State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Southern v. Beeler, Atty.-Gen.

Decided June 1, 1946. A B. Neil wrote the opinion for the court.

195 S.W.2d 857 · Cited 71 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.

Carmack v. Fidelity-Bankers Trust Co. · 177 S.W.2d 351
State v. Safley, Chairman · 112 S.W.2d 831
State Ex Rel. Bales v. Hamilton County · 95 S.W.2d 618
State ex rel. Davidson County Board of Education v. Pollard · 124 Tenn. 127
Gilliam v. Adams · 171 S.W.2d 813
Clark v. Vaughn · 146 S.W.2d 351
Savage v. Mynatt · 299 S.W. 1043
State Ex Rel. Thomas v. Davis · 21 S.W.2d 623
Robbins v. Phillips, Highway Comm. · 136 S.W.2d 507
Brittain v. Guthrie · 51 S.W.2d 848
Cagle Ex Rel. Cagle v. Benton County · 181 S.W.2d 1
Town of McMinnville v. Curtis · 192 S.W.2d 998

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State Ex Rel. Cope v. Davidson County · 277 S.W.2d 396
City of Harriman v. Roane County · 553 S.W.2d 904
Davidson County v. City of Nashville · 228 S.W.2d 89
Guffee v. Crockett · 315 S.W.2d 646
Brentwood Liquors Corp. of Williamson Cty. v. Fox · 496 S.W.2d 454
Crewse v. Beeler · 186 Tenn. 475
Abercrombie v. City of Chattanooga · 203 Tenn. 357
Stevens ex rel. Stevens v. Hickman Community Health Care Services, Inc. · 418 S.W.3d 547
Weiss v. Bruno · 523 P.2d 915
State v. Bilbrey · 816 S.W.2d 71
Travelers Insurance Co. v. Williams · 541 S.W.2d 587
Bayless v. Knox County · 286 S.W.2d 579
Marion County Board of Commissioners v. Marion County Election Commission · 594 S.W.2d 681
Badgett v. Rogers · 436 S.W.2d 292
Brooksbank v. Leech · 332 S.W.2d 210
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Ricks · 885 P.2d 1336
State ex rel. Banks v. Taylor · 199 Tenn. 507
Knoxtenn Theatres, Inc. v. Dance · 208 S.W.2d 536
Butler v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. · 203 Tenn. 366
State ex rel. Baird v. Wilson County · 212 Tenn. 619
Town of Smyrna v. Ridley · 730 S.W.2d 318
State v. Taylor · 287 S.W.2d 83
Cagle v. McCanless · 199 Tenn. 128
Perry v. Lockert · 414 F. Supp. 169

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