State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Woodroof v. City of Nashville

Decided March 5, 1946. Grafton Green wrote the opinion for the court.

192 S.W.2d 1013 · Cited 72 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.

Memphis & Shelby County Bar Ass'n v. Himmelstein · 53 S.W.2d 378
State v. Safley, Chairman · 112 S.W.2d 831
Hibbett v. Pruitt · 36 S.W.2d 897
Cumberland Trust Co. v. Bart · 43 S.W.2d 379
Turner v. Eslick · 146 Tenn. 236

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