In Re: Estate of Martha M. Tanner

Decided October 7, 2009. Gary R. Wade wrote the opinion for the court.

295 S.W.3d 610 · Cited 227 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.

• Barnhart v. Thomas · 540 U.S. 20
• Robinson v. Shell Oil Co. · 519 U.S. 337
• Collins v. Ruffner · 206 S.W.2d 298
• Estate of Russell v. Snow · 829 S.W.2d 136
• Marsh v. Henderson · 424 S.W.2d 193
• State v. Edmondson · 231 S.W.3d 925
• Tennessee Electric Power Co. v. City of Chattanooga · 114 S.W.2d 441
• Woods v. Palmer · 496 S.W.2d 474
• Alamo Development Corp. v. Thomas · 186 Tenn. 631
• Hamilton County Board of Education v. Asbestospray Corp. · 909 S.W.2d 783
• Gillespie v. Broadway Nat. Bank · 68 S.W.2d 479
• In re the Estate of Thompson · 203 Tenn. 485
• Win Myint and wife Patti KI. Myint v. Allstate Insurance Company · 970 S.W.2d 920
• Bowden v. Ward · 27 S.W.3d 913
• Owens v. State · 908 S.W.2d 923
• Eastman Chemical Co. v. Johnson · 151 S.W.3d 503
• State v. Flemming · 19 S.W.3d 195
• Houghton v. Aramark Educational Resources, Inc. · 90 S.W.3d 676
• Presley v. Bennett · 860 S.W.2d 857
• Gleaves v. Checker Cab Transit Corp., Inc. · 15 S.W.3d 799
• Walker v. Sunrise Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc. · 249 S.W.3d 301
• State v. Meeks · 262 S.W.3d 710
• Parks v. Tennessee Municipal League Risk Management Pool · 974 S.W.2d 677
• Abels Ex Rel. Hunt v. Genie Industries, Inc. · 202 S.W.3d 99
• Lyons v. Rasar · 872 S.W.2d 895

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• Doyle S. Silliman v. City of Memphis · 449 S.W.3d 440
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