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  • Food Lion, Inc. v. Washington County Beer Board

    700 S.W.2d 893 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 2, 1985

    See Jerkins v. McKinney, 533 S.W.2d 275 (1976). … Its reliance upon Henry v. Blount County Beer Board, supra, is misplaced.

    Cited 41 timesPublished
  • Scates v. Board of Com'rs of Union City

    196 Tenn. 274 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 11, 1954

    Insurance Co. v. Craig, 106 Tenn. 621, 629 , 62 S. … Quinton v. Board of Claims, 165 Tenn. 201, 214-215, 54 S. W. (2d) 953 . Tennessee has no statute permitting suit against it for the negligence of its agents or officers.

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Tennessee Environmental Council v. Water Quality Control Board

    250 S.W.3d 44 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Sep 28, 2007

    See Kane v. Kane, 547 S.W.2d 559, 560 (Tenn.1977); Brown v. Brown, 198 Tenn. 600 , 281 S.W.2d 492, 501 (1955). … See Caton v. Pic-Walsh Freight Co., 211 Tenn. 334 , 364 S.W.2d 931, 933 (1963); Brown v. Brown, 281 S.W.2d at 501.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Evans & Arnold v. Board of Paroles

    Tennessee Supreme Court · Nov 10, 1997

    Everson v. Board of Educ., 330 U.S. 1, 15-16, 67 S. Ct. 504, 511, 91 L. Ed.2d 711 (1947). … Kerr v. Farrey, 95 F.3d 472, 479 (7th Cir. 1996) (quoting Lee v. Weisman, 5 U.S. at 587, 112 S. Ct. at 2655).

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Electric Power Board v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.

    716 F. Supp. 1069 · District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Aug 26, 1988

    See Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, et al. v. Monsanto Co., et al., No. CIV-1-85-634, Order (E.D.Tenn. Oct. 27, 1986) (Hull, J.). … v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • MATTHEW HAWN v. SULLIVAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

    Court of Appeals of Tennessee · May 26, 2026

    Brown v. Crown Equip. Corp., 181 S.W.3d 268, 273 (Tenn. 2005) (citations omitted). … Regarding its first argument, the Board cites Fowler v.

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  • State Board of Architectural & Engineering Examiners v. Blalock

    190 Tenn. 626 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Jun 9, 1950

    On June 2, 1948, in the Chancery Court of Hamilton County, the State Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners, which we shall refer to hereinafter as the Board, filed its original bill against the defendant, Boy E … Majors v. McNeilly, 54 Tenn. 294, 300 ; Gibson’s Suits in Chy., 1937 Ed., Secs 794, 796.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Joseph Heintz v. Tennessee State Board of Equalization

    Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Apr 13, 2026

    Co. v. State, 33 S.W.3d 727, 729 (Tenn. 2000), and, therefore, should be viewed as a threshold inquiry. Schmidt v. … Dishmon v. Shelby State Cmty. Coll., 15 S.W.3d 477, 480-81 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 15, 1999) (citing National Health Corp. v. Snodgrass, 555 S.W.2d 403, 405-06 (Tenn.1997); Mid-South Indoor Horse Racing, Inc. v. Tenn.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Shahnaz Poursaied v. Tennessee Board of Nursing

    Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Oct 14, 2021

    Council v. Water Quality Control Bd., 250 S.W.3d 44, 58 (Tenn. Ct. … Gov’t of Nashville & Davidson Cnty. v. Shacklett, 554 S.W.2d 601, 604 (Tenn. 1977). Ms. Poursaied does not allege irregularities in the procedure before the Board.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Tusculum College v. State Board of Equalization

    600 S.W.2d 739 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Mar 28, 1980

    Appellant also cites Vanderbilt University v. … This Court is not in position to reverse the factual finding of the Board in order to invoke the dicta of State ex rel. v. Waggoner, supra.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Hoover v. Metropolitan Board of Housing Appeals

    936 S.W.2d 950 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Aug 1, 1996

    The decision of the Board will not be disturbed unless it can be shown to be beyond its jurisdiction or not supported by material evidence in the record. Huddle-ston v. City of Murfreesboro, 635 S.W.2d 694 (Tenn.1982). … McCallen v. City of Memphis, Tenn.1990, 786 S.W.2d 633 .

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Forbes v. Wilson County Emergency District 911 Board

    966 S.W.2d 417 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Apr 13, 1998

    Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-21-102(9); see Cecil v. … Org. v.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • William W. York v. Tennessee Board Of Parole

    502 S.W.3d 783 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Apr 19, 2016

    YORK v. … Weaver v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Morrison v. Hamilton County Board of Education

    494 S.W.2d 770 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 7, 1973

    State v. Marion County Board of Education, supra. … Accord: Jackson v. Dorrier, supra; Ferrell v. Dallas Ind. School Dist., supra; Leonard v. School Committee, supra; Brownlee v. Bradley County Tennessee Board of Education, 311 Fed.Supp. *775 1360 (Wilson, Dist.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • E. Ron Pickard v. Tennessee Water Quality Control Board

    424 S.W.3d 511 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 17, 2013

    RON PICKARD ET AL. v. TENNESSEE WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD ET AL. … Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Morgan, 263 S.W.3d at 845 (citing McCarthy v. Madigan, 503 U.S. 140, 146- 49 (1992)).

    Cited 50 timesPublished
  • Atkins v. Brown

    District Court, M.D. Tennessee · Nov 14, 2024

    Brown v. City of Franklin, No. 3:16-CV-01342, 2016 WL 6948363, at *9 (M.D. Tenn. Nov. 28, 2016). … Allen v.

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  • Weaver v. Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals

    122 S.W.3d 781 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Jun 30, 2003

    An action by a board of zoning appeals is an administrative rather than a *784 legislative act. McCallen v. City of Memphis, 786 S.W.2d 633, 639 (Tenn.1990). … If there is no evidence to support the local board’s action, it is arbitrary. Sexton v. Anderson County Bd. of Zoning Appeals, 587 S.W.2d 663, 667 (Tenn.Ct.App.1979).

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Hoover, Inc. v. Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals

    955 S.W.2d 52 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Mar 12, 1997

    Third, we held that two Board members “acted illegally when they told board member Hoover that they would abstain if Hoover did not resign from the board.” Hoover, Inc. v. … Draper v.

    Cited 42 timesPublished
  • Kelley v. Metropolitan County Board of Education

    492 F. Supp. 167 · District Court, M.D. Tennessee · May 20, 1980

    Kelley filed this class action lawsuit to enforce Brown v. … Brown v. Board of Educ., supra, 349 U.S. at 300 , 75 S.Ct. at 756 , 99 L.Ed. at 1106 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Hemontolor v. Wilson County Board of Zoning Appeals

    883 S.W.2d 613 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Feb 18, 1994

    Massey v. Shelby County Retirement Bd., 813 S.W.2d 462, 464 (Tenn.App.1991); Brooks v. Fisher, 705 S.W.2d 135, 136 (Tenn.App.1985). … The question of whether or not there is any material evidence to support the Board’s decision is one of law, to be decided by the reviewing court upon an examination of the evidence introduced before the Board. Watts v.

    Cited 32 timesPublished

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