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184 Tenn. 541 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 3, 1947
Brown, 141 Iowa 540 , 120 N W. 334; Thompson on Real Property, Vol. 7, sec. 3569. … Zinn v. Sidler, 268 Mo. 680, 689 , 187 S. W. 1172 , L. R. A. 1917A, 455; Hartman v. Wells, 257 Ill. 167 , 100 N. E. 500 , Ann. Cas. 1914A, 901; Morrison v. Hess, Mo. Sup., 231 S. W. 997 , 18 A. L. R. 433; Elterich v.
Cited 28 timesPublished958 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 timesPublished326 S.W.2d 664 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 3, 1959
326 S.W.2d 664 (1959) John KASPER, Plaintiff in Error, v. STATE of Tennessee, Defendant in Error. Supreme Court of Tennessee. July 27, 1959. … I remember he said, I had a fellow come up to me and say, `John, why don't you hang the School Board.'
Cited 0 timesPublished95 Tenn. 492 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 2, 1895
City v. Laski, supra; Parsons v. McGavock, 2 Tenn. Ch., 582. … Clapp v. Walker, 25 Iowa, 315 ; Board of Com. v. Bond, 3 Col., 411 ; Drake on Att. (5th Ed.), Sec. 516b. This has been done in the case at bar.
Cited 4 timesPublished477 S.W.2d 11 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 7, 1972
Blackburn are the directors of Minimum Salary Department; that the board of directors approved a loan of corporate funds to defendant H. … See Employers’ Indemnity Co. v. Willard (1911) 125 Tenn. 288 , 151 S.W. 1029 , and cases cited therein; Grant v. Martin (1968) 221 Tenn. 563 , 428 S.W.2d 785 .
Cited 22 timesPublished713 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 timesPublished114 Tenn. 31 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1904
In Gibson v. … In the well-considered case of Brown v. Mitchell (Tex. Sup.), 31 S. W., 621 , 36 L. R.
Cited 11 timesPublishedMcCallie v. Mayor of Chattanooga
40 Tenn. 317 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1859
On the 21st of August, 1854, by an ordinance of the board, a subscription of $100,000 of the stock of said “Wills' Yalley ” Road was made on behalf of the corporation of Chattanooga. … This case is wholly unlike the case of The State of New Jersey v. Wilson, 7 Cranch, 164 .
Cited 1 timesPublished184 Tenn. 312 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 11, 1947
Co. v. Black, 129 Tenn. 30, 36, 37 , 164 S. W. 1183 , 1185, 51 L. R. A. (N. S.), 340. “. . . … Knoxville Traction Co. v. Brown, 115 Tenn. 323, 329, 330 , 89 S. W. 319 , 321. Both lower courts found evidence of negligence, and we find a basis for this conclusion.
Cited 9 timesPublished193 Tenn. 463 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 9, 1952
Cards, dice, roulette wheels, slot machines, punch boards, certain kinds of boards or tables, lottery tickets, policy slips, ‘numbers’ books and slips are among the common forms of gam *472 bling devices and apparatus.” … McDougal v. State, 64 Tenn. 660 ; Wilson v. State, 103 Tenn. 87 , 52 S. W. 869 ; Cowan v. State, 117 Tenn. 247 , 96 S. W. 973 ; Nashville Railway & Light Co. v. State, 144 Tenn. 446 , 234 S. W. 327 ; Bowmer v.
Cited 16 timesPublished176 Tenn. 34 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 2, 1940
I want my son, Swep, Sidnor to have his support out of my place till he is of age, without charge for board. “He must pay no board while at home before he is of age. … Cator, Meacham v. Graham, Katzenberger v. Weaver, Frank v. Frank, and Scruggs v.
