Legal Opinion
Bryson v. Bramlett
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1958PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swepston
*349This case comes to this Court on a writ of aertiorari to the Court of Appeals at Knoxