State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Bryan v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.

Decided July 1, 1939. Grafton Green wrote the opinion for the court.

130 S.W.2d 85 · Cited 78 times

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Travellers' Insurance v. McConkey · 127 U.S. 661
Brown v. Hows · 40 S.W.2d 1017

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