State Supreme Court / Tenn.

In Re Estate of Elam

Decided May 26, 1987. Ray L. Brock Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

738 S.W.2d 169 · Cited 116 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.

Kelly v. Allen · 558 S.W.2d 845
Turner v. Leathers · 232 S.W.2d 269
Richmond v. Christian · 555 S.W.2d 105
In Re Estate of Rhodes · 436 S.W.2d 429
Smith v. Parker · 373 S.W.2d 205
Electric Power Board of Chattanooga v. St. Joseph Valley Structural Steel Corp. · 691 S.W.2d 522
Elam v. Oakley · 738 S.W.2d 169

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