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  • East Tennessee University v. Mayor and Aldermen of Knoxville

    65 Tenn. 166 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1873

    It is sought, however, to derive the authority from the case of Nichol v. Mayor and Aldermen of Nashville, 9 Hum. … He then cites, with approval, the decision of Weeks v.

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  • Harden v. State

    188 Tenn. 17 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 11, 1948

    Bolling v. Anderson, 63 Tenn. 550 ; Ehrlich v. Weber, 114 Tenn. 711 , 88 S. W. 188 . … of Education v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • North Gates Elks Club v. Garner

    496 S.W.2d 887 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 7, 1973

    City of Memphis v. Alpha Beta Welfare Ass’n., 174 Tenn. 440 , 126 S.W.2d 323 [1939]. … In Nashville v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Donriel A. Borne v. Celadon Trucking Services, Inc.

    532 S.W.3d 274 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 20, 2017

    State v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 18 S.W.3d 186,192 (Tenn. 2000). … State v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 18 S.W.3d 186, 192 (Tenn. 2000). (citing Super Flea Mkt. of Chattanooga, Inc. v. Olsen, 677 S.W.2d 449, 451 (Tenn. 1984)).

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • West Construction Co. v. White

    130 Tenn. 520 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1914

    McDonald v. Yoder, 80 Kan., 25 , 101 Pac., 468 . … Barriers were' erected on each side, consisting of a single fence board sixteen feet in length, nailed to a post on either side.

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  • Smith v. Bradt Printing Co.

    97 Tenn. 351 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 30, 1896

    We further find as a fact,” continues the court, £<that three days before the deeds of trust were made, there was a meeting of the board of directors of the corporation, at which these deeds of trust were authorized to be … executed. ’ ’ The Court of Chancery Appeals was of opinion that the facts so ascertained by them brought this *355 casé within the principles announced in Tradesman Publishing Co. v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Tennessee Central Railway v. Ledbetter

    159 Tenn. 404 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 19, 1929

    In Todd v. … Co. v.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Lane

    576 S.W.2d 348 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 27, 1978

    Headrick, Bell, Painter, McMurray, Callaway, Brown & Mashburn, Cleveland, for appellants. R. Jerome Shepherd, Colloms, Banks & Shepherd, Cleveland, for appellee. OPINION FONES, Justice. … See Lynch v. LaRue, supra , and P & L Const. Co., Inc. v. Lankford, supra .

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • State v. Lane

    254 S.W.3d 349 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 20, 2008

    Hall v. McLesky, 83 S.W.3d 752, 757 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001) (citing Yokley v. State, 632 S.W.2d 123, 126 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1981)). … State v. Johnson, 569 S.W.2d 808, 812 (Tenn. 1978); see Tenn. Cent. R.R. v. Campbell, 75 S.W. 1012 (Tenn. 1903).

    Cited 79 timesPublished
  • Signal Thread Company v. King

    222 Tenn. 241 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 11, 1968

    Schuetter v. First National Bank in Clinton, 39 F.Supp. 909 , affirmed Hann v. City of Clinton, Oklahoma, ex rel. Schuetter, 131 F.2d 978 ; Brock & Company v. … Board of Sup’rs of Los Angeles County, 8 Cal.2d 286 , 65 P.2d 791 , 110 A.L.R. 700 (1937); and Guinness v. King County, 32 Wash. 503 , 202 P.2d 737 , 6 A.L.R.2d 1361 (1949), as not being in point is unwarranted.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Murphy v. State

    77 Tenn. 373 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1882

    The validity of this exception from the terms of the act has been sustained by this court': State v. Rauscher, 1 Lea, 96 . … They undertake to authorize the board of mayor and aldermen, or other legislative council of the corporation, to prepare amendments of the municipal charter- in the manner in which by-laws are adopted, and to submit the same

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • McCoy v. T.T.C. Illinois Inc.

    14 S.W.3d 734 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 22, 2000

    Parks v. Tennessee Mun. League Risk Management Pool, 974 S.W.2d 677, 678 (Tenn. 1998); Nutt v. Champion Int’l Corp., 980 S.W.2d -3- 365, 367 (Tenn. 1998); Presley v. … See Carter v. State, 952 S.W.2d 417, 419 (Tenn. 1997); Owens v. State, 908 S.W.2d 923, 926 (Tenn. 1995); Lyons v. Rasar, 872 S.W.2d 895, 897 (Tenn. 1994).

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Town of Winchester v. Franklin County

    178 Tenn. 290 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 17, 1942

    One of the provisions contained in the deed was as follows : “Item V. … City of Knoxville v. State ex rel. Hayward, 175 Tenn., 159, 168 , 133 S. W. (2d) 465 .

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  • Hagan v. Henry

    168 Tenn. 223 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 14, 1934

    Henry was given a certificate of election by the county board of election commissioners. … Pike v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Hale v. Ostrow

    166 S.W.3d 713 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 1, 2005

    Brown, 160 S.W.3d 462, 480 (Tenn.2005) (quoting Doe v. Linder Constr. Co., 845 S.W.2d 173, 178 (Tenn.1992)). The Ostrow defendants argue that because Ms. … Harvey v. Hansen, 299 Pa.Super. 474 , 445 A.2d 1228, 1231 (1982); see also Whitt v.

    Cited 127 timesPublished
  • Sapp v. State ex rel. Nipper

    524 S.W.2d 652 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 9, 1975

    language, in construing Article 11, Section 9, of the Tennessee constitution, to the effect that that provision referred to powers being vested in the governing bodies of counties, that is, the quarterly county court or a board … See Brewer v. Davidson, 223 Tenn. 399 , 445 S.W.2d 908 (1969); White v. Davidson County, 210 Tenn. 456 , 360 S.W.2d 15 (1962); Atkinson v. McClanahan, 520 S.W.2d 348 (Tenn.App.1974). Carter v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad v. Hayden

    116 Tenn. 672 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1906

    Jones v. Transportation Co. (Mich.), 16 N. W., 893 ; Daggett v. Johnson, 49 Vt., 345 .” … Deaton v. Tenn. Coal & R. R. Co., 12 Heisk., 654 ; Railroad v. Staub, 7 Lea, 400 ; Leinau v. Smart, 11 Humph., 308 ; Browne on Statute of Frauds, sec. 273 et seq.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Santi v. Crabb

    574 S.W.2d 732 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 18, 1978

    I do not agree that the decision of this Court in Farmer v. … Rosasco Creameries v. Cohen, 276 N.Y. 274 , 11 N.E.2d 908 (1937).

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Andrews v. Page

    49 Tenn. 634 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 28, 1871

    And it was held in Brown v. … Tedder v. Odum. 1 And in the case of Gillespie v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Appellate Court To Apply a Clearly Erroneous Standard of Review, Coln v. City of Savannah, 966

    Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 20, 2000

    IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON GEORGIA CROSS, ET AL. v. … Brown, Jr., Judge No.

    Cited 0 timesPublished

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