Case law

Moss v. Harpeth Academy

54 Tenn. 283 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 24, 1872

For implied power of corporations to borrow money and execute negotiable paper, see also Bank of Chilicothe v. Chilicothe, 7 Ohio, 358; Mills v. Gleason, 11 Wis., 470 ; State v. Madison City, 7 Wis., 688 ; Ketchum v. … Y., 356 ; People v. Brennan, 39 Barb., 522 ; Clark v. School District, 3 R. I., 199; Douglass v. Virginia City, 5 Nevada, 147; Commonwealth v. Pittsburgh, 34 Penn. St., 496;; Parsons on Bills & Notes, p. 164.

ABC Plumbing & Heating, Inc. v. Dick Corp.

684 S.W.2d 84 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 14, 1985

In the opinion on the petition to rehear in Harrison Construction Company v. … (citations omitted) Storm v. Thompson, 185 Iowa 309 , 170 N.W. 403 (1919).

McDonald v. Life & Casualty Ins. Co.

168 Tenn. 418 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 23, 1935

See Laporte v. Insurance Company, 161 La., 933 , 109 So., 767 , 48 A. L. R., 1086 (riding in “a motor-driven car”); Perry v. Insurance Co., 104 N. J. Law, 117, 138 Atl., 894 (“motor-driven car”); Anderson v. … In New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Bust, 164 Tenn., 22 , 46 S.

Dobson v. Huddleston

863 S.W.2d 392 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 2, 1993

In Lawrence v. … See e.g., Lawrence v. MacFarland, 354 S.W.2d at 82 , First National Bank v. McCanless, 186 Tenn. 1 , 207 S.W.2d 1007, 1009 (Tenn.1948); Fidelity-Bankers Trust Co. v. McCanless, 181 S.W.2d at 749 .

Whitworth v. Thompson

76 Tenn. 480 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1881

Be this as it may, the right to the scire facias after the ten years is conceded: Lain v. Lain, 3 Baxt., 30 ; Gregory v. Chadwell, 3 Cold., 902 ; Fogg v. Gibbs, 8 Baxt., 464 . … Pr., 1126; McIntosh v. Paul, 6 Lea, 45 ; Taylor v. Miller, 2 Lea, 153 ; Woolston v. Gale 4 Halst., 32; Brown v. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company, 10 Rep., 649.

Ransome v. State

91 Tenn. 716 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 22, 1892

The recital of the substance of the Act amended is-quite as clear and satisfactory as that found in the Act sustained by this Court in State, ex rel., v. J. L. Gaines, Comptroller, 1 Lea, 734 . … association, and are inclosed with good and substantial fences.” .Another witness adds this further description of the methods of the exchange: “The defendant hab all the horses which are going to run in the race put upon a board

Hiller v. Crenshaw

135 Tenn. 151 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1916

Tombeaugh v. State, 50 Tex. Cr. R., 286 , 98 S. W., 1054 , 8 L. R. A. (N. S.), 937, 123 Am. St. Rep., 841 , 14 Ann. Cas., 275 overruling Ray v. State 46 Tex. Cr. R., 176 , 79 S. W., 535 ; followed by Howard v. … W., 429 ; State v. Mitchell, 156 N. C., 659 , 72 S. E., 632 , 37 L. R. A. (N. S.), 302, Ann. Cas., 1913A, 469; Com. v. Abrams, 150 Mass., 393 , 23 N. E., 53 ; Brown v. State, 121 Tenn., 186 , 114 S. W., 198 .

Johnson v. City of Chattanooga

183 Tenn. 123 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 1, 1945

Co. v. Bowers, 80 Miss. 570 , at page 581, 32 So. 113 , 111 (followed and quoted from in Town of Hazlehurst v. Mayes, 84 Miss. 7 , 36 So. 33 , 64 L. R. … Lebanon v. Dillard, 155 Tenn. 448 , 295 S.

Burton v. Miller Bros. Co.

166 Tenn. 622 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 18, 1933

Morrison v. Tenn. Consol. Coal Co., 162 Tenn., 523 , 39 S. W. (2d), 272 . … Perkins v. Brown, 132 Tenn., 294 , 177 S. W., 1158 , L. R. A., 1915F, 723, Ann. Cas., 1917A, 124. While it is irregular to thus try a *625 suit at law by piecemeal, it is the result of the error above stated.

