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David L. Snoddy v. Dwayne D. Maddox, III as Administrator Ad Litem of the Estate of Donald Evans Gilbreth

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Apr 15, 2020

Semtek Int’l Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp., 531 U.S. 497, 507 (2001); see also Regions Fin. Corp. v. Marsh USA, Inc., 310 S.W.3d 382, 391 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). Res judicata is a rule of finality. Brown v. … Morgan Keegan & Co. v.

National Insurance v. Katherine Simpson

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Jul 23, 2003

Reciprocal v. Hutchison, 15 S.W.3d 811, 814 (Tenn. 2000); Mass. Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Jefferson, 104 S.W.3d 13, 20 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002); Williams v. … App. 1995); Tata v. Nichols, 848 S.W.2d 649, 650 (Tenn. 1993). When the terms of an insurance policy are clear, the courts must avoid favoring one party or the other, Brown v. Tenn. Auto. Ins.

Gray v. Barnard

1 Tenn. Ch. R. 298 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Oct 15, 1873

Brown, ex parte, the petition in which was drawn by me, came before the courts. … See Lloyd v. Johnes, 9.

State of Tennessee Ex Rel. Harriett Turner v. Napoleon Bryant

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Jun 12, 2008

See Bemis Co. v. Hines, 585 S.W.2d 574, 576 (Tenn. 1979); see also Starks v. Browning, 20 S.W.3d 645, 652 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). … Taylor v. Allstate Ins. Co., 158 S.W.3d 929, 931 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004).

Mukta Panda v. Niladri Panda

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Aug 19, 2016

Johnson v. Johnson, 37 S.W.3d 892, 896 (Tenn. 2001); Honeycutt v. Honeycutt, 152 S.W.3d 556, 561 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). … State v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 18 S.W.3d 186, 194 (Tenn. 2000); accord Taylor v. Fezell, 158 S.W.3d 352, 359 (Tenn. 2005).

ELIJAH W. v. TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Dec 16, 2025

Davis v. Shelby Cnty. Sheriff’s Dep’t, 278 S.W.3d 256, 264 (Tenn. 2009); Ware v. Greene, 984 S.W.2d 610, 614 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998). … Jones v. Bureau of TennCare, 94 S.W.3d 495, 501 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002) (quoting Papachristou v. Univ. of Tenn., 29 S.W.3d 487, 490 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000)).

Willett v. Ford

603 S.W.2d 143 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Dec 5, 1979

In Breakstone v. … Bowman v. Henard, 547 S.W.2d 527 (Tenn. 1975).

Wilson Reynolds v. Lee Roy Roberson

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · May 4, 2012

Troy David Brown, owner of Foothills Title and Title Services, testified that he worked with the parties on the sale of the property at issue in this case. … Brown said that he told Seller that Buyer did not owe interest because the note was not in existence at the time of the disbursement. Seller told him that the terms of the contract served as a note.

Madden Engineering Corp. v. Major Tube Corp.

568 S.W.2d 614 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Dec 28, 1977

In Conner v. … Valley National Bank of Arizona v. Brown, 19 Ariz.App. 493 , 508 P.2d 752 (1973); Cole v. Randall Park Holding Co., 201 Md. 616 , 95 A.2d 273 (1953); Consolidated Rendering Co. v.

Mitchell v. Madison County Sheriff's Department

325 S.W.3d 603 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Mar 31, 2010

See Farver v. Carpenter, No. E1999-01840-COA-R3-CV, 2000 WL 816820, at *3 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 23, 2000), perm. app. denied Jan. 8, 2001 (citing State v. Killibrew, 760 S.W.2d 228 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1988); Bowman v. … City of Memphis v. Civil Serv. Comm’n., 239 S.W.3d 202, 208 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007); City of Memphis v. Civil Serv. Comm’n, 238 S.W.3d 238, 243 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007); Pruitt v. City of Memphis, No.

Billy Suddarth, Jr. v. Household Commercial Financial Services, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Feb 13, 2006

BellSouth Adver. & Publ’g Co. v. … Hunter v. Brown, 955 S.W.2d 49, 50-51 (Tenn. 1997). We consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-moving party and resolve all inferences in that party's favor. Godfrey v.

Tennessee Environmental Council, Inc., et at. v. Bright Par 3 Associates, L.P.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Mar 8, 2004

Lavin v. Jordon, 16 S.W.3d 362 (Tenn. 2000). … See, Loftin v. Langsdon, 813 S.W.2d 475 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991).

Discount Communications, Inc. v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Jun 7, 2002

Sanifill v. Tennessee Solid Waste Disposal Control Board, 907 S.W.2d 807 (Tenn. 1995). The interpretation of a written agreement is also a question of law that merits a de novo review on appeal. Guiliano v. … CF Industries v. Tennessee Pub. Serv. Comm’n, 599 S.W.2d 536 (Tenn. 1980).

Marisa R. Rowland v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Feb 28, 2013

The trial court granted Metro’s motion to dismiss the school bus driver and the board of education. … Boyer v. Heimerman, 238 S.W.3d 249, 255 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). We review questions of law de novo with no presumption of correctness. Nelson v.

In re: A.L.B., N.W.B. and C.B.B.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Jul 6, 2005

In re Drinnon v. Brown, 776 S.W.2d 96, 97 (Tenn.Ct.App.1988). … V.

Clata Renee Brewer v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Nov 30, 2023

See State v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 18 S.W.3d 186, 191 (Tenn. 2000). … See Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 18 S.W.3d at 191.

Consulting and Financial Services, Inc. v. John H. Friedmann, Sr.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Apr 19, 2012

tile, it looked like it had been improperly installed or that’s what our conclusion was, -5-  that these cracks may have lined up with the edges of a cement board … or that there was a cement board installed, and that was the most likely cause of it.

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Evins

13 Tenn. App. 57 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Aug 6, 1930

Board v. Railway, 148 Tenn. 676 , 257 S. W. 91 , and other cases there cited. … Defendant’s witness Brown said “about nine or ten feet.” Defendant’s witness Meador said “about nine or ten feet.” Defendant’s witness Quinn said that “seven to nine feet” would be his “guess.”

Robert Mears v. Kendra M. Williams

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Jul 11, 2012

Schubert, 2001 WL 584206, at *3 (quoting Blaylock and Brown Constr., Inc. v. AIU Ins. Co., 796 S.W.2d 146, 149 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1990)). The construction of an unambiguous written instrument is a question of law. … Co. v. Reese, 373 S.W.2d 613, 617 (Tenn. 1964) (citing Oman v. Tenn. Cent. Ry. Co., 370 S.W.2d 563 (Tenn. 1963); Godson v. MacFadden, 39 S.W.2d 287 (Tenn. 1931)).

Laurel Martin Griffin v. Kevin Michael Griffin

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Oct 27, 2022

Alford v. … State v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 18 S.W.3d 186, 194 (Tenn. 2000).