Case law

Gwin v. Latimer

12 Tenn. 22 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 15, 1833

Childress v. Sullivan County Board of Education

771 S.W.2d 411 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Dec 8, 1988

Given v. Low, 661 S.W.2d 687 (Tenn.App.1983). … The court should have awarded attorney fees to the Board pursuant to the provisions of the contracts. See Goings v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., 491 S.W.2d 847 (Tenn.App.1972).

Wilkins v. Alderson

12 Tenn. 306 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Mar 15, 1833

Campbell and Brown, two of the defendants in error, had given a bond as securities for the appearance of Alderson.

Webb v. Board of Trustees of Webb School

38 Tenn. App. 173 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Apr 29, 1954

For discussion of the doctrine of the rule of Ejusdem Generis as applied to statutory construction, see State v. Wheeler, 127 Tenn. 58 , 152 S. W. 1037 ; State ex rel. Davidson County Board of Education v. … Ross v. Swan, 75 Tenn. 463 ; Koontz v. Fleming, 17 Tenn. App. 1 , 65 S. W. (2d) 821 ; Charleston, S. C., Mining & Mfg. Co. v. American Agricultural Chemical Co., 126 Tenn. 18 ,150' S. W. 1143. In Moss v. Aetna Life Ins.

State of Tennessee v. Glenn Brown and Thomas Byrd

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jun 17, 2021

State v. Walton, 41 S.W.3d 75, 81 (Tenn. 2001); State v. Crutcher, 989 S.W.2d 295, 299 (Tenn. 1999); State v. Yeargan, 958 S.W.2d 626, 629 (Tenn. 1997). … V; Tenn. Const. art. I, § 9.

Kelley v. Metropolitan County Board of Education

479 F. Supp. 120 · District Court, M.D. Tennessee · Aug 27, 1979

Green v. School Bd. of New Kent County, 391 U.S. 430, 439 , 88 S.Ct. 1689 , 1695 20 L.Ed.2d 716, 724 (1968). See also Swann v. … Reed v. Cleveland Bd. of Educ., 607 F.2d 749, 752 , (6th Cir. 1979).

Board of Commissioners of Roane County v. Parker

88 S.W.3d 916 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Feb 13, 2002

In Shatz , quoting Brooks v. … Browning-Ferris Indus. v. Board of Comm’rs, 806 S.W.2d 181, 187 (Tenn.Ct.App.1990) (citing Henry v. White, 194 Tenn. 192 , 250 S.W.2d 70 (1952); State ex rel. Lightman v.

Brown v. Perry

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Sep 26, 2023

State v. Brown, No. W2013-00329-CCA-R3-CD, 2014 WL 5092906, at *18 (Tenn. Crim. App. Oct. 9, 2014) (“Brown I”). … See Anderson v. Harless, 459 U.S. 4, 6-7 (1982); Picard v. Connor, 404 U.S. 270, 276-77 (1971); Hodges v.

Orlando Ladd v. Turney Center Disciplinary Board

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Sep 27, 2012

Turning to the issue, a challenge to a prison disciplinary board’s decision is properly brought by filing a petition for common law writ of certiorari. Bonner v. Dep’t of Correction, 84 S.W.3d 576, 582 (Tenn. Ct. … Failure to file the petition within the statutory time limit results in the Board’s decision becoming final and, once the decision is final, the trial court is deprived of subject matter jurisdiction. Gore v. Tenn.

Ottinger v. Cocke County Board of Education

12 Tenn. App. 532 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Jul 1, 1931

The defense is that the school board exceeded its authority in contracting with her for $50 per month, for the State Board of Education had adopted a schedule for elementary teachers and the county board was expected to conform … This is a function of the local board over which the state does not wish to exercise control.

Estate of Street v. State Board of Equalization

812 S.W.2d 583 · Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Sep 14, 1990

Generally, the standard requires “something less than a preponderance of the evi *586 dence,” Wayne County v. Tennessee Solid Waste Disposal Control Board, 756 S.W.2d 274, 280 (Tenn.Ct.App.1988); Consolo v. … Wayne County, 756 S.W.2d at 281 ; Hughes v. Board of Comm'rs, 204 Tenn. 298, 305 , 319 S.W.2d 481 , 484 (1958).

