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  • Nolan v. Cameron

    77 Tenn. 234 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1882

    When the judgment, however, is offered in evidence between the same parties upon a different demand — it operates as an estoppel only upon the matter actually at issue and determined in the original action: Cromwell v. … Law Reg., vol. 16, 74; Davis v. Brown, Id,., 481. With these rules our own cases accord.

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  • Stanley Gunter v. Labcorp

    Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 19, 2003

    See Shousha v. … Brown v. Dunstan, 409 S.W.2d 365, 367 (Tenn. 1966) (quoting Commerce Oil Ref. Corp. v. Miner, 199 A.2d 606 (R.I. 1964)).

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  • State v. Shaw

    113 Tenn. 536 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1904

    the county aforesaid, upon their oaths present: “That William Shaw, heretofore, to wit, on the — day of March, 1904, in the county aforesaid, did unlawfully, knowingly and willfully destroy and carry away the rails and boards … King v. The State, 3 Heisk., 148 ; State v. Gibbs, 6 Baxt., 238 ; State v. Wade, 7 Baxt., 22 ; Perkins v. The State, 8 Baxt., 559 ; State v. James Parker, 5 Lea, 568 ; Stevenson v. The State, 5 Baxt., 681 ; State v.

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  • State v. Whitworth

    98 Tenn. 263 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 17, 1897

    Commonwealth v. Swope, 45 Pa., 535 ( 84 Am. Dec., 518 ); Brown v. Phipps, 14 Miss., 51 ; Allen v. Ramsey, 4 Strobhart (S. C.), 30; Throop on Public Officers, Sec. 257; Brandt on Suretyship, Sec. 533. … .” *265 In Brown v. Phipps, 14 Miss., 51 , it was held that the advertisement of tax sales was a matter of private contract between the tax collector and printer.

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  • Jarnigan v. Jarnigan

    80 Tenn. 292 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1883

    answer of respondents specifically denies the fraudulent intent charged — claims that by certain proceedings for divorce commenced by plaintiff against her husband, in .which she obtained a decree for a divorce from bed and board … For this they cite Johnson v. Johnson, 1 Cold., 626 .

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  • Davis v. Swift & Co.

    175 Tenn. 210 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 25, 1939

    Cornett v. City of Chattanooga, 165 Tenn., 563 , 56 S. W. (2d), 742 ; Tidwell v. Chattanooga Boiler & Tank Co., 163 Tenn., 420 , 43 S. W. (2d), *214 221; Smith v. Van Noy Interstate Co., 150 Tenn., 25 , 262 S. … Pollard v. Bailey, 20 Wall. [520], 527, 22 L. Ed. [376], 378; Galveston, H. & S. A. R. Co. v. Wallace, 223 U. S., [481], 490, 32 S. Ct., 205 , 56 L. Ed., [516], 522; Stewart v. Baltimore & O. R. Co., 168 U.

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  • Woods v. City of La Follette

    185 Tenn. 655 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 8, 1947

    Cornet v. Chattanooga, supra. The contract sued on in Cornet v. Chattanooga, supra, by its terms was not broad enough to cover policemen. … Co. v. Conduitt, 74 Ind. App. 584 , 127 N.E. 212 ."

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  • Richardson v. City of Chattanooga

    214 Tenn. 384 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 15, 1964

    The Supreme Court in Cagler [Cagle] v. … of Education of the Memphis City Schools v.

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  • Jose v. Equifax, Inc.

    556 S.W.2d 82 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 3, 1977

    In the case of Chapman v. … Co. v. Waller, 524 S.W.2d 478 (Tenn.1975); Brown Shoe Co. v.

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  • State v. Turner

    913 S.W.2d 158 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 28, 1995

    After a series of field sobriety tests, Officer Randall Brown arrested Turner and took him to the police station. … There, Officer Brown requested that Sergeant David Dukes give Turner a test using the intoximeter to determine the alcoholic content of his blood.

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  • Thane v. Douglass

    102 Tenn. 307 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 19, 1899

    Lawson on Rights and Remedies, 1389; Dolfinger v. Fishback, 12 Bush, 477 ; Meredith v. Reed, 26 Ind.; 334; Hughes v. McNamon, 106 Mass., 284 ; Brown v. Collins, 53 N. H., 442. In Rose v. Transportation Co., 21 Am. … In May v.

