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  • Russell v. American Ass'n

    139 Tenn. 124 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1917

    Brown, who subsequently was a justice of this court, as commissioners to negotiate a treaty settling the dispute. Kentucky on her part named John J. … Sharp v. Van Winkle, 12 Lea (80 Tenn.), 15.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Terrance N. Carter v. Rickey Bell

    Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 27, 2009

    CARTER v. … Norton v. Everhart, 895 S.W.2d 317, 319 (Tenn. 1995). In Norton, the petitioner filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus in Morgan County, alleging that the Board of Paroles had illegally revoked his parole.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • State v. Smotherman

    201 S.W.3d 657 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 24, 2006

    State v. … United States v. Ventresca, 380 U.S. 102, 111 , 85 S.Ct. 741 , 13 L.Ed.2d 684 (1965); see also State v. Wine, 787 S.W.2d 31, 33 (Tenn.Crim.App.1989); State v. Brown, 638 S.W.2d 436, 438 (Tenn.Crim.App.1982).

    Cited 69 timesPublished
  • Ward v. Ward

    213 Tenn. 657 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 8, 1964

    McClain v. Kingsport Improvement Corp., 147 Tenn. 130 , 245 S.W.2d 837 (1922); Sharp Drug Stores v. Hansard, 176 Tenn. 595, 599 , 144 S.W.2d 777 (1940); Spradling v. … In White v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Fidelity Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Guess

    171 Tenn. 205 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 16, 1937

    McLarren, 42 Me., 157; Exchange & Banking Co. of New Orleans v. Boyce, 3 Rob. (La.), 307, and to like effect is Brown v. Aitkin, 90 Vt., 569 , 99 A., 265 . … Towles & Co. v. Miles, 131 Tenn., 79 , 173 S. W., 439 ; Fidelity Trust Co. v. Service Laundry Co., 160 Tenn., 57 , 22 S. W. (2d), 6 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • State ex rel. Smith v. Overstreet

    533 S.W.2d 283 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 2, 1976

    Overstreet had stored on the six-acre tract and the adjacent tract approximately 300,000 board feet of logs and approximately 1,500,000 board feet of hardwood lumber. … In the case of Memphis Housing Authority v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Chandler v. Davidson County

    142 Tenn. 265 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1919

    In Whites Creek Turnpike Co. v. … Williams v. Taxing District, 16 Lea, 531 ; Wood v. Tipton, supra; *272 Turnpike Co. v. Davidson County, supra; Id., 14 Lea, 73 ; McAndrews v. Hamilton County, 105 Tenn., 400 , 58 S. W., 483 ; Rhea County v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • State v. David E. Walton, Jr.

    958 S.W.2d 724 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 22, 1997

    Brown, 762 S.W.2d 135 (Tenn. 1988)(failure to elect aggravated sexual battery offense was reversible error.) … See State v.

    Cited 131 timesPublished
  • Donriel A. Borne v. Celadon Trucking Services, Inc - Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part

    Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 20, 2017

    Meals, 417 S.W.3d at 422 (quoting Knoxville Traction Co. v. Brown, 89 S.W. 319, 321 (Tenn. 1905)) (internal quotation marks omitted). … 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)).

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  • Dixon v. Mountain City Construction Co.

    632 S.W.2d 538 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 3, 1982

    A written contract was executed by the parties on May 12, 1978, using a form prepared for use by members of the Chattanooga Board of Realtors, Inc. … See, Carpenter v. Donohoe, 154 Colo. 78 , 388 P.2d 339 (1964); Crawley v. Terhune, 437 S.W.2d 743 (Ky.1969); Henggeler v. Jindra, 191 Neb. 317 , 214 N.W.2d 925 (1974); Oliver v.

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Abernathy v. Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System

    655 S.W.2d 143 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 31, 1983

    Miles v. Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, Tenn., 548 S.W.2d 299 (1977); Weesner v. Electric Power Board, 48 Tenn. App. 178 , 344 S.W.2d 766 (1961). … This distinguishes the case at bar from our recent decision in Felts v. Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, Tenn., 650 S.W.2d 371 (1983).

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Reeder v. Holt

    220 Tenn. 428 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 9, 1967

    In construing these Code Sections, this Court, in the case of Menees v. … Menees v. Ewing, supra; T.C.A. Section 2-1227. The ballots sought to be counted were not impounded for inspection by the trial judge.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Conley & Harrison v. Deere, Mansure & Co.

    79 Tenn. 274 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1883

    In the case of Cagill v. … And so it was said by Chancellor Walworth in Parker v.

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  • Sullivan v. Harpeth Development Corp.

    218 Tenn. 107 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 7, 1966

    Peters (1945), 183 Tenn. 93 , 191 S.W.2d 164 ; Garrou v. … See City of Fairview v. Spears (1962), 210 Tenn. 404 , 359 S.W.2d 824 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Seagram Distillers Company v. Corenswet

    198 Tenn. 644 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 2, 1955

    The case of United Artists Corp. v. Board of Censors, 189 Tenn. 397 , 225 S. W. (2d) 550 , relied on by defendants, has no application here. The assignment of error is overruled. … In Houbigant Sales Corp. v. Woods, supra [123 N. J.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Tennessee Eastern Electric Co. v. Hannah

    157 Tenn. 582 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 22, 1928

    Hodges v. Hamblen County, 162; Tenn., 395. His holding’ that the Commission had the power to require the complainant to obtain from it a certificate is unappealed from. … We are of opinion therefore that the said rules and regulations should be so aménded as to permit the filing of an application, and its consideration by the Board, without an exaction of the waiver agreements now provided

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Nashville Housing Authority v. City of Nashville

    192 Tenn. 103 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 9, 1951

    Theilan v. Porter, 82 Tenn. 622 . … II, of the Constitution, it is to be found in our cases of Imboden v. City of Bristol, 132 Tenn. 562 , 179 S. W. 147 ; Bedford County Hospital v. Browning, 189 Tenn. 227 , 225 S. W. (2d) 41 .

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • City of Memphis v. Laski

    56 Tenn. 511 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1872

    Merwin v. City of Chicago, 45 Ill., 134 ; Burnham v. The City of Fond DuLac, 15 Wis., 193 ; McDougal v. Board *514 Supervisors, 4 Minn., 184 ; City of Chicago v. Hasley, 25 Ill., 596 ; Mayor of Baltimore v. … In the case of McDougal v. The Board of Supervisors, &c ., 4 Minn., 184 , the Court said: “The Court below was right in dismissing the garnishee proceedings against the county.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Freeman v. Burson

    802 S.W.2d 210 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 1, 1990

    Brown v. Hartlage, 456 U.S. 45, 52 , 102 S.Ct. 1523, 1528 , 71 L.Ed.2d 732 (1982); Mills v. Alabama, 384 U.S. 214, 218 , 86 S.Ct. 1434, 1436 , 16 L.Ed.2d 484 (1966). … In Florida Committee for Liability Reform v.

    Reversed by Burson v. Freeman, 504 U.S. 191 (1992)Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Rondal Akers v. Prime Succession of Tennessee, Inc.

    387 S.W.3d 495 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 21, 2012

    Berryman, a board-certified forensic anthropologist, testified as an expert witness for Mr. Marsh. Dr. … V.

    Cited 56 timesPublished

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