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  • State v. Ballard

    855 S.W.2d 557 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 24, 1993

    See, State v. Dickerson, 789 S.W.2d 566 (Tenn.Cr.App.1990); State v. Schimpf, 782 S.W.2d 186 (Tenn.Cr.App.1989); State v. Myers, 764 S.W.2d 214 (Tenn.Cr.App.1988). Dr. … See, United States v. Brown, 557 F.2d 541 (6th Cir.1977). The State advanced no evidence at trial that the facts underlying Dr.

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  • Covert v. Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry.

    186 Tenn. 142 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 28, 1948

    Tinsley v. Bryan, 148 Tenn. 256, 261 , 255 S. W. 49 , 50. The limit of amount upon the jurisdiction is not applicable in an ejectment case (Frazier v. Browning, 79 Tenn. 253 ), nor in mandamus (State ex rel. v. … An example is Ducktown Sulphur, etc., v. Fain, 109 Tenn. 56 , 70 S. W. 813 , 815, where the principle as quoted above from Hale v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Wallace v. Cox

    136 Tenn. 69 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1916

    The two girls were boarding at the T. W. C. A. building when the younger sister, Eva, became ill. Dr. … Toncray v. Toncray, 2 Tenn. Cas., 408 .

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  • Bridge Co. v. Barnes

    98 Tenn. 401 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 16, 1897

    Railroad v. White, 5 Lea, 540 ; Railroad v. Gurley, 12 Lea, 53 ; Railroad v. Stacker, 2 Pick., 343 . … Scott v. Fletcher, 1 Overton, 488; Hart v. Reynolds, 1 Heis., 208; Henry v. Brown, 2 Heis., 213; Speers v. International Ins. Co., 1 Bax., 370 ; Hills v. *410 Goodyear, 4 Lea, 233 ; Wharton on Ev., Vol.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Scates v. Sandefer

    163 Tenn. 558 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 21, 1931

    In Linch v. … Ritter v. Hicks (W. Va.), 50 A. L. R. 1505. Where an adult son lives in the home of his father, earns his own living, and pays board, there is no .liability. Bradley v. Schmidt (Ky.), 57 A. L.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Beadles v. Hartmus & Co.

    66 Tenn. 476 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1874

    The charge, we think, is in substantial conformity to the principles laid down by Story, J., in the case of Brown v.

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  • Womac v. Casteel

    200 Tenn. 588 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 20, 1956

    App. 244, 247 , 236 S.W.2d 984 , and in the case of Union Transfer Company v. Finch, 16 Tenn.App. 293 , 64 S.W. 2d 222 , and St. Louis, I. M. & S. R. Co. v. … Coca Cola Bottling Works v. Brown, 139 Tenn. 640, 645 , 202 S.W. 926 ; Coleman v. Byrnes, 34 Tenn.App. 680, 699 , 242 S.W. 2d 85 .

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  • Barnes Bros. v. Coal Co.

    101 Tenn. 354 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 12, 1898

    Citty v. Mfg. Co., 9 Pickle, 276 . It is next said a contract, under a by-law of the corporation, could not be made for a longer time than three months, without the approval of the board of directors. … Tarbox v. Hartenstien, 4 Bax., 78 ; Railroad v. Staub, 7 Lea, 397 .

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Erwin v. Davenport

    56 Tenn. 44 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1871

    R.R. v. Jones, MS. Second. … Co. v. Elliott, 1 Col., 611 , and N. & D. R.R. Co. v.

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  • Harris v. Smith

    98 Tenn. 286 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 5, 1897

    Howell v. Hale, 5 Lea, 405 ; Pitcher v. Smith, 2 Head, 209 ; Cooley v. Steele, 2 Head, 604 ; Galbraith v. Lunsford, 3 Pick., 89 ; Crittenden v. Posey, 1 Head, 312 ; Gates v. Card, 9 Pick., 334 . In Howell v. … See Williams v. Otey, 8 Hum., 568 ; Loughmiller v. Harris, 2 Heis., 559; Brown v. Foote, 2 Tenn. Chy., 263.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Carr v. Mills

    665 S.W.2d 719 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 5, 1984

    Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Taylor, 590 S.W.2d 920 (Tenn.1979). … Kingsport Press, Inc. v. Van Huss, 547 S.W.2d 572 (Tenn.1977); Davis v. Gulf Ins. Group, 546 S.W.2d 583 (Tenn.1977).

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  • Perez v. McConkey

    872 S.W.2d 897 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 28, 1994

    Knight v. Jewett, 3 Cal.4th 296 , 11 Cal.Rptr.2d 2 , 834 P.2d 696 (1992); Brown v. Kreuser, 38 Colo.App. 554 , 560 P.2d 105 (1977) (codified at Colo.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 13-21-111.7 (West 1988 & Supp.1993)); Fell v. … Gillaspie, supra at Note 22, 443 P.2d at 68 ; Brown v. Kreuser, supra at Note 24, 506 P.2d at 108; Blackburn v. Dorta, supra at Note 24, 348 So.2d at 293 ; Parker v.

