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12 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 1885–1971 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 |
|---|---|---|
New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. Jopesgreen2 sentences1971Co. v. Jopes, 142 U.S. 18, 24, 27 , 12 S.Ct. 109, 111, 112 , 35 L.Ed. 919 , in which it was sought to hold a railroad company liable for the act of its conductor in injuring a passenger: ‘It would seem on general principles that if the party who actually causes the injury is free from all civil and criminal liability therefor, his employer must also be entitled to a like immunity. ... 1971Co. v. Jopes, 142 U.S. 18, 24, 27 , 12 S.Ct. 109, 111, 112 , 35 L.Ed. 919 , in which it was sought to hold a railroad company liable for the act of its conductor in injuring a passenger: ‘It would seem on general principles that if the party who actually causes the injury is free from all civil and criminal liability therefor, his employer must also be entitled to a like immunity. ... | 1 | 1 |
Barr v. Matteogreen2 sentences1965In Barr v. Matteo, 360 U.S. 564, 575 [ 79 S.Ct. 1335, 1341 , 3 L.Ed.(2d) 1434], this Court held the utterance of a federal official to be absolutely privileged if made ‘within the outer perimeter’ of his duties. 1965In Barr v. Matteo, 360 U.S. 564, 575 [ 79 S.Ct. 1335, 1341 , 3 L.Ed.(2d) 1434], this Court held the utterance of a federal official to be absolutely privileged if made ‘within the outer perimeter’ of his duties. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Coleman v. MacLennan
green
2 sentences1965An oft-cited statement of a like rule, which has been adopted by a number of state courts, is found in the Kansas case of Coleman *396 v. MacLennan, 78 Kan. 711 , 98 P. 281 [20 L.R.A.,N.S., 361] (1908). * # Such, a privilege for criticism of official conduct is appropriately analogous to the protection accorded a public official when he is sued for libel by a private citizen. 1965An oft-cited statement of a like rule, which has been adopted by a number of state courts, is found in the Kansas case of Coleman *396 v. MacLennan, 78 Kan. 711 , 98 P. 281 [20 L.R.A.,N.S., 361] (1908). * # Such, a privilege for criticism of official conduct is appropriately analogous to the protection accorded a public official when he is sued for libel by a private citizen. | 1 | 1965–1965 |
Railroad v. Telegraph Co.
neutral
1 sentence1962Railroad v. Postal Telegraph Cable Company, 101 Tenn. 62 , 46 S.W. 571 . | 1 | 1962–1962 |
Gannon v. Crichlow
neutral
1 sentence1944In another case mentioned, White v. Chappell , in discussing “proximate cause,” as applied to a failure to exercise due care for the safety of an alighting passenger, injured by a passing motor car, the Court said that a proximate cause of the *135 injury is “a canse that produced the result in continuous sequence, and without which it would not have occurred.” The Court of Appeals on this point well said: ‘ ‘ The rule is that if the occurrence of the intervening cause might reasonably have been anticipated, such intervening’ cause will not interrupt the connection between the original cause a | 1 | 1944–1944 |
Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. Wright
green
1 sentence1935Co., 148 Tenn., 561 , 256 S. W., 876 ; Ezell v. Tipton, 150 Tenn., 300 , 264 S. W., 355 ; Hughes v. Elliott, 162 Tenn., 188 , 35 S. W. (2d), 387 ; Nashville, etc., Railway v. Wright, 147 Tenn., 619 , 250 S. W., 903 ; Nashville, etc., Railway v. Coleman, 151 Tenn., 443 , 269 S. W., 919 . | 1 | 1935–1935 |
Moore v. Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co.
