Case law

Ballinger v. Connecticut Mut. Life Ins.

167 Tenn. 367 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 31, 1934

thereby ruled that the inference of death might not arise from disappearance under circumstances inconsistent with a continuation of life, even though exposure to some particular peril was not shown. . . . ” The cases of Browne … v.

Town of Franklin v. Gillespie

157 Tenn. 78 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 26, 1928

V. W. … This was, in effect, the attitude of the Chancellor, since he treated the plea of the Statute of Limitations in the answer of V. W.

Gonzalez v. State Department of Children's Services

136 S.W.3d 613 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 17, 2004

State v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 18 S.W.3d 186, 191 (Tenn. 2000). … State v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 18 S.W.3d 186, 192 (Tenn. 2000).

Ramsey v. Cantrell

170 Tenn. 164 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 2, 1936

Bach student, on entering the college, was required to register as an apprentice with the State Board of Barber Examiners. Defendant is a registered barber. … of dental examiners.” . ¡ ¡I In Powers v.

State Ex Rel. Smith v. Johnson

220 Tenn. 49 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 17, 1967

Brown v. Allen, 344 U.S. 443 , 73 S.Ct. 397 , 97 L.Ed. 469 (1953); Smith v. State of Texas, 311 U.S. 128 , 61 S.Ct. 164 , 85 L.Ed. 84 (1940). … Swain v.

Phillips v. Landess

152 Tenn. 682 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 6, 1925

Butterworth v. Brown, 7 Yerg., 467 , 471; Atkins v. Murphey, 9 Yerg., 264 , 265; Ferrel v. Finch, 8 Yerg., 432 , 434; Jones v. Read, 1 Humph., 335 , 342; Tipton v. Harris, Peck., 414; Hamilton v. … Garner v. Carroll, supra; Ragsdale v. State, supra; Anderson v. Binford, supra; Rucher v. Moore, supra.

City of Memphis v. Adams, Dixon & Pike

56 Tenn. 518 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1872

In the case of Whyte v. … Rex v. Biggs, 3 Pierre Williams, 419. In the case of Bank of Columbia v.

City of Memphis v. Adams, Dixon & Pike

56 Tenn. 518 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1872

In the case of Whyte v. … Rex v. Biggs, 3 Pierre Williams, 419. In the case of Bank of Columbia v.

Forsey v. Luton

39 Tenn. 183 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1858

Jones, after the death or marriage of his wife, the tract of land devised to her for life or widowhood; and directs her to dispose of two mares — one a sorrel and the other a brown mare — as she might think right to settle … Woods v. Sullivan, 1 Swan, 507 ; Henderson v. Vaulx and Wife, 10 Yer., 30 ; 1 Hum., 498 .

State v. Hicks

55 S.W.3d 515 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 11, 2001

Martinez-Fuerte, 428 U.S. 543 , 96 S.Ct. 3074 , 49 L.Ed.2d 1116 (1976) (upholding highway checkpoints near the border aimed at detecting illegal aliens); See also Brown v. … Downey, 945 S.W.2d at 107 (quoting Brown, 443 U.S. at 50-51 , 99 S.Ct. at 2640 ).

Pritchett v. Thomas Plater & Co.

144 Tenn. 406 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1920

E., 442 ; Beecher v. Bush, 45 Mich., 188 , 7 N. W., 785 , 40 Am. Rep., 465 ; King v. Remington, 36 Minn., 15 , 29 N. W., 352 ; Fairly v. Nash, 70 Miss., 193 , 12 South., 149 . In McDonald v. … Slater v. Clark, 68 Ill. App., 433 ; Doane v. Adams, 15 La. Ann., 350 ; Chester v. Dickerson, 54 N. Y., 1 , 13 Am. Rep., 550 ; Marston v. Gould, 69 N. Y., 220 ; Ross v. Willett, 76 Hun, 211 , 27 N. Y. Supp., 785 ; 15 R.

