Tennessee Department of Human Services v. Barbee

Decided May 6, 1985. Ray L. Brock Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

689 S.W.2d 863 · Cited 116 times

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• Hopkins v. Hopkins · 572 S.W.2d 639
• Campbell v. Archer · 555 S.W.2d 110
• Jerkins v. McKinney · 533 S.W.2d 275
• Tennessee State Bank v. Lay · 609 S.W.2d 525

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