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  • Memphis Gayoso Gas Co. v. Williamson

    56 Tenn. 314 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1872

    Reynolds v. … In the case of Whirley v.

    Overruled by Roberts v. Federal Express Corp., 1992 Tenn. LEXIS 551 (1992)Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Zack Cheek Builders, Inc. v. McLeod

    597 S.W.2d 888 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 17, 1980

    A succinct statement of this rule appears in Browning Debenture Holders’ Committee v. … See also Saalfrank v. O’Daniel, 533 F.2d 325, 330 (6th Cir. 1976).

    Cited 64 timesPublished
  • State Ex Rel. McCormack v. American Building & Loan Ass'n

    177 Tenn. 385 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 3, 1941

    In Post v. … after March' 31, 1936, and all future dues payments as made until instructed otherwise by the Board.”

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Needham v. Moore

    200 Tenn. 445 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 8, 1956

    The claim was for: “November 5, 1950 to April, 1951 Board, room and services rendered W. H. Needham _$ 300.00 April, 1951 to July 25,1951 Board, room, nursing (day and night), laundry, medicine and doctor’s bills for W. … Wilson v. Hafley, supra.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Seaton v. Seaton

    516 S.W.2d 91 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 12, 1974

    An examination of the record reveals that the wife, appellee here, filed her petition for separate maintenance or bed and board divorce on July 13, 1973. … See Thompson v. Thompson, 40 Tenn. 527 (1859); Carden v. Carden, 37 S.W. 1022 (Tenn.Ch.App.1896); Wagner v. Wagner, 8 Tenn.C.C.A. (Higgins) 254 (1917).

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Pierce v. Lawrence

    84 Tenn. 572 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1886

    And see Brown v. Bigley, 3 Tenn. Ch., 618. … Cas., 609; Simpson v. Jones, 2 Sneed, 36 ; Boles v. Smith. 5 Sneed, 105 ; Haynes v. Gates, 2 Head, 598 ; Campbell v. Hall, 16 N. Y., 575 ; Montgomery v. Rich, 3 Tenn. Ch., 660.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Shoaf v. Bringle

    198 Tenn. 526 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 10, 1955

    The suit was commenced August 23, I960, as an election contest over the office of County Judge and has been before this Court, as will appear from Shoaf v. Bringle, 192 Tenn. 695 , 241 S. W. (2d) 832 (June 1951). … Reams v. Board of Mayor & Aldermen, 155 Tenn. 222, 225 , 291 S.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Collier v. Montgomery County

    103 Tenn. 705 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 10, 1900

    R. v. King, 13 Southern Rep., 824; State v. Board Police Com., 28 At. Rep., 311 ; Ayers v. Newark, 6 At. Rep., 659 ; Spokane Co. v. Allen et al., 37 Pac. Rep., 428 ; Dow v. Electric Co., 31 N. E. Rep., 22 (N. … Co. v. Alexander, 37 S. W. Rep., 981 ; Ran v. City of Little Rock, 34 Ark., 303; Sessums v. Botts, 34 Tex., 335 . In an unreported case, of C. W. Staten v. Montgomery Co.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Nolan v. Gardner

    54 Tenn. 215 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 10, 1872

    In the ease of Prince v. Hazelton, 20 Johns. … Browning, in the Supreme Court of Georgia, 22 Georgia It., the testator being mortally wounded, made a nuncupative will, and died some twelve hours after.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Garner v. State

    73 Tenn. 213 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1880

    Thompson v. Anderson, 1 Leg. Rep., 44 . And see Monteeth v. Caldwell, 7 Hum., 13 . … There was a patch of brown paper across its back. Defendant paid witness for the warrant- and took it back.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Robert Crotty v. Mark Flora, M.D.

    Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 29, 2023

    For example, in Brown v. Wal-Mart Disc. Cities, the plaintiff was injured by slipping in spilled water and ice while in a store owned by defendant Wal-Mart. 12 S.W.3d 785, 786 (Tenn. 2000). … Brown, 12 S.W.3d at 787–88.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Carpenter v. State

    126 S.W.3d 879 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 13, 2004

    First, there is no indication in [State v.] Brown, [ 836 S.W.2d 530 (Tenn.1992)] that the law actually was in a state of great disarray. The strongest words used in the Brown decision were “blurred” and “muddled”. … See State v.

    Cited 444 timesPublished
  • Nolan v. Gardner

    54 Tenn. 215 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 10, 1872

    In the ease of Prince v. Hazelton, 20 Johns. … Browning, in the Supreme Court of Georgia, 22 Georgia It., the testator being mortally wounded, made a nuncupative will, and died some twelve hours after.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Hawkins County v. Davis Ex Rel. Davis

    216 Tenn. 262 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 2, 1965

    Rogers v. Butler, 170 Tenn. 125 , 92 S.W.2d 414 ; Marion County v. Cantrell, 166 Tenn. 358 , 61 S.W.2d 477 ; Wilson v. Maury County Board of Education, 42 Tenn. … Had this Court, in Cartwright v.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • State v. Smith

    477 S.W.2d 6 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 7, 1972

    An officer found a brown envelope under some clothes on the floor of a closet containing marijuana. … “In Jones v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Rowan v. Sauls

    195 Tenn. 573 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 17, 1953

    v. … See Piquet v. Wazelle, 288 Pa. 463 , 136 A. 787 . In the case of Tanis v. Eding, 280 Mich. 440 , 273 N.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • In Re Estate of Ardell Hamilton Trigg

    368 S.W.3d 483 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 30, 2012

    Caton v. Pic-Walsh Freight Co., 211 Tenn. 334, 338, 364 S.W.2d 931, 933 (1963); Brown v. Brown, 198 Tenn. 600, 619, 281 S.W.2d 492, 501 (1955). … Because the orders and judgments entered by courts without jurisdiction over the subject matter of a dispute are void, Brown v.

    Cited 103 timesPublished
  • State v. Parker

    204 Tenn. 30 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 11, 1958

    Wallen v. … Wallen v. Miller, 202 Tenn., 498 , 304 S.W.2d 658 . In the case of State ex rel. v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Tedder v. Odom

    49 Tenn. 68 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 14, 1870

    That such a contract was not illegal on the part of the defendant, was decided by this Court at its recent term, in the case of Naff v. Crawford, 1 Heiskell’s R., 116. … But the mere fact that the person to whom the board or lodging or any articles are furnished, is a prostitute, does not invalidate the contract therefor, unless the very object of the agreement be to pander to her prostitution

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Heylandt Sales Co. v. Welding Gas Products Co.

    180 Tenn. 437 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 20, 1943

    The Supreme Court of this State in Overton v. Lewis, 152 Tenn., 500 , beginning at page 507 [ 279 S. … Co. v. Varner, 171 Tenn., 95, 101 [ 100 S. W. (2d), 662 ], Mr.

    Cited 11 timesPublished

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