., 42 Pa., 21 ; Louisville v. Comw., 61 Ky., 63 ; E. & W. Const. Co. v. Jasper Co., 117 Iowa, 365, 372 , 90 N. W., 1006 , 94 Am. St. Rep., 301 , and authorities cited in note to Board of Com’rs v. … (State v. Board of Assessors, p. 651), such was the rule laid down in Louisiana. Morrison v. Larkin, 26 La. Ann., 699 ; Lefranc v. City of New Orleans, 27 La. Ann., 188 ; City of N. C. v. Bank of Lafayette, 27 La.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • State v. Kidd

    534 S.W.2d 309 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 1, 1976

    Adverse interest of board members and justices prohibited. — No member of the local board of education or of the quarterly county court shall take or make, as the adverse party, any contract which his board is competent to … Boles v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • In Re: Loring Edwin Justice

    Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 16, 2021

    Justice’s discovery requests, the Board pointed out that section 24.3 of pre-2014 Rule 9 did not authorize discovery. The Board also relied on Moncier v. … Walwyn v. Bd. of Prof’l Resp., 481 S.W.3d 151, 165 (Tenn. 2015) (quoting West v. Schofield, 460 S.W.3d 113, 120 (Tenn. 2015)).

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Love v. Nelson

    8 Tenn. 563 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1827

    Chitty on Bills, 343; Smith v. Kendal, 6 Term Rep. 123; Brown v. Harridon, 4 Term Rep. 148. … v.

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