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9 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 1914–2023 1 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.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
Walker v. Sunrise Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc.green
tenn · 2008 · cited in 6 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2012–2023
2 sentences

2023Walker v. Sunrise Pontiac–GMC Truck, Inc., 249 S.W.3d 301, 309 (Tenn. 2008)).

2017Walker v. Sunrise Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc., 249 S.W.3d 301, 309 (Tenn. 2008).

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Curtis Myers v. Amisub (SFH), Inc., d/b/a St. Francis Hospitalgreen
tenn · 2012 · cited in 2 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014“The leading rule governing our construction of any statute is to ascertain and give effect to the legislature’s intent.” Myers v. AMI-SUB (SFH), Inc., 382 S.W.3d 300, 308 (Tenn.2012) (citation omitted). “[W]e start with an examination of the statute’s language,” id. (citation omitted), and “presume that the legislature intended to give each word of the statute its full effect.” Stevens ex rel.

2014“The leading rule governing our construction of any statute is to ascertain and give effect to the legislature’s intent.” Myers v. AMI-SUB (SFH), Inc., 382 S.W.3d 300, 308 (Tenn.2012) (citation omitted). “[W]e start with an examination of the statute’s language,” id. (citation omitted), and “presume that the legislature intended to give each word of the statute its full effect.” Stevens ex rel.

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Michael Lind v. Beaman Dodge, Inc., d/b/a Beaman Dodge Chrysler Jeepgreen
tenn · 2011 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017Lind v. Beaman Dodge, Inc., 356 S.W.3d 889, 894 (Tenn. 2011). *** The leading rule governing our construction of any statute is to ascertain and give effect to the legislature‟s intent.

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Stevens ex rel. Stevens v. Hickman Community Health Care Services, Inc.green
tenn · 2013 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
1 sentence

2014Stevens v. Hickman Cmty. Health Care Servs., Inc., 418 S.W.3d 547, 553 (Tenn.2013) (citation omitted).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (1)

CaseCitedYears
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Mitchell neutral
tex · 1898
1 sentence

1914Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Mitchell, 91 Tex. 454 , 44 S. W, 274, 40 L.

11914–1914

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-26-121 (6) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-26-122 (6) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-1-105 (3) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-26-115 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

NV 16 (1952–2018) AL 13 (1843–2011) NY 11 (1864–1955) CA 10 (1858–1949) TX 10 (1885–2025) TN 9 (1914–2023) PA 7 (1899–2021) AR 6 (1892–1996) MD 6 (1880–2012) MI 6 (1918–1981) WI 4 (1881–1926) NJ 3 (1990–2021) NC 3 (1895–2009) ME 3 (1899–2025) OK 3 (1899–1964) LA 2 (1944–1987) AK 2 (1962–1977) DC 2 (1989–2009) OH 2 (1977–2007) KS 2 (1893–1905) MO 2 (1915–1930) IA 2 (1865–1976) KY 2 (1935–1936) VT 2 (1920–2018) AZ 2 (1924–1926)

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.

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