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  • Zickler v. Union Bank & Trust Co.

    104 Tenn. 277 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 14, 1900

    L., 98; State v. Judge of St. Louis, P. Ct., 38 Mo., 529 ; Brown v. County Commissioners, 21 Pa. St., 37; State v. Treasurer, 41 Mo., 16, 24 ; Frosdich v. Perrysburg, 14 Ohio St., 472 ; Robbins v. … The one gives general powers of assessment and taxation to the city; but the other directs that railroad property shall be assessed and valued by the Board of Equalization in a particular way.

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Marie v. State

    204 Tenn. 197 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 12, 1958

    A search of the premises described in the search warrant resulted in the officers finding twenty-four (24) one-half pints of bonded whiskey wrapped in brown paper and buried in the coal pile, in the basement of the hotel. … Hill Co. v.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Belote Ex Rel. Parker v. Memphis Development Co.

    208 Tenn. 434 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 5, 1961

    The directed verdict was based on the rules as set forth in Smith v. … This rule was first an-nunciated by this Court in Smith v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • State v. Keen

    31 S.W.3d 196 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 5, 2000

    Woodson v. Porter Brown Limestone Co., Inc., 916 S.W.2d 896, 903 (1996). … State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530, 553 (Tenn.1992) (photographs of victim’s body admissible despite oral testimony “graphically” describing victim’s injuries). See also State v.

    Cited 122 timesPublished
  • Koen v. State

    162 Tenn. 573 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 10, 1931

    (See McWhite v. State, 143 Tenn., 222 .) … Brown-Forman Co. v. Kentucky, 217 U. S., 563 ; American Sugar Refining Co. v. Louisiana, 179 U. S., 89 ; Rast v. Van Deman & Lewis Co., 240 U. S., 342 .

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Jones v. Harrison

    4 Tenn. 93 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 15, 1816

    See, as to specific articles, Ross v. Carter, 1 Hum. 415 ; Baird v. Tolliver, 6 Hum. 186 ; Noe v. Hodges, 5 Hum. 103 ; Hopson v. Fountain, 5 Hum. 140 ; Hixon v. Hixon, 7 Hum. 33 ; Brown v. … Simpson, 6 Yer. 295 ; McDonald v. Hodge, 5 Hay. 85 , and note sub fin.; King’s Digest, 5143.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Freeman v. Dayton Scale Co.

    159 Tenn. 413 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 19, 1929

    The cases contra chiefly relied on by counsel for Freeman are Brown v. Elm City Lumber Co., 107 N. C., 9 , 82 S. E., 961 , 1915-E, L. R. A. 275, and Alabama & V. Ry. v. Brooks, 69 Miss., 168 , 30 Am. State Rep., 517. … The Court merely follows its expression above quoted with a reference to Dickinson v. Hathaway, supra, and Ala. & V. Ry. v. Brooks, supra, as holding contrary views.

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Corporation of Sevierville v. Trotter

    170 Tenn. 431 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 6, 1936

    Phillips v. Marion County, 166 Tenn., 83 , 59 S. W. (2d), 507, 508 ; Quinton v. Board of Claims, 165 Tenn., 201, 217 , 54 S. … Knoxville v. Harth, 105 Tenn., 436 , 58 S. W., 650 , 80 Am. St. Rep., 901 . It is argued for the Corporation of Sevierville that chapter 57 of the Pub.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Blackburn v. Squib

    7 Tenn. 59 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1823

    Peck, J. delivered the opinion of himself and Judge Brown. … Somewhat analogous to this point is the case of Turner v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Covenant Community Church v. Lowe

    698 S.W.2d 339 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 28, 1985

    Gillette v. United States, 401 U.S. 437, 462 , 91 S.Ct. 828, 842 , 28 L.Ed.2d 168 (1971). However, it does not relieve religious groups from all the financial burdens of government. Murdock v. … As was stated in Braunfeld v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Harris v. Williford

    179 Tenn. 299 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 7, 1942

    Whatever doubt may have theretofore existed, it was definitely settled in Wright v. Black, 159 Tenn., 254 , 17 S. … Appellants invoke and rely on Snider v. Brown (Tenn. Ch. App.), 48 S. W., 377 , 379, et seq., opinion by Wilson, J. That case is to be distinguished in several respects.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • State Ex Rel. Newsom v. Biggers

    911 S.W.2d 715 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 20, 1995

    The ordinance provided that the judge would be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen; the judge’s salary would be fixed by the same board. … City of Nashville v. Thompson, 80 Tenn. 344, 347-350 (1883); see also Turney v. Dibrell, 62 Tenn. 235 (1873); Blackburn v. State, 40 Tenn. (3 Head) 690 (1859); Venable & Co. v. Curd, 39 Tenn. (2 Head) 582 (1859).

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • State v. King

    108 Tenn. 271 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 8, 1902

    In Campbell v. … See, also, Henderson v. Board, 13 L. R. A., 169. The Constitution of Arkansas provides that no money shall be paid out of the treasury until the same shall have been appropriated by law. In Clayton v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Salmon v. Southern Railway Co.

    133 Tenn. 223 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1915

    Co. v. Rogers, 221 Fed., 52 , 136 C. C. A., 530 . … After doing this he started to his boarding house, but was killed by a backing engine before he had crossed the main track.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • 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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  • Bouldin v. Lockhart

    62 Tenn. 262 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1873

    In Durham v. … In Wade v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • State v. Berry

    592 S.W.2d 553 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 7, 1980

    United States v. Brown, 466 F.2d 493, 495 (10th Cir. 1972); Hancock v. White, 378 F.2d 479, 482 (1st Cir. 1967). … United States v. Brown, supra at 495; State v. Smith, 107 Ariz. 100, 104 , 482 P.2d 863, 867 (1971); State v. McCorgary, 218 Kan. 358 , 543 P.2d 952, 958 (1975). 360 A.2d at 551 . *560 The second case is State v.

    Cited 45 timesPublished
  • Kingsport Press, Inc. v. International Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union, Local Union 336

    213 Tenn. 92 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 6, 1963

    In Garner v. … In Youngdahl v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • State v. Lewis

    958 S.W.2d 736 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 29, 1997

    Brown v. Ohio, 432 U.S. 161,165 , 97 S.Ct. 2221, 2225 , 53 L.Ed.2d 187, 194 (1977). … Mascari v. Raines, 220 Tenn. 234, 239 , 415 S.W.2d 874, 876 (1967).

    Cited 59 timesPublished
  • Mathews v. Harris

    713 S.W.2d 311 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 14, 1986

    The form continued: “I hereby authorize the Retirement Board of the Retirement System to make payment to the beneficiary whom I have above nominated and agree on behalf of myself and my heirs and assigns, that payment so … On the authority of Bowers v. Bowers, 637 S.W.2d 456 (Tenn.1982) the Chancellor held that the previous designation was not affected by the subsequent divorce proceedings which made no reference to it.

    Cited 3 timesPublished

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