Cooley v. Galyon
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM KNOX. Appeal in error from the Circuit Court of Knox County. Joseph W. Sneed, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shields
*4This is an action to recover damages for alleged slanderous words spoken by Cooley, the plaintiff in error, of and concerning Galyon, the defendant in error, while being examined as a witness before the master upon a reference to ascertain damages resulting from the wrongful suing out of an injunction issued in the case of Eckle et al. against the Florence Crittendon Home, lately pending in the chancery court of Knox county. Galyon and Cooley were both contractors and builders residing in Knoxville, and neither was a party to the chancery cause.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bank v. Bowdre Bros.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1893
- Shadden v. McElweeTennessee Supreme Court · 1887
- Sands v. Southern Ry. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1901
- Vinas v. Merchants' Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
- Mattson v. AlbertTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
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- Briggs v. GoodwinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Brown v. Birman Managed Care, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2001
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