Cowden v. Sovran Bank/Central South

Decided September 16, 1991. E Riley Anderson wrote the opinion for the court.

816 S.W.2d 741 · Cited 328 times

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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.

• Valley Savings Bank v. Penn College · 14 N.W.2d 638
• Bell v. Shannon · 367 S.W.2d 761
• Ratto v. Nashville Trust Co. · 159 S.W.2d 88
• Interstate Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Gann · 268 S.W.2d 336
• Commerce Union Bank v. Warren County · 707 S.W.2d 854
• Jones v. Home Indemnity Insurance Co. · 651 S.W.2d 213
• Blocker v. Regional Medical Center at Memphis · 722 S.W.2d 660
• Poore v. Magnavox Co. of Tennessee · 666 S.W.2d 48
• Eitel v. John N. Norton Memorial Infirmary · 441 S.W.2d 438
• Carson v. Nashville Bank & Trust Co. · 204 Tenn. 396

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