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  • State Ex Rel. Wright v. City of Oak Hill

    204 Tenn. 353 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 23, 1959

    Red Acres Improvement Club v. … See also City of Nashville v. Brown, 25 Tenn.App. 340 , 157 S.W. 2d 612 . There seems to be no valid reason why the permits in this case were withheld.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Clapp v. Knox County

    197 Tenn. 422 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 16, 1954

    Prusik v. Board of Appeal, 262 Mass. 451 , 160 N. E. 312 ; Kane v. Board of Appeals, 273 Mass. 97 , 173 N. E. 1 ; Mingo Holding Co. v. Town of Harrison, N. J., 48 A. (2d) 919; Retoske v. Boettger, 249 App. … Thus in the Kane case, supra, the court construed the statute as requiring the Board to mail the notices and that they could not delegate this to petitioners. In the case of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Carson v. Carson

    115 Tenn. 37 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1905

    Ballentine v. Spear, 2 Baxt., 269 ; Sevier v. Brown, 2 Swan, 114 ; Bradley v. Carnes, 94 Tenn., 27, 30 , 27 S. W., 1007 , 45 Am. St. Rep., 696 ; Meacham v. Graham, 98 Tenn., 201 , 39 S. W., 12 ; Clark v. … Booker v. Booker, 5 Humph., 505 , 511; Brown v. Hunt, 12 Heisk., 404 . So, in Read v.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Doe v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee

    104 S.W.3d 465 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 8, 2003

    V. BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE, ET AL. … Brown v. Bd. of Prof’l Responsibility, 29 S.W.3d 445, 449 (Tenn. 2000) (quoting In re Burson, 909 S.W.2d 768, 773 (Tenn. 1995)).

    Cited 141 timesPublished
  • Morgan County Board of Education v. State Ex Rel. Peters

    165 Tenn. 56 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jul 26, 1932

    The hill was brought to compel by mandamus the County Board of Education to maintain a high school at Burr-ville, pursuant to Chap. 95, Private Acts of 1981, passed January 29,1931. … We are therefore of opinion that while it became the duty, enforcible by mandamus, of the County Board to establish this school, as provided by this special act, we are further of opinion that in its maintenance the Board

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Waterhouse v. Board of President of the Cleveland Public Schools

    8 Tenn. 857 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Sep 26, 1874

    The tax assessed by the County Court and by the Board of President and Directors, is the same in amount. … The Legislature has no authority to delegate this power of taxation, except in such cases as the Constitution authorizes: Marr v. Enloe, 1 Yer., 452 ; Keesee v. The Civil District Board of Education, 6 Col., 127 .

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  • Culbertson v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County ex rel. Metropolitan Civil Service Commission

    483 S.W.2d 716 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 16, 1971

    The case of State v. … Roberts v. Brown, 43 Tenn.App. 567 , 310 S.W.2d 197 (1957).

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • McGowan v. Miles

    167 Tenn. 554 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 23, 1934

    She was paid $30 a month during this time and also got her board and lodging. … Batson v. Murrell, 29 Tenn. (10 Humph.), 301, 51 Am. Dec., 707 . The foregoing was approved in Wharton v. Marberry, 35 Tenn. (3 Sneed), 603; Byrn v. Fleming, 40 Tenn. (3 Head), 659; Harrison v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Arrowood v. McMinn County

    173 Tenn. 562 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 25, 1938

    Nor is the insistence sustained by Memphis v. Brown, 87 U. S. (20 Wall.), 289, 22 L. Ed., 264 , cited by plaintiff in error. In Memphis v. … The Court rejected the position in the following language: “This is contrary to the rule laid down in Brown v.

