State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Osborn v. City of Nashville

Decided February 3, 1945. Frank H. Gailor wrote the opinion for the court.

185 S.W.2d 510 · Cited 80 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.

Philip Carey Roofing & Manufacturing Co. v. Black · 129 Tenn. 30
Cummings v. Henninger · 236 P. 701

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Kemp v. Town of Lebanon · 215 Tenn. 118
Browder v. City of Sweetwater · 477 S.W.2d 198
Pennington v. Speece · 224 Tenn. 645
Fanning v. City of Laramie · 402 P.2d 460

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