neutral
1 sentence1935Co., 148 Tenn., 561 , 256 S. W., 876 ; Ezell v. Tipton, 150 Tenn., 300 , 264 S. W., 355 ; Hughes v. Elliott, 162 Tenn., 188 , 35 S. W. (2d), 387 ; Nashville, etc., Railway v. Wright, 147 Tenn., 619 , 250 S. W., 903 ; Nashville, etc., Railway v. Coleman, 151 Tenn., 443 , 269 S. W., 919 . | 1 | 1935–1935 |
Ezell v. Tipton
green
1 sentence1935Co., 148 Tenn., 561 , 256 S. W., 876 ; Ezell v. Tipton, 150 Tenn., 300 , 264 S. W., 355 ; Hughes v. Elliott, 162 Tenn., 188 , 35 S. W. (2d), 387 ; Nashville, etc., Railway v. Wright, 147 Tenn., 619 , 250 S. W., 903 ; Nashville, etc., Railway v. Coleman, 151 Tenn., 443 , 269 S. W., 919 . | 1 | 1935–1935 |
Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. v. Coleman
neutral
1 sentence1935Co., 148 Tenn., 561 , 256 S. W., 876 ; Ezell v. Tipton, 150 Tenn., 300 , 264 S. W., 355 ; Hughes v. Elliott, 162 Tenn., 188 , 35 S. W. (2d), 387 ; Nashville, etc., Railway v. Wright, 147 Tenn., 619 , 250 S. W., 903 ; Nashville, etc., Railway v. Coleman, 151 Tenn., 443 , 269 S. W., 919 . | 1 | 1935–1935 |
Hughes v. Elliott
neutral
2 sentences1935Co., 148 Tenn., 561 , 256 S. W., 876 ; Ezell v. Tipton, 150 Tenn., 300 , 264 S. W., 355 ; Hughes v. Elliott, 162 Tenn., 188 , 35 S. W. (2d), 387 ; Nashville, etc., Railway v. Wright, 147 Tenn., 619 , 250 S. W., 903 ; Nashville, etc., Railway v. Coleman, 151 Tenn., 443 , 269 S. W., 919 . 1935Co., 148 Tenn., 561 , 256 S. W., 876 ; Ezell v. Tipton, 150 Tenn., 300 , 264 S. W., 355 ; Hughes v. Elliott, 162 Tenn., 188 , 35 S. W. (2d), 387 ; Nashville, etc., Railway v. Wright, 147 Tenn., 619 , 250 S. W., 903 ; Nashville, etc., Railway v. Coleman, 151 Tenn., 443 , 269 S. W., 919 . | 1 | 1935–1935 |
Flynn v. Allen
neutral
1 sentence1934Such was the view expressed by Judge Seiabswood in Flynn v. Allen, 57 Pa., 482 . | 1 | 1934–1934 |
Guffey v. Smith
green
2 sentences1927We conclude that there is nothing in the terms of the lease which requires that equitable relief be withheld.” Guffey v. Smith, 237 U. S., 101 , 59 L. 1927We conclude that there is nothing in the terms of the lease which requires that equitable relief be withheld.” Guffey v. Smith, 237 U. S., 101 , 59 L. | 1 | 1927–1927 |
Hanlon v. Central Railroad of New Jersey
neutral
1 sentence1918Co., of N. J., 197 N. Y., 73 , 79 N. E., 846 , 10 L. | 1 | 1918–1918 |
Lockett v. Kinzell
neutral
1 sentence1913In Snyder v. Witt, 99 Tenn., 622 , 42 S. W., 442 , the case of Brown v. Kencheloe, 3 Cold., 192 , is cited as holding that in such a case a discharge of all tort-feasors results, whether the parties intended it so or not; and the court proceeded to say: “The like rule, however, does not apply to contracts, where it is intended that the release of one jointly hound shall not operate to release another co-obligor. | 1 | 1913–1913 |
Allen v. McKean
green
1 sentence1913Ed. 629 ; Allen v. McKean, 1 Sumn. 276 Fed. | 1 | 1913–1913 |
Potts v. Rose Valley Mills
neutral
2 sentences1906Potts v. Rose Valley Mills, 167 Pa., 310 , 31 Atl., 655 . 1906Potts v. Rose Valley Mills, 167 Pa., 310 , 31 Atl., 655 . | 1 | 1906–1906 |
Burwell v. Hobson
neutral
1 sentence1885And the like rule, for a still stronger reason, has been held to apply in the partition of land among heirs and tenants in common: Burwell v. Hobson, 12 Gratt., 322 ; Brakely v. Sharp, 2 Stockt., 206. | 1 | 1885–1885 |
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