Case law

American National Bank v. Junk Bros.

94 Tenn. 624 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 3, 1895

Saco National Bank v. Sanborn, supra; Bank of Utica v. Phillips, 3 Wend., 408 ; Requa v. Collins, 51 N. Y., 148 ; 2 Daniel on Neg. Insts., Sec. 1083; 3 Randolph on Com. Paper, Sec. 1281; Harris v. … The Supreme Court of Kentucky, in Gallahm v.

Mooney v. Phillips

173 Tenn. 398 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 2, 1938

The bill herein was filed by two citizens and qualified voters of Davidson County against the Davidson County Board of Election Commissioners, the Davidson County Democratic Primary Election Commissioners, the Davidson County … Cas., 861; Elwell v. Comstock, 99 Minn., 261 , 109 N. W., 113, 698 , 7 L. R. A. (N. S.), 621, 9 Ann. Cas., 270; People ex rel. Deister v. Wintermute, 194 N. Y., 99 , 86 N. E., 818 ; State ex rel. Fenner v.

PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Walt

198 Tenn. 59 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 11, 1955

Seay v. Georgia Life Ins. Co., 132 Tenn. 673, 676 , 179 S. W. 312 ; Moore v. Life & Casualty Ins. Co., 162 Tenn. 682, 685, 40 S. W. (2d) 403 ; Inman v. Life & Casualty.Ins. Co., 164 Tenn. 12, 16 , 45 S. … E. 552], the fire originated in a barn, and the proof showed that when the firemen broke open the door leading into the barn loft they “ found the straw, boxes, boards, and the interior of the loft on fire, and Wilkinson

Railroad v. Klyman

108 Tenn. 304 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 8, 1902

After this, on August 29, of same year, he boarded the train at Guthrie and resumed his journey to Nashville. … That principle, however, was held in Ault v.

Patterson v. City of Chattanooga

192 Tenn. 267 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 16, 1951

“The answer alleges that the construction of the sewer system is necessary and a public health measure and to comply with an order of the Stream Pollution Control Board of the State. … The Oklahoma Court in Sharp v.

Smith v. State

207 Tenn. 219 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 9, 1960

State v. Davis, 204 Tenn. 553 , 322 S.W.2d 232 . Assignment six simply complains of overruling the motion for a new trial and the same is overruled. … I, Sec. 19 of our State Constitution. *228 We have dealt with this exact language in the case of Cordell v.

A. C. Lawrence Leather Co. v. Britt

220 Tenn. 444 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 5, 1967

Shoe Company v. … The present case is also somewhat similar to that of Tennessee Tufting Co. v.

Witt v. McCanless

200 Tenn. 360 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 8, 1956

Railroad v. … In Farmer v.

Pittman v. Upjohn Co.

890 S.W.2d 425 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 28, 1994

In Byrd v. … Pursuant to the authority of T.C.A § 63-10-102, the Board of Pharmacy of the State of Tennessee has promulgated certain rules and standards of practice.

Allen v. Fowler

219 Tenn. 60 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 7, 1966

In order for this Court to sustain this assignment of error it would be necessary to overrule its previous decisions in City of Whitwell v. Fowler (1961) 208 Tenn. 80 , 343 S.W.2d 897 , and Hoover Motor Express Co. v. … The following from the opinion of this Court in the case of City of Whitwell v.

Coffman v. City of Pulaski

220 Tenn. 642 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 18, 1967

Pesterfield v. Vickers, 43 Tenn. 205 (1860); Davis v. Knoxville, 90 Tenn. 599 , 18 S.W. 254 (1891); Combs v. City of Elizabethton, 161 Tenn. 363 , 31 S.W.2d 691 (1930); Bobo v. … School boards would be liable for chuck-holes in playgrounds, or corporal punishment of students by teachers and principals or for any other negligent acts of commission or omission.

Buchanan v. Mission Insurance Co.

713 S.W.2d 654 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 14, 1986

“Although a list of approved doctors was posted on a company bulletin board, plaintiff was not given an option as to which of the ... doctors on the list he could select, but rather, he was transported by the company nurse … Greenlee v. Care Inn of Jefferson City, supra, 644 S.W.2d at 680 . See, e.g., Bond v. American Air Filter, supra; Pickett v. Chattanooga Convalescent and Nursing Home, Inc., supra; Goodman v.

Strickland Transportation Co. v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.

224 Tenn. 129 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 16, 1970

Hazzard Co. v. Maine *137 Cent. R. Co., 121 Me. 199 , 116 A. 258 (1922); Bronstein v. Payne, 138 Md. 116 , 113 A. 648 (1921); Fisk Rubber Co. of New York v. New York, N. H. & H. R. … R., 240 Mass. 40 , 132 N.E. 714 (1921); Dawlen Corporation v. New York Cent. R. Co., 328 Mich. 360 , 43 N.W.2d 887 (1950); Browning King & Co. v.

Gary Wygant v. Bill Lee, Governor

Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 10, 2025

See Gill v. … For example, in Pereira v. Town of North Hempstead, plaintiff McHugh resided in District 5 prior to redistricting of town board voting districts; after redistricting, he resided in District 4. 682 F.

Williams v. United Parcel Service

328 S.W.3d 497 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 28, 2010

See State v. Lewis, 235 S.W.3d 136, 141 (Tenn.2007); Biscan v. Brown, 160 S.W.3d 462, 468 (Tenn.2005); Mercer v. Vanderbilt Univ., Inc., 134 S.W.3d 121, 131 (Tenn.2004); State v. … Reeser v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 938 S.W.2d at 692 ; see also Long v. Tri-Con Indus., Ltd., 996 S.W.2d 173, 177 (Tenn.1999); Jones v. Hartford Accident & Indent.

Dickson v. Houston

221 Tenn. 138 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 8, 1968

Cannon Mills, Inc. v. Spivey (1961) 208 Tenn. 419 , 346 S.W.2d 266 . … The decision of this Court in Bradley v.

Leighton v. Henderson

220 Tenn. 91 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 7, 1967

In an opinion of Leighton v. Henderson, 219 Tenn. 108 , 407 S.W.2d 177 , we held that after habeas corpus had been granted, and pending its appeal to this Court, the prisoner would be allowed bail. … The basis of his motion was that some two years before this petition was filed the trial judge had written the State Board of Pardons and Parole advising them in part, £I personally feel that he has served sufficient time

William Thomas McFarland v. Michael S. Pemberton

Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 20, 2017

v. … Hatcher v.

Hickman v. Wright

141 Tenn. 412 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1918

Ency. of Law (2d Ed.), p. 601; Kelly v. State, 123 Tenn., 516 , 132 S. W., 193 ; State ex rel. Board, etc., of Benton County v. Boice, 140 Ind., 506 , 39 N. E., 64 , 40 N. E., 113 . … Rep., 805 ; Darnell v. State, 123 Tenn., 663 , 134 S. W., 307 ; Heiskell v. Lowe, 126 Tenn., 475 , 153 S. W., 284 ; State v. Wheeler, 127 Tenn., 58 , 152 S. W. 1037 ; Palmer v. Express Co., 129 Tenn., 116 , 165 S.

Woods v. Phillips

558 S.W.2d 825 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 5, 1977

Blanton v. … Gore, 173 Tenn. 69 , 114 S.W.2d 796 (1938); Lamb v. Whitaker, 171 Tenn. 485 , 105 S.W.2d 105 (1937); Texas Co. v. Fort, 168 Tenn. 679 , 80 S.W.2d 658 (1935); Hunter v.