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First Nat. Bank of Chattanooga v. Coffey
170 Tenn. 469 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 6, 1936
State v. Brown, 157 Tenn., 39 , 6 S. W. (2d), 560 . … S. v. Schooner Peggy], 1 Cranch, [103], 104 [ 2 L. Ed., 49 ]; [Yeaton v. U. S.], 5 Cranch, 281 [ 3 L. Ed., 101 ]; [U. S. v. The Helen], 6 Cranch, 203 [ 3 L. Ed., 199 ]; [Schooner Rachel v. U. S.], 6 Cranch, 329 [ 3 L.
Cited 0 timesPublishedM. M. Newcomer Co. v. Newcomer's New Store
142 Tenn. 108 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1919
This proposition was accepted by the corporation through its board of directors, and accordingly the entire interests of the partnership were transferred to the complainant. The defendant M. M. … In Mobile Transfer Co. v.
Cited 13 timesPublished92 Tenn. 348 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 4, 1893
Williams v. Love, 2 Head, 84 ; White v. Blakemore, 8 Lea, 62 . … Tillery, 1 Tenn., 268 ; Brown & Reid v. Bigley, 3 Tenn. Ch., 629.
Cited 33 timesPublished215 Tenn. 629 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 4, 1965
In the English case of King v. … Co. v.
Cited 4 timesPublishedStearns Coal & Lumber Co. v. Patton
134 Tenn. 556 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1915
Jones v. Perry, 10 Yerg., 59 , 30 Am. Dec., 430 ; Jones v. Nixon, 18 Pickle, 95 , 50 S. W., 740 ; Porter v. Jones, 6 Cold., 318 ; Almony v. Hicks, 3 Head, 41 . Judge Wright, in Almony v. … Hughes v. Brown, 4 Pick (88 Tenn.), 578, 13 S. W., 286 , 8 L. R. A., 480. A careful reading of Judge Lurton’s opinion will show that it contains no statement so broad, sweeping, and unqualified as the syllabus.
Cited 7 timesPublished194 Tenn. 155 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 7, 1952
Brown v. Grayson, 160 Tenn. 374, 379 , 24 S. W. (2d) 894 . … Compare Anderson County v. Hays, 99 Tenn. 542, 548 , 42 S. W. 266 .
Cited 0 timesPublishedSoutheastern Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Groves
175 Tenn. 584 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 17, 1940
Wiley v. Railroad Co., 44 N. J. L., [247], 248; [Milwaukee & St. P.] Railroad Co. v. Kellog, 94 U. S., 469 , 24 L. Ed., 256 . … Railroad Company v. Birney, 71 Ill., 391 .
Cited 34 timesPublished84 Tenn. 556 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1886
This question was raised in the case of Sharp v. … The beneficiaries in said mortgage, being subsequent encumbrancers, were not necessary parties to the proceeding to enforce said prior lien: Brown v. Mercer, 10 Hum., 359 ; Mims v. Mims, 1 Hum., 425 ; 1 Daniel Chan.
Cited 0 timesPublished202 Tenn. 567 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 6, 1957
Thus in Revell v. … In Keen v.
Cited 7 timesPublished303 S.W.2d 326 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 7, 1957
Thus in Britt v. … In Chattanooga Plow Co. v.
Cited 4 timesPublished98 Tenn. 474 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 18, 1897
Hadly v. Latimer, 3 Yer., 537 ; Coffee v. Buffin, 4 Cold., 514 ; Seat v. McWhirter, 93 Tenn., 569 . … Gass v. Mason, 4 Sneed, 506 ; Craddock v. Cabinoss, 1 Swan, 481 ; Parrott v. Parrott, 1 Heis., 687; Knox v. Haralson, 2 Tenn. Ch., 236.
Cited 14 timesPublished58 Tenn. 15 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1872
To board for self, wife and servant, from May 1st to date, $30.50. “ You will please pay the above amount to Messrs. De-Liquero & Crozier, and oblige W. J. Martin.” … In such case notice of the assignment is all that is necessary to perfect the plaintiff’s right: Clodfelter v. Cox, 1 Sneed, 330 .
Cited 0 timesPublishedRicky Harris v. State of Tennessee
Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 14, 2010
Harris v. State, 102 S.W.3d 587, 591 (Tenn. 2003). … Mixon v. State, 983 S.W.2d 661, 670 (Tenn. 1999). Whether a claim is barred by an applicable statute of limitations is a question of law, which we review de novo. Brown v.
Cited 0 timesPublished59 Tenn. 354 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 15, 1873
In the still later case of Maddox v. … In the case of Rhodes v.
Cited 0 timesPublished59 Tenn. 354 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 15, 1873
In the still later case of Maddox v. … In the case of Rhodes v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedNashville & American Trust Co. v. Baxter
171 Tenn. 494 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 22, 1937
E., 178 ; Willmott v. Jenkins, 1 Beav., 401; Kendall v. Russell, 3 Sim., 424. … Pomeroy is quoted in Spurlock v. Brown, 91 Tenn. [241, at] page 260, 18 S.
Cited 5 timesPublishedLinda Beard v. James William Branson
528 S.W.3d 487 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 30, 2017
.”); Kline, 69 S.W.3d at 207 (noting that the wrongful death statutes “prescribe the priority of those who may assert the action on behalf of the decedent and any other beneficiaries”); Brown v. … Ct. 1967); Brown v. Coe, 616 S.E.2d 705, 707-08 (S.C. 2005). We need not address in this opinion whether Mr. Hartley was engaged in the unauthorized practice of law when he filed this lawsuit.
Cited 76 timesPublished218 Tenn. 514 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 3, 1966
[of New York] v. National Labor Relations Board, 305 U.S. 197 , 59 S.Ct. 206, 217 , 83 L.Ed. 126, 127, 140 ; Cude v. … Supply Co. v.
Cited 2 timesPublished86 Tenn. 674 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 29, 1888
This is illustrated by a series of cases running through Galt v. Dibbrell, 10 Yer., 146 , 152; Barker v. Wheelip, 5 Hum., 329 ; Overton v. Holinshade, 5 Heis., 686, and culminating in Atwood v . Brown, 1 Tenn. Leg. … In Hill v.
Cited 5 timesPublished527 S.W.2d 99 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 8, 1975
. *109 In West Virginia State Board of Education v. … In Thomas v.
Cited 44 timesPublished
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