Davis v. Gulf Insurance Group

Decided February 14, 1977. Joe W. Henry wrote the opinion for the court.

546 S.W.2d 583 · Cited 270 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.

• Atlas Powder Company v. Leister · 274 S.W.2d 364
• Lynch v. La Rue · 278 S.W.2d 85
• W. S. Dickey Manufacturing Co. v. Moore · 347 S.W.2d 493
• Strader v. United Family Life Insurance Company · 403 S.W.2d 765
• Rice Bottling Company v. Humphreys · 372 S.W.2d 170
• Morrison v. James · 201 Tenn. 243
• Reedy v. Mid-State Baptist Hospital · 210 Tenn. 398
• Lee v. Aluminum Co. · 198 S.W.2d 639
• Stubblefield v. Hot Mix Paving Co. · 215 Tenn. 16
• Inscore v. Pet Milk Co. · 192 Tenn. 593
• Tidwell v. F. W. Woolworth Co. · 203 S.W.2d 375
• Employers Insurance Co. of Alabama v. Heath · 536 S.W.2d 341
• Bishop Baking Co. v. Forgey · 538 S.W.2d 602
• Cassell Bros., Inc. v. Cole · 519 S.W.2d 796

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