State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Ballard v. Herzke

Decided June 10, 1996. E Riley Anderson wrote the opinion for the court.

924 S.W.2d 652 · Cited 340 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Langnes v. Green · 282 U.S. 531
Loveall v. American Honda Motor Co. · 694 S.W.2d 937
Foster v. Amcon International, Inc. · 621 S.W.2d 142
Memphis Publishing Co. v. City of Memphis · 871 S.W.2d 681
Douglas v. Estate of Robertson · 876 S.W.2d 95
Tennessee Department of Human Services v. Vaughn · 595 S.W.2d 62
Courier-Journal & Louisville Times Co. v. Peers · 747 S.W.2d 125
State v. Drake · 701 S.W.2d 604
Appman v. Worthington · 746 S.W.2d 165
STATE BY PIEROTTI EX REL. BOONE v. Sundquist · 884 S.W.2d 438
City of Hartford v. Chase · 733 F. Supp. 533
State v. James · 902 S.W.2d 911

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