Brown v. Owens

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Oct 21, 2022

v. … See United States v. Raymore, 965 F.3d 475, 485 (6th Cir. 2020); United States v. Ward, 957 F.3d 691, 695 (6th Cir. 2020). (Id. at PageID 573.) See Brown v.

Kelley v. Metropolitan County Board of Education

511 F. Supp. 1363 · District Court, M.D. Tennessee · Apr 17, 1981

See, Kelley v. Board of Education, 492 F.Supp. 167 (M.D.Tenn.1980). 2 . Kelley v. Board of Education, 492 F.Supp. 167, 168-75 (M.D.Tenn.1980). 3 . … Kelley v. Board of Education, 479 F.Supp. 120 (M.D.Tenn.1979). 5 . The planning team for the Board was headed by Dr. Donald Waldrip, whose qualifications were set forth in the Court’s Memorandum Opinion of May 20, 1980.

Keesee v. Civil District Board of Education

46 Tenn. 127 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1868

To understand tbe question which has been discussed, and tbe action of this court in the premises, tbe facts material to be stated, are these: Tbe civil district Board of Education, of the 12th civil district of Montgomery … The tax collector was proceeding to enforce the collection of tbe tax; whereupon, tbe complainants, who are tax payers of tbe district, exhibited this bill against tbe Board of Education, and tbe several members of it, and

Morris L. Marsh v. NECX Disciplinary Board

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Apr 11, 2013

MARSH v. NECX DISCIPLINARY BOARD, ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Johnson County No. 6732 W. Frank Brown, III, Chancellor No. … Albert v. Frye, 145 S.W.3d 526, 528 (Tenn. 2004).

Kenney, Tracy v. Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.

2025 TN WC App. 29 · Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board · Aug 13, 2025

Sneed v. Bd. of Prof’l Responsibility of the Sup. Ct. of Tenn., 301 S.W.3d 603, 615 (Tenn. 2010). … Webb v. Sherrell, No. E2013-02724-COA-R3-CV, 2015 Tenn. App. LEXIS 645, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 12, 2015).

Miller v. Hamblen County Board of Education

225 Tenn. 18 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Dec 21, 1970

Aldermen of the City of Mor-ristown, Tennessee, and the Morristown School Commission, parties of one part (referred to herein as the City), and the Quarterly County Court of Hamblen County, Tennessee, and the Hamblen County Board … In consideration for such services, Hamblen County or Hamblen County School Board shall pay to the Morristown School Commission or the Town of Morristown, for each such high school student so attending Morristown High Schools

Williams v. Shelby County Board of Education

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Jun 14, 2022

A local school board is a “person” subject to suit under § 1983. See Scarbrough v. Morgan Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 470 F.3d 250, 261–63 (6th Cir. 2006); Doe v. … Jones v. Clark Cnty., 959 F.3d 748, 762 (6th Cir. 2020) (quoting City of St. Louis v.

Joshua Hilliard v. Turney Center Disciplinary Board

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Nov 19, 2012

App. 1999); South v. Tenn. Bd. of Paroles, 946 S.W.2d 310, 311 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1996)). We do not review the correctness of the board’s decision under the common law writ of certiorari. Arnold v. Tenn. … If the agency or board has reached its decision in a constitutional or lawful manner, then the decision would not be subject to judicial review. Powell v.

Christopher Pirtle v. Turney Center Disciplinary Board

Court of Appeals of Tennessee · Jun 11, 2013

S TANDARD OF R EVIEW The scope of review afforded by a common-law writ of certiorari is extremely limited as this court explained in Leonard Plating Co. v. … Further, a board’s decision that is based upon some material evidence is not arbitrary. Id.; Hoover Motor Exp. Co., Inc. v. Railroad and Public Utilities Comm., 261 S.W.2d 233, 239 (Tenn. 1953).