Lively v. Drake

629 S.W.2d 900 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 22, 1982

See also Stansbury v. Embrey, 128 Tenn. 103 , 158 S.W. 991 (1913); Allen v. Goldstein, 40 Tenn.App. 308, 324-25 , 291 S.W.2d 596, 604 (1956). … See Brown v. Hewitt, 143 S.W.2d 223 (Tex.Civ.App.1940); 55 Am.Jur.2d, Mortgages § 391 (1971); Annot., 97 A.L.R.2d 997 , 1006 et seq. (1964); Cf. American National Insurance Co. v.

Fogg v. Union Bank

63 Tenn. 530 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1874

This definition of duress was adopted in the case of Brown v. Pierce, 7 Wall., 214 . In the case of McSween v. … And in Rollings v.

Dolen v. State

187 Tenn. 663 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 11, 1948

Lawson v. State, 176 Tenn. 457 , 143 S. W. (2d) 716 . … We are of the opinion that the rule stated on this subject in Seals v. State, supra, and Lawson v.

Coe v. State

17 S.W.3d 249 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 21, 2000

In support of the motion, Coe relies upon his filings made with the Tennessee Board of Pardons and Paroles requesting executive commutation. … We recently reviewed the constitutional, statutory, and historical principles governing commutation of death sentences in Workman v.

Shelby Mutual Insurance Co. v. Dudley

574 S.W.2d 43 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 27, 1978

Lawrence County Highway Department v. Hardiman, supra; Coleman v. Coker, 204 Tenn. 310 , 321 S.W.2d 540 (1959). … See Chapman v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., 221 Tenn. 376 , 426 S.W.2d 760 (1968); Travelers Insurance Company v. Googe, 217 Tenn. 272 , 397 S.W.2d 368, 371 (1965). “And, as summed up in R. E. Butts Co. v.

State ex rel. Cole v. City of Hendersonville

223 Tenn. 365 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 23, 1969

The case of Board of Supervisors of Norfolk County v. Duke, 113 Va. 94 , 73 S.E. 456 (1912), involved a challenge to incorporation of a part of a thickly settled community. … As noted in Board of Supervisors of Norfolk County v. Duke, supra, surely the Legislature did not intend any such result. I realize this dissenting opinion is in conflict with Raucher v.

Carr v. State ex rel. Armour

196 Tenn. 256 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 11, 1954

For cases of the kind see, Crewse v. Beeler, 186 Tenn. 475 , 212 S. W. (2d) 39 , and authorities there cited; Townsend v. Ray, 174 Tenn. 634 , 130 S. W. (2d) 96 ; Taylor v. Taylor, 189 Tenn. 81 , 222 S. W. (2d) 372 . … Condon v. Maloney, 108 Tenn. 82 , 65 S. W. 871 ; Grindstaff v. Carter County, 152 Tenn. 605 , 279 S. W. 1041 .

Walmsley v. Franklin County

133 Tenn. 579 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1915

W., 460 ; State v. Brown, 103 Tenn. (19 Pick.), 449, 53 S. W., 727 ; Morrell v. Fickle, 71 Tenn. (3 Lea), 79; State v. Hamby, 114 Tenn. (6 Cates), 364, 84 S. W., 622 ; Cannon v. … W., 871 ; Furnace Co. v. Railroad Co., 113 Tenn. (5 Cates), 697, 87 S. W., 1016 ; Scott v.

Gibson v. Trant

58 S.W.3d 103 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 5, 2001

Id. at 911 ; see Logan v. … See also Jepson v.

State v. Walls

62 S.W.3d 119 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 11, 2001

Freeman v. Marco Transp. Co., 27 S.W.3d 909, 911 (Tenn.2000). Our duty in interpreting statutes is to ascertain and give effect to the intent and purpose of the legislature. Id.; see also Mooney v. … Mooney v. Sneed, 30 S.W.3d at 306 . Where an ambiguity exists, we must look to the entire statutory scheme and elsewhere to ascertain legislative intent and purpose. Freeman v. Marco Transp. Co., 27 S.W.3d at 911 .

Coppinger Color Lab, Inc. v. Nixon

698 S.W.2d 72 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 15, 1985

Gordon, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Gene M. NIXON, Defendant-Appellant. Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville. October 15, 1985. *73 Scott N. Brown, Jr., Steven F. … See Smith v. Shelton, 569 S.W.2d 421 (Tenn. 1978) wherein we adopted Justice Swepston's dissent in Lambert Brothers v.