Case law

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.

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.

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 .

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 .

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.

Bevis v. Southern

489 S.W.2d 35 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 2, 1973

United States Rubber Products Co. v. Cannon, 172 Tenn. 665 , 113 S.W.2d 1184 [1938]; Fidelity & Cas. Co. v. Treadwell, 212 Tenn. 1 , 367 S.W.2d 470 [1963]. … Lunsford v. A. C. Lawrence Leather Co., 189 Tenn. 293 , 225 S.W.2d 66 [1949]; Greene Co. v. Bennett, 207 Tenn. 635 , 341 S.W.2d 751 [1960]; Fed. Mut. etc. Co. v. Cameron, 220 Tenn. 636 , 422 S.W.2d 427 [1967].

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.

Thomas v. State

182 Tenn. 380 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 5, 1945

In [Board of Com’rs of] Excise v. Backus, 29 How. Prac., N. … “A long line of authorities is in accord, among the cases being [City of] Evanston v. Myers, 172 Ill. 266 , 50 N. E. [204], 205; People v. Murphy, 93 Mich. 41 , 52 N. W. 1042 ; State v. Lucas, 94 Mo. App. 117 , 67 S.

In re Brown

879 S.W.2d 801 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 13, 1994

See Scott v. Flowers, 910 F.2d 201 (5th Cir.1990); Gonzalez v. Commission on Judicial Performance, 33 Cal.3d 359 , 188 Cal.Rptr. 880 , 657 P.2d 372 (1983); see generally, Sarisohn v. … See Scott v.

Judith Moore-Pennoyer v. State of Tennessee

515 S.W.3d 271 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 28, 2017

Moore-Pennoyer with a separation notice, confirming that her employment would terminate effective Friday, August 29, 2014, the final business day of Judge Wimberly‟s term. 1 Brown v. Tenn. … Brown v. Tenn. Title Loans, Inc., 328 S.W.3d 850, 854-55 (Tenn. 2010). But “[w]e review the trial court‟s legal conclusions regarding the adequacy of the complaint de novo.” Webb v.

Union Traction Co. v. Anderson

146 Tenn. 476 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1921

Co. v. Hamilton, 88 Fed., 588 , 32 C. C. A., 46 . In Riggs v. Railroad, 120 Mo. App., 335 , 96 S. … Brown to the effect that plaintiffs offered to sell him the animal in question about a year and a half before he was killed for the sum of $100.

McEwen v. Jenks

74 Tenn. 289 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1880

bill, claim» that, though there was no money consideration for said conveyance, there was a substantial consideration, in kindnesses of various descriptions, such as furnishing the complainant a home, charging him with no board … In the case of Hamilton v.

City of Memphis ex rel. Ingram v. Brannan

224 Tenn. 430 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1970

Snipes is licensed by the Tennessee Board for Licensing General Contractors. … Winkler v.

Francis v. Washbum

6 Tenn. 294 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1818

In the case of Overton v. … See Gardner v. Brown, 1 Hum. 354 ; Rogers v. Park, 4 Hum. 480 ; King’s Digest, 11,537.

State ex rel. Barnes v. Smith

199 Tenn. 459 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 3, 1956

Kenner v. Spears, reported in [Tenn. Ch. App.] 53 S. W. 247 , and referred to and cited at length in the case of State ex rel. [Gann] v. Malone, reported in *463 131 Tenn. 149 , at page 164, et seq. [ 174 S. … [Carey] v. Bratton, 148 Tenn. 174, 183 [ 253 S. W. 705 ]).”