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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 timesPublishedZack 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 timesPublishedState 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 timesPublished200 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 timesPublished516 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 timesPublished84 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 timesPublished198 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 timesPublished103 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 timesPublished54 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 timesPublished73 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 timesPublishedRobert 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 timesPublished126 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 timesPublished54 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 timesPublishedHawkins 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 timesPublished477 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 timesPublished195 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 timesPublishedIn 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 timesPublished204 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 timesPublished49 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 timesPublishedHeylandt 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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