    Cited 57 timesPublished
  • Tennessee Negro Funeral Directors Ass'n v. Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers

    206 Tenn. 141 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 5, 1960

    It is the position of the Negro Funeral Directors Association that the provision under attack has the effect of preventing any Negro from becoming a member of the Board. … State ex rel West v. Kivett, 203 Tenn. 49 , 308 S.W.2d 833, 837 , Federal Firefighters of Oak Ridge v. Roane-Anderson Co., 185 Tenn. 320 , 206 S.W.2d 369 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee v. Maddux

    148 S.W.3d 37 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 27, 2004

    On July 13, 1996, the partners filed an ethical complaint against Maddux with the Board of Professional Responsibility (“the Board”). The present disciplinary proceedings against Maddux arose out of this complaint. … Galbreath v. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility, 121 S.W.3d 660, 666 (Tenn.2003).

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee v. Slavin

    145 S.W.3d 538 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Aug 27, 2004

    v. … In Farmer v.

    Cited 52 timesPublished
  • Henderson v. Board of Professional Responsibility of Supreme Court of Tennessee

    125 S.W.3d 405 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Oct 30, 2003

    IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE October 2003 Session MARK WESLEY HENDERSON v. … Murphy v. Bd. of Prof’l Responsibility, 924 S.W.2d 643 (Tenn. 1996). ANALYSIS I.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Rayburn v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee

    300 S.W.3d 654 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 1, 2009

    In Davidson v. … Id. at 20; see also Lynn v.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • State ex rel. Vance v. Dixie Portland Cement Co.

    151 Tenn. 53 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1924

    It would lie if the board acted illegally or in excess of their jurisdiction. Railroad v. Bate, 12 Lea, 573 ; Staples v. Brown, 113 Tenn, 639, 85 S. W., 254 . … The circuit court of Davidson county had jurisdiction to review the action of the State board of equalization, and to set aside their decision, if found illegal. McGrath v. Logue, 6 Cold., 340 ; Spears v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Electric Power Board of Chattanooga v. St. Joseph Valley Structural Steel Corp.

    691 S.W.2d 522 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 6, 1985

    Board, and Strato-Tower Corporation which had manufactured the machine. … Crabtree Masonry Co. v. C & R Const., Inc., Tenn., 575 S.W.2d 4, 5 (1978); City of Chattanooga v. Rogers, 201 Tenn. 403 , 299 S.W.2d 660 (1956); D.M. Rose & Co. v.

    Cited 92 timesPublished
  • Phillips v. Marion County

    166 Tenn. 83 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 8, 1933

    The opinion of this court in Baker v. Rose, 165 Tenn., 543 , 56 S. W. (2d), 732 , and in Brown Heirs v. Cannon County, 165 Tenn., 554 , 56 S. … In Quinton v. Board of Claims, 165 Tenn., 201, 214, 215 , 54 S.

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County v. State Board of Equalization

    543 S.W.2d 587 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 22, 1976

    In City of Nashville v. State Board of Equalization, 210 Tenn. 587 , 360 S.W.2d 458 (1962), Mr. … Peabody College v. State Board of Equalization, 219 Tenn. 123 , 407 S.W.2d 443 (1966); Sunday School Board of Southern Baptist Convention v. Evans, 192 Tenn. 495 , 241 S.W.2d 543 (1950); City of Athens v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Beer Board for Goodlettsville v. Brass A Saloon of Rivergate, Inc.

    710 S.W.2d 33 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 13, 1986

    Watkins v. Naifeh, 635 S.W.2d 104 (Tenn.1982); Ketner v. Clabo, 189 Tenn. 260 , 225 S.W.2d 54 (1949). … The only limitation upon the exercise of power is that the appropriate board must act in good faith and not in a discriminatory and arbitrary manner. DeCaro v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Baker v. Milam

    186 Tenn. 20 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jan 16, 1948

    It is in conformity with the holding of this Court in Bandy et al. v. State ex rel. Board of Education of Sullivan County, 186 Tenn. 11 , 207 S. … State ex rel. v. Brown, 159 Tenn. 591 , 21 S. W. (2d) 721 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished

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