Cited 15 timesPublished217 Tenn. 556 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 7, 1966
We have critically, examined Johnson v. Johnson (1870), 49 Tenn. 521 ; Moore v. State (1871), 50 Tenn. *560 493; Bass v. State (1872), 65 Tenn. 579 ; State v. Farroto (1876), 67 Tenn. 571 ; Jackson v. … Burrage (1948), 188 Tenn. 80 , 216 S.W.2d 732 ; Hickle v. Irick (1956), 42 Tenn.App. 183 , 300 S.W.2d 54 ; Cobb v. Brown (1956), 42 Tenn.App. 595 , 305 S.W.2d 241 ; Duboise v.
Cited 20 timesPublished115 Tenn. 125 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1905
And in Blakeley v. … In Lewis v.
Cited 16 timesPublished178 Tenn. 114 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 29, 1941
Brown: Object to that. “Court: Sustain the objection. *118 “Mr. Ladd: We want that in the record if yon please. We except to the ruling of the Court. “By Mr. Ladd. “Q. … Hartford Hosiery Mills v. Jenigan, 149 Tenn., 241, 243 , 259 S. W., 546 , 547, 32 A. L. R., 563. And see the recent case of Key v. Briar Hill Collieries, 167 Tenn., 229 , 68 S.
Cited 9 timesPublished103 Tenn. 616 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 22, 1899
Lasser, 9 Hum., 757 ; Mayor and City Council of Nashville v. Brown, 9 Heis., 1; Nibblitt v. Mayor and City Council of Nashville, 12 Heis., 684; Mayor and Aldermen of Knoxville v. Bell, 12 Lea, 158 . … Davis v. Knoxville, 6 Pick., 601 -603; McCrowell v. Mayor and Aldermen, 5 Lea, 688 , 689; Dillon’s Municipal Corporations (4th Ed.), Secs. 951, 952; Conelly v. Nashville, 16 Pick., 265 , 266.
Cited 12 timesPublished177 Tenn. 636 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 14, 1941
Bream v. Brown, 5 Cold., 168; Loague v. Railroad, 7 Pickle, 458 , 459, 19 S. W., 430 . … Traf ford v. Adams Express Co., 8 Lea, 96 , 109. In the case of Holston v. Dayton Coal & Iron Co., 11 Pickle, 521 , 524, 32 S.
Cited 17 timesPublished12 S.W.3d 438 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 7, 2000
See, e.g., State v. Brown, 992 S.W.2d 389, 391 (Tenn. 1999); Rickman, 876 S.W.2d at 828; Burlison v. State, 501 S.W.2d 801, 804 (Tenn. 1973). 9 But see Tenn. R. Crim. … Brown, 992 S.W.2d at 391; see also State v. Shelton, 851 S.W.2d 134, 137 (Tenn. 1993).
Cited 170 timesPublished102 Tenn. 328 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 19, 1899
Washburn Real Prop., Sec. 631; Blount v. Medlin, 2 Tenn., 199 ; Hebart v. Scott, 11 Pickle, 467 ; Massingill v. Boyles, 4 Hum., 206 . … Code (Shannon), 4456; Brown v. Johnson, 1 Hum., 261 ; Ramsey v. Monroe, 3 Sneed, 329 ; Nelson v. Trigg, 4 Lea, 706 .
Cited 7 timesPublished105 Tenn. 319 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 12, 1900
Waters v. Comly, 3 Harr. (Del.), 127; Connor v. Frierson, 14 Pickle, 183 . … Maney v. Porter, 3 Hum., 347 .
Cited 24 timesPublished142 Tenn. 382 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1919
Brown, 103 Tenn., 450 , 53 S. W., 727 ; State v. Yardley, 95 Tenn., 546 , 32 S. W., 481 34 L. R. A., 656. … State v. Brown, 103 Tenn., 450 , 53 S. W., 727 ; Cannon v. Mathes, 8 Heisk., 519 ; Railroad v. Crider, 91 Tenn., 494 , 19 S. W., 618 ; State v. Yardley, 95 Tenn., 546 , 32 S. W., 481 , 34 L. R. A., 656.
Cited 2 timesPublished
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