Case law

Longstreet v. Hill

58 Tenn. 53 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1872

The case of Pulliam v. … Lucas, 10 Peter., 400; Brown v. Clarke, 4 Howard, 4 ; Peck v. Jenvess, 7 Howard, 612 . The principle is sound and of easy application.

Mayor of Memphis v. Kimbrough

59 Tenn. 133 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1873

See Clark v. The State, 7 Col., 315 ; City of Richmond v. Sorey’s Adm’r, 17 Grattan, 375, and authorities there cited; The State of Tennessee v. … This same doctrine has been held by this court, in the case of the Mayor and City Council of Nashville v. Brown, 9 Heis., 1.

City of South Fulton v. Huckman-Fulton Counties Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.

976 S.W.2d 86 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 31, 1998

Membership Corp. v. … Membership Corp. v.

State of Tennessee v. Rosemary L. Decosimo

555 S.W.3d 494 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 23, 2018

v. … Co. v.

Gentry v. Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local No. 71

177 Tenn. 566 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 14, 1941

These conclusions follow from the principles announced in Leeper v. State, 103 Tenn., 500 , 53 S. W. 962 , 48 L. R. A., 167; Scopes v. State, 154 Tenn., 105 , 289 S. W., 363 , 53 A. L. R., 821; Waugh v. … Scopes v. State, supra. But as to students the case is different. They are not employees.

Winters v. Maxey

481 S.W.2d 755 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 5, 1972

East Tenn., V. & G. R. Co. v. Lewis, 89 Tenn. 235 , 14 S.W. 603 (1890); Brown v. Hogan, 14 Tenn.App. 251 (1931); Parsons v. American Trust & Banking Co., 168 Tenn. 49 , 73 S.W.2d 698 (1934); Kennard v. Illinois Cent. R. … In Wilcox v.

Home Telephone Co. v. People's Telephone & Telegraph Co.

125 Tenn. 270 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1911

Kelly v. State, 123 Tenn., 516, 548 , 132 S. W., 193 ; Richardson v. Young, 122 Tenn., 471, 517 , 125 S. W., 664 . We shall add a few other illustrations. In Ferris v. … Y.), 46; Central Union Telegraph Co. v. State, 118 Ind., 194 , 19 N. E., 604 , 10 Am. St. Rep., 114 ; Cogdell v. Western Union Tel. Co., 135 N. C., 431 , 47 S. E., 490 ; Danaher v.

Swift & Co. v. Memphis Cold Storage Warehouse Co.

128 Tenn. 82 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1913

Frazier v. Browning, 79 Tenn. (11 Lea), 254, was an ejectment bill, and it was held by this court that of such a bill the chancery court acquired jurisdiction by virtue of the act of 1877. … Glenn v.

Atlas Powder Company v. Grimes

200 Tenn. 206 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 8, 1956

Corp. v. Davis, 191 Tenn. 42 , 231 S.W.2d 376 . … In the first place this opinion, Irwin v.

Walker v. Davis

139 Tenn. 475 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1917

Dec., 441 ; State v. Parrott, 71 N. C., 311 , 17 Am. Rep., 5 ; Adams v. Barney, 25 Vt., 225 ; Roberts v. Rose, L. R., 1 Ex. 82; Penruddock’s Case, 5 Coke, 101, n, a and b. In Brown v. … See the following cases in addition to those cited supra: Harvey v. Dewoody, 18 Ark., 252; Moffett v. Brewer, 1 G. Greene (Iowa), 348; State v. Moffett, 1 G. Greene (Iowa), 247; Gates v.

Hardwick v. Heirs of Beard

57 Tenn. 659 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1873

Lane v. Marshall, 1 Heis. So the question depends upon the effect of the quit-claim deed from Tibbs to Beard of February 25, 1867. … Whitewell v. Martin, 7 Yer., 384 , in such case, mere naked adverse possesion will not avoid the deed.

Continental Insurance Co. v. DNE Corp.

834 S.W.2d 930 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 20, 1992

Co. v. Hartford E.I. Co., 360 F.2d 531 (8th Cir.1966); 83 A.L.R.2d 885 . … Supermarkets Operating Co. v. Arkwright Mutual Insurance Co.,m 257 F.Supp. 273, 277 (E.D.Penn.1966).

Inman v. Lips & Casualty Ins.

164 Tenn. 12 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 6, 1932

The controlling rule is thus stated in Seay v. Georgia Life Ins. … A., 760; Ward v. Maryland Casualty Co., 71 N. H., 262, 51 Atl., 900 , 93 Am. St. Rep., 514 .”

Cravens v. Storie, Mayor

175 Tenn. 285 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 8, 1939

This provision of the Act was sustained in Wright v. State, supra. … "Under the cases of Kelly & Co. v. Conner, 122 Tenn., 339 , 123 S. W., 622 , 25 L. R. A., N. S., 201; Erwin Billiard Parlor v. Buckner, 156 Tenn., 278 , 300 S. W., 565 ; and Frankland Carriage Company v.

Buell Gray Motors, Inc. v. Fanburg's Garage

202 Tenn. 648 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 6, 1957

Any other rule would render judgments very infirm and unstable, and often work great hardships upon innocent parties: Johnson & Fenner v. Deberry, 10 Humph. 439 [ 29 Tenn. 439 ]; Newman v. … Rodgers, 9 Humph., 120 [ 28 Tenn. 120 ]; McMurray v. Milan, 2 Swan, 176 [ 32 Tenn. 176 ].” Brinkley v. Burney, 45 Tenn. 101 , 103.

Moore v. State

578 S.W.2d 78 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 5, 1979

Coleman v. Alabama, 399 U.S. 1 , 90 S.Ct. 1999 , 26 L.Ed.2d 387 (1970); Waugh v. State, 564 S.W.2d 654 (Tenn.1978); McKeldin v. State, 516 S.W.2d 82 (Tenn.1974). … In the leading case of Waugh v.

Hardwick v. Heirs of Beard

57 Tenn. 659 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1873

Lane v. Marshall, 1 Heis. So the question depends upon the effect of the quit-claim deed from Tibbs to Beard of February 25, 1867. … Whitewell v. Martin, 7 Yer., 384 , in such case, mere naked adverse possesion will not avoid the deed.

Fiedler v. Potter

180 Tenn. 176 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 3, 1943

The authorities seem to agree, as said in Carthage v. … He secured that job himself, made his own contract, collected his own wages, kept or spent his own money as he pleased, and paid for his board at home. . . .

Byram v. McDowell

83 Tenn. 581 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1885

The record is the best and only competent evidence of its contents: Jones v. Hollingsworth, 10 Heis., 653; Brown v. Wright, 4 Yer., 57 ; Walker v. Cottrell, 6 Baxt., 257 . … But the party may be personally estopped by his subsequent acts from contesting rights acquired under it: Haynes v. Powell, 1 Lea, 347 . He cannot estop other persons claiming under him by act antedating the estoppel.

State Ex Rel. Pope v. United States Fire Insurance Co.

145 S.W.3d 529 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 27, 2004

Frank Brown, III, Chancellor No. … Co. v.