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16 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 1924–2004 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Tennessee courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Boykin v. Chase Bottling Worksgreen2 sentences2004Res ipsa loquitur is not an arbitrary rule but rather a “common sense appraisal of the probative value of circumstantial evidence.” Boykin v. Chase Bottling Works, [ 222 S.W.2d 889, 896 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1949)]. 1976Res ipsa loquitur is not an arbitrary rule but rather `a common sense appraisal of the probative value of circumstantial evidence.' Boykin v. Chase Bottling Works, 32 Tenn. App. 508, 520-523 , 222 S.W.2d 889, 896 ." It also sets out the procedural effect of the doctrine on page 476 of 36 Tenn. App., on page 785 of 258 S.W.2d: "It warrants an inference of negligence which the jury may draw or not, as their judgment dictates. | 1 | 9 |
Vaughn v. City of Alcoagreen2 sentences1978See Vaughn v. City of Alcoa, 194 Tenn. 449 , 251 S.W.2d 304 (1952). 1978See Vaughn v. City of Alcoa, 194 Tenn. 449 , 251 S.W.2d 304 (1952). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
George Foltis, Inc. v. City of New York
green
2 sentences1968As more tersely said, the doctrine ‘is not an arbitrary rule (but) is rather a common sense appraisal of the probative value of circumstantial evidence.’ George Foltis, Inc. v. [City of] New York, 287 N.Y. 108 , 38 N.E.2d 455 , 153 A.L.R. 1122 ; Quinley v. Cocke, 183 Tenn. 428, 438 , 192 S.W.2d 992 .” We conclude that the circuit court correctly ruled, under the undisputed proof, that res ipsa is inapplicable. 1968As more tersely said, the doctrine ‘is not an arbitrary rule (but) is rather a common sense appraisal of the probative value of circumstantial evidence.’ George Foltis, Inc. v. [City of] New York, 287 N.Y. 108 , 38 N.E.2d 455 , 153 A.L.R. 1122 ; Quinley v. Cocke, 183 Tenn. 428, 438 , 192 S.W.2d 992 .” We conclude that the circuit court correctly ruled, under the undisputed proof, that res ipsa is inapplicable. | 3 | 1949–1968 |
Quinley v. Cocke
green
2 sentences1968As more tersely said, the doctrine ‘is not an arbitrary rule (but) is rather a common sense appraisal of the probative value of circumstantial evidence.’ George Foltis, Inc. v. [City of] New York, 287 N.Y. 108 , 38 N.E.2d 455 , 153 A.L.R. 1122 ; Quinley v. Cocke, 183 Tenn. 428, 438 , 192 S.W.2d 992 .” We conclude that the circuit court correctly ruled, under the undisputed proof, that res ipsa is inapplicable. 1968As more tersely said, the doctrine ‘is not an arbitrary rule (but) is rather a common sense appraisal of the probative value of circumstantial evidence.’ George Foltis, Inc. v. [City of] New York, 287 N.Y. 108 , 38 N.E.2d 455 , 153 A.L.R. 1122 ; Quinley v. Cocke, 183 Tenn. 428, 438 , 192 S.W.2d 992 .” We conclude that the circuit court correctly ruled, under the undisputed proof, that res ipsa is inapplicable. | 3 | 1949–1968 |
Murphy Truck Lines v. Brown
green
1 sentence1978Any such attempt to limit the judgment of the courts would come close to the *425 exercise of a judicial function.” 313 S.W.2d at 443-444 . | 1 | 1978–1978 |
Heskett v. Fisher Laundry & Cleaners Co.
green
2 sentences1968As has been remarked at several other points, there is no place for fictions in compensation law; this is especially true when your particular rule is built up largely on the basis of personal moral culpability in an individual, and. the effect of the fiction is to assume that the shifting of technical legal liability under the arbitrary principle of respondeat superior connotes .also the shifting of the moral and ethical .■ responsibility for the wrong — a completely erroneous ■conclusion.” In reaching this conclusion Stewart v. McLellan’s Stores, 194 S.C. 50 , 9 S.E.2d 35 (1940), and Heskett 1968As has been remarked at several other points, there is no place for fictions in compensation law; this is especially true when your particular rule is built up largely on the basis of personal moral culpability in an individual, and. the effect of the fiction is to assume that the shifting of technical legal liability under the arbitrary principle of respondeat superior connotes .also the shifting of the moral and ethical .■ responsibility for the wrong — a completely erroneous ■conclusion.” In reaching this conclusion Stewart v. McLellan’s Stores, 194 S.C. 50 , 9 S.E.2d 35 (1940), and Heskett | 1 | 1968–1968 |
Lavin v. Goldberg Building Material Corp.
green
2 sentences1968As has been remarked at several other points, there is no place for fictions in compensation law; this is especially true when your particular rule is built up largely on the basis of personal moral culpability in an individual, and. the effect of the fiction is to assume that the shifting of technical legal liability under the arbitrary principle of respondeat superior connotes .also the shifting of the moral and ethical .■ responsibility for the wrong — a completely erroneous ■conclusion.” In reaching this conclusion Stewart v. McLellan’s Stores, 194 S.C. 50 , 9 S.E.2d 35 (1940), and Heskett 1968As has been remarked at several other points, there is no place for fictions in compensation law; this is especially true when your particular rule is built up largely on the basis of personal moral culpability in an individual, and. the effect of the fiction is to assume that the shifting of technical legal liability under the arbitrary principle of respondeat superior connotes .also the shifting of the moral and ethical .■ responsibility for the wrong — a completely erroneous ■conclusion.” In reaching this conclusion Stewart v. McLellan’s Stores, 194 S.C. 50 , 9 S.E.2d 35 (1940), and Heskett | 1 | 1968–1968 |
Stewart v. McLellan's Stores Co.
green
2 sentences1968As has been remarked at several other points, there is no place for fictions in compensation law; this is especially true when your particular rule is built up largely on the basis of personal moral culpability in an individual, and. the effect of the fiction is to assume that the shifting of technical legal liability under the arbitrary principle of respondeat superior connotes .also the shifting of the moral and ethical .■ responsibility for the wrong — a completely erroneous ■conclusion.” In reaching this conclusion Stewart v. McLellan’s Stores, 194 S.C. 50 , 9 S.E.2d 35 (1940), and Heskett 1968As has been remarked at several other points, there is no place for fictions in compensation law; this is especially true when your particular rule is built up largely on the basis of personal moral culpability in an individual, and. the effect of the fiction is to assume that the shifting of technical legal liability under the arbitrary principle of respondeat superior connotes .also the shifting of the moral and ethical .■ responsibility for the wrong — a completely erroneous ■conclusion.” In reaching this conclusion Stewart v. McLellan’s Stores, 194 S.C. 50 , 9 S.E.2d 35 (1940), and Heskett | 1 | 1968–1968 |
Kelly v. Supreme Council
green
1 sentence1924The purpose of the by-law under consideration is not to do away with presumption of death on account of the disappearance and continued absence, but is to substitute certainty for uncertainty, to displace guesswork by science, and to supplant groundless conjecture by actual experience.” In Kelly v. Supreme Council, supra, the court said: “The foregoing facts being admitted — as they must be for the purpose of considering the demurrer — it does not require argument to demonstrate that the defense is not demurrable. | 1 | 1924–1924 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.