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  • Cleage v. Hyden

    53 Tenn. 73 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 20, 1871

    These provisions make the members of the religious denomination or society who may hold the land, beneficiaries, and expressly provide that the same shall be vested in a board of trustees, or other person designated by the … In the case of Gass v.

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  • Ashcroft v. Goodman

    139 Tenn. 625 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1918

    In Herrin v. Franklin, 1 Tenn. Ch. … In Specht v. Central R. R.

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  • Carney v. Smith

    222 Tenn. 472 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 31, 1969

    In the case of Hackworth v. … See Brown v. Dunstan (1966), 219 Tenn. 291 , 409 S.W.2d 365 . The Davidson Connty Circuit Court, Judge Don R.

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  • F. Lane & Co. v. Bank of West Tennessee

    56 Tenn. 419 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1872

    Brown, 1 Term R., 167, where his perseverance compelled them to submit to the doctrine of requiring “immediate notice." … Notes, Sec. 244; Smith v. Rockwell, 2 Hill, N. Y., 482; Apperson v. Union Bank, 4 Col., 446 . And mere personal knowledge by the indorser will not dispense with notice. Alton v. Robinson, 2 Hum., 341 ; Esdaile v.

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  • Hurt v. Yazoo & M. V. R.

    140 Tenn. 623 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1918

    Frazier v. Railroad, 88 Tenn., 183 , 12 S. W., 537 ; Monroe County v. Hudson 90 Tenn., 741 , 18 S. W., 405 ; Fisher v. Baldridge, 91 Tenn., 418 , 19 S. W. 227 ; Lowery v. Railway, 117 Tenn., 515 , 101 S. … Condon v. Maloney, 108 Tenn., (24 Pick.), 82, 65 S. W., 871 ; Archibald v. Clark, 112 Tenn., (4 Cates), 534, 82 S. W., 310 ; Murphy v. State, 114 Tenn. (6 Cates), 533, 86 S. W., 711 ; Hall v.

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  • Jones v. Memphis

    101 Tenn. 188 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 11, 1898

    Chandler, 9 Heis., 366; Reelfoot Lake v. Dawson, 13 Pickle, 151 ; Keezee v. Civil Dist. Board, 6 Cold., 127 , and a number of other cases. … State v. Scott, 14 Pickle, 256 ; Dawson v. Reelfoot Lake District, 13 Pickle, 151 ; Tillman v. Cocke, 9 Bax., 429 ; Pollock v. Farmers' Loan Co., 158 U. S., 601 .

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  • State v. Erwin

    139 Tenn. 341 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1917

    State v. Brown, 9 Baxt., 53 , 40 Am. Rep., 81 ; Wheatley v. Harris, 4 Sneed, 468 , 70 Am. Dec., 258 ; Citizens’ Rapid Transit Co. v. Dew, 100 Tenn., 323 , 45 S. W., 790 , 40 L. R. A., 518, 66 Am. St. Rep., 754 : Fink v. … Motlow v. State, 125 Tenn., 559 , 145 S. W., 177 , L. R. A. 1916F, 177; State v. Persica, 130 Tenn., 48 , 168 S. W., 1056 ; State v. Norvell, 137 Tenn., 82 , 191 S. W., 536 , L. R. A., 1917D, 586; Lindsley v.

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  • Timothy Wade Keyt v. Nanci Suzanne Keyt - Dissenting

    Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 19, 2007

    Harrison v. Harrison, 912 S.W.2d 124, 127 (Tenn. 1995) (emphasis omitted). … For the purposes of section 36-4-121(b)(1)(B), the contributions of a husband and wife must satisfy two requirements: they must be “real and significant,” Brown v. Brown, 913 S.W.2d 163, 167 (Tenn. Ct.

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  • Jordan v. City of Cleveland

    148 Tenn. 337 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1922

    State v. Wilson, 12 Lea, 246 ; Ballentine v. Mayor and Aldermen of Pulaski, 15 Lea, 633 .” Williams v. Nashville, 89 Tenn 487, at page 490, 15 S. W., 364 . Both the cases of Ballentine v. Pulaski and Williams v. … In the case of Quinn v.

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