Ramsey v. Town of Oliver Springs

998 S.W.2d 207 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 19, 1999

FRANK V. … Superior Oil, 875 S.W.2d at 660; Dearborne v. State, 575 S.W.2d 259, 262 (Tenn. 1978); Quillen v. Crockett, 928 S.W.2d 47, 50-51 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995).

Wallace v. State

193 Tenn. 182 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 11, 1952

Lea v. Brown, 166 Tenn. 669, 693 , 64 S. W. (2d) 841, 848 , 91 A. L. R. 1246, the Court quotes with approval from a leading New York case, In re Cooper, 93 N. … Rowan v. Randolph, 7 Cir., 268 F. 527 .

Forsey v. Luton

39 Tenn. 183 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1858

Jones, after the death or marriage of his wife, the tract of land devised to her for life or widowhood; and directs her to dispose of two mares — one a sorrel and the other a brown mare — as she might think right to settle … Woods v. Sullivan, 1 Swan, 507 ; Henderson v. Vaulx and Wife, 10 Yer., 30 ; 1 Hum., 498 .

Amos v. Carson

186 Tenn. 393 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 3, 1948

Robinson v. Bierce, 102 Tenn., 428 , 52 S. W. 992 , 47 L. R. A. 275. ' There is no allegation herein that the appellees, (grantors or covenantors) knew anything about the alleged restrictions or encumbrances claimed. … A mere regulation of a board or’ commission, which does not attempt in plain language' to 'fix a lien' on the property, should not burden the property to the extent of constituting an encumbrance thereon.

City of Bristol v. Bank of Bristol

159 Tenn. 647 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 16, 1929

sell all or any part of $6000 of its coupon bonds at a rate of interest not exceeding six (6) per centum per- annum, the proceeds thereof to be used for such extension and improvement of the water works of said city as the Board … It is. merely the sacrifice of the letter of the statute to its true import. iD'ecisions of this *650 court on the subject are collated and discussed in Riggins v. Tyler, 134 Tenn.; 577.

Strong v. State ex rel. Barrett

129 Tenn. 472 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1914

State v. Staten, 46 Tenn. (6 Cold.) 250 . A kindred question arose in this State and was decided in Knox v. State, 68 Tenn. (9 Baxt.), 202. … See, also, People v. Creamer, 30 App. Div., 624 , 53 N. Y. Supp., 1111 ; State v. Sanders, 153 N. C., 627 , 69 S. E., 272 ; State v. Everitt, 164 N. C., 399 , 79 S. E., 274 , 47 L. R. A. (N. S.), 848.

Nelms v. Weaver

681 S.W.2d 547 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 10, 1984

Weaver, Jr., Chairman of the Board of the corporation. Counterclaims were brought against appellants by Mr. … See generally Heylandt Sales Co. v. Welding Gas Products Co., 180 Tenn. 487 , 175 S.W.2d 557 (1943); Johns v. Caldwell, 601 S.W.2d 37 (Tenn.App.1980).

Noe v. Mayor of Morristown

128 Tenn. 350 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1913

Co. v. Interstate Rapid Transit R. Co. (C. C.), 24 Fed., 306 ; Detroit Citizens Street R. Co. v. Detroit R. Co., 171 U. S., 48 , 18 Sup. Ct., 732, 43 L. Ed., 67 . … City of Memphis v. Memphis Water Co., 5 Heisk., 495 .

Alexander v. Henderson

105 Tenn. 431 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 4, 1900

A demurrer was interposed by defendants, assigning for cause (1) that the State and county were necessary parties; (2) that' complainant’s remedy was before the County Board of Equalization; (3) that State taxes are forbidden … Spears v. Loague, 6 Cold., 420 ; Mayor v. Pearl, 11 Hum., 249 . But there is a concurrent remedy by injunction in a Court of Equity to enjoin void process. Nat. Bank v. Mayor and Aldermen, 8 Heis., 816; Governor v.