    Cited 73 timesPublished
  • Nashville Trust Co. v. Grimes

    179 Tenn. 567 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 30, 1943

    “In the case of Latta v. Brown, 96 Tenn., 343 [ 34 S. W., 417 , 31 A. L. R., 840], the Court in discussing compensation of disappointed devisees, uses the language, ‘There being no general or residuary legacy.’ … Jones v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Title Guaranty & Trust Co. v. Bushnell

    143 Tenn. 681 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1920

    King v. Whitely, 10 Paige (N. Y.), 465; Trotter v. Hughes, 12 N. Y., 74 , 62 Am. Dec., 139 ; Thayer v. Marsh, 75 N. Y., 340 ; Carter v. Holahan, 92 N. Y., 499 ; Wilbur v. Warren, 104 N. Y., 192 , 10 N. E., 263 . … Ward v. De Oca, 120 Cal., 102 , 52 Pac., 130 . And in Minnesota. Brown v. Stillman, 43 Minn., 126 , 45 N. W., 2 , and Clement v. Willett, 105 Minn., 267 , 117 N. W., 491 , 17 L. R. A. (N. S.), 1094, 127 Am. St.

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Woods v. General Oils, Inc.

    558 S.W.2d 433 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 5, 1977

    Hamilton Nat’l Bank v. McCanless, 176 Tenn. 570 , *436 144 S.W.2d 768 (1940); Farrington v. State of Tennessee, 95 U.S. 679 , 24 L.Ed. 558 (1878). In Phillips & Buttorff Mfg. Co. v. … It has also been held to mean “first in rank or importance, chief, principal, basic or fundamental,” Breen v. Ind. Accident Board, 150 Mont. 463 , 436 P.2d 701 (1968); Twentieth Century Mfg. Co. v. U.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Young v. Wilkinson

    1 Thompson 161 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1858

    The case of Steygate v. Armstong, in 3 Browns Chan. Rep. Perkins' edition, 362, Mar. … Howell, 4 Hayw. 19 ; Wilks v. Fitzpatrick, 1 Humph 54; Embry v. Robinson, 7 Humph. 144 . Phipps v. Angelesea, 1 Fonb. 89; Bond v. Simmons, 3 Atk. 20 ; McCauley v. Philips, 4 Ves. 15 ; Mitford v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Sandford v. Weeden

    49 Tenn. 71 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 14, 1870

    Bettie V., by her nest friend, files her bill, claiming that her mother, Elizabeth R. … Eq., 424, 5, notes; 1 Brown’s Ch. R., 507; Adams’ Eq., 116, top p.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Cooper v. Flemming

    114 Tenn. 40 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1904

    Hill v. Balm, 38 Mo., 13 ; Eastman v. Keasor, 44 N. H., 519; Walter v. Sample, 25 Pa., 275 ; Wicker v. Hotchkiss, 62 Ill., 107 , 14 Am. Rep., 75 ; Anderson v. Friend, 71 Ill., 475 ; Davis v. … No. 1,578; Sappington v. Watson, 50 Mo., 83 ; Cooper v. Utterbach, 37 Md., 282 ; Glascock v. Bridges, 15 La. Ann., 672 ; Bartlett v. Brown, 6 R. I., 37, 75 Am. Dec., 675 ; Davenport v. Lynch, 51 N. C., 545 . Mr.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Glover v. Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.

    225 Tenn. 306 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 7, 1971

    See Holt v. Bell, Okl., 392 P.2d 361 ; Boughton v. Farmers Ins. Exchange, Okl., 354 P.2d 1058 , 79 A.L.R.2d 1245 ; Moore v. Smith, 177 Va. 621 , 15 S.E.2d 48 ; Hartford Acc. & Ins. Co. v. … Co., D.C.S.C., 279 F.Supp. 837 (1968); Doe v. Brown, 203 Va. 508 , 125 S.E.2d 159 ; Laird v. Nationwide Ins. Co., 243 S.C. 388 , 134 S.E.2d 206 ; Hatchett v. Nationwide Mutual Ins.

    Cited 47 timesPublished
  • Harris v. Beasley

    123 Tenn. 605 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1910

    Shannon’s Code, sections 6091, 6095; Fulghum v. Cotton, 6 Lea, 590 ; Schultz v. Black-ford, 9 Lea, 434 ; Wessel v. Brown, 10 Lea, 685 ; Bridges v. Cooper, 98 Tenn., 381, 384, 392 , 39 S. W., 720 ; Porter v. … In Porter v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished

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