Case law

Newton v. Scott Health Care Center

914 S.W.2d 884 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1995

In the ease of Joe Baily v. … Allen, board-certified neurologist, also assessed 10 percent permanent partial disability to the body as a whole.

Webster v. Seven-Up Bottling Co.

211 Tenn. 8 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 9, 1962

Co. et al. v. … See Boggan v. Abby Finishing Co., 11 A.D.2d 591 , 200 N.Y.S.2d 488 (1960); Sheboygan Airways, Inc. v. Industrial Commission, 209 Wis. 352 , 245 N.W. 178 ; Browning v.

Elizabeth Eberbach v. Christopher Eberbach

535 S.W.3d 467 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 23, 2017

State v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 18 S.W.3d 186, 194 (Tenn. 2000). … Brown, No. W2005-00811-COA-R3-CV, 2006 WL 784788, at *6 (Tenn. Ct. App.

Cartwright v. Dickinson

7 L.R.A. 706 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 4, 1890

Even a board of directors cannot discharge the contract of a share-holder to pay for his shares according to his contract, or disfranchise him by a forfeiture declared without express authority of law. Chase v. … Grubbs had been perfected, the latter informed the board of directors that *489 there was a vacancy in the board, Mr. Cartwright having sold his stock. This vacancy was thereupon filled.

Hoover Motor Express Co., Inc. v. Taylor

185 Tenn. 88 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 26, 1947

Johnson Freight Lines v. Davis, 174 Tenn. 51 , 123 S. W. (2d) 820 ; Southeastern Greyhound Lines v. Dunlap, 178 Tenn. 546, 547 , 160 S. W. (2d) 418 ; and Dunlap v. … Counsel for protestants have cited Tennessee Cartage Co. v.

Murdock v. Mayor of Memphis

47 Tenn. 483 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1870

In Police Jury v. Reeves, 6 Martin, La., N. … In Mead v.

Gardner v. Gardner

104 Tenn. 410 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 14, 1900

In English v. English 27 N. J. Eq., 71, a decree of di-' vorce ' from" bed and board- was made on tbe ground of extreme cruelty, consisting mainly in gross 'abuse ’ by the husband of bis marital rights.” McMahon v. … Malone v. Malone, Knoxville, September Term, 1898.

State v. Felts

151 Tenn. 390 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1924

will, and neither the University nor the trustee had any opportunity of knowing of the purpose to make the assessment, and was not called upon to affirmatively establish the right of exemption until the tax assessor or board … State v. Grosvenor, 149 Tenn., 160 , 258 S. W., 140 ; Ward Seminary v. City Council, 129 Tenn., 412 , 167 S. W., 113 .

Battle v. House

72 Tenn. 202 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1879

The third and fifth clauses of this will were construed in the case of Perkins v. Clack, 3 Head, 734 . … The ' case of Brown v. Dortch is similar in its facts and principles to this case.

Harris v. Rush

157 Tenn. 295 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 16, 1928

As said by this Court in State ex rel. v. … A somewhat analogous case is Dixon v. State, 117 Tenn., 79 .

State v. Berrios

235 S.W.3d 99 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 17, 2007

State v. Simpson, 968 S.W.2d 776, 784 (Tenn.1998) (quoting State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530, 547 (Tenn.1992)). … We utilized the factors established in Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590, 603-04 (1975), for determining whether a voluntary confession was sufficiently attenuated from an unlawful seizure.

Bates v. Elrod

81 Tenn. 156 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1884

The administrator, it is true, need not plead the general statute of limitations: Brown v. Porter, 7 Hum., 373 . … But the heirs, or any of them, may plead the statute, and the other creditors may rely upon the plea, even if the personal representatives decline to do so: Peck v, Wheaton, M. & Y., 353; Bloom v. Cate, 7 Lea, 472 .

Tennessee Department of Human Services v. Lumley

638 S.W.2d 381 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 30, 1982

However, in this case, the same issue was ruled upon by this Court in the case of Pickett v. Brown, 638 S.W.2d 369 (Tenn.1982), released simultaneously this date.

State Ex Rel. Phillips v. Greer

170 Tenn. 529 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 21, 1936

State v. Bush, 141 Tenn., 229 , 208 S. W., 607 . … State v. Crump, 134 Tenn., 121 , 183 S. W., 505 , L. R. A. 1916D, 951. Tbe rule applied in State v. Bush, supra, is controlling. Appeal dismissed.

Page v. Turcott

179 Tenn. 491 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 9, 1943

Stewart, 32 Tenn. (2 Swan), 591, 592; Saillard v. Saillard, 2 Tenn. Ch. … Brown v. Brown, 159 Tenn., 551 , at page 553, 20 S. W. (2d), 1037 , at page 1038; Baeyertz v. Baeyertz, 171 Tenn., 190 , 101 S. W. (2d), 689 .

City of Memphis Alcohol Commission v. Randall Memorial Free Will Baptist Church, Inc.

550 S.W.2d 657 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 9, 1977

. § 57-205 and Howard v. Willocks, 525 S.W.2d 132 (Tenn.1975). … See Richards v. Lewisburg Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 543 S.W.2d 852 (Tenn.1977); T.C.A. § 57-209. See also Cantrell v. DeKalb Co.

Hubble v. Morristown Land Co.

95 Tenn. 585 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 12, 1895

Hall v. Cordell, 142 U. S., 116 . … Richardson v. Brown, 1 Tenn. Leg. Rep., 350 ; Senter & Co. v. Bowman, 5 Heis., 14. If this were a Tennessee contract, the usury appearing on the face of the note would avoid the whole contract (Wallace v.

Matthews v. Crofford

129 Tenn. 541 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1914

Allen v. Keily, 17 R. I., 731, 24 Atl., 776 , 33 Am. St. Rep., 905 , 16 L. R. A., 798, and authorities cited in note; note to Whitney v. Brown, 11 L. R. A. (N. S.), 468. … Wilson v. *553 Campbell, 75 Kan., 159 , 88 Pac., 548 , 121 Am. St. Rep., 366 , 12 Ann. Cas., 766, 8 L. R. A. (N. S.), 426, and notes; Whitney v. Brown, 75 Kan., 678 , 90 Pac., 277 , 12 Ann. Cas., 768, 11 L. R. A. (N.

Saylors v. Riggsbee

544 S.W.2d 609 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 6, 1976

Speight v. Miller, 223 Tenn. 259 , 443 S.W.2d 657 (1969); Steffen v. Little, 2 Wis.2d 350 , 86 N.W.2d 622 (1957); Hoen v. District Court, etc., 159 Colo. 451 , 412 P.2d 428 (1966); Clews v. … Brown, 171 F.2d 199 (5th Cir. 1948). Unless ambiguous, a strict construction is not in order. Anderson v. Outland, supra. Our decision in Speight v. Miller, supra, is controlling here.

Lawrence Ex Rel. Powell v. Stanford

655 S.W.2d 927 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 15, 1983

City of Elizabethton v. Carter County, 204 Tenn. 452 , 321 S.W.2d 822 (1958); Vea ch v. State, Tenn., 491 S.W.2d 81 (1973); Harrison v. Schrader, Tenn., 569 S.W.2d 822 (1978); Dorrier v. … Moorhead v. J.C. Penney Co., Inc., supra; Medlin v. Allied Inv. Co., 217 Tenn. 469 , 398 S.W.2d 270 (1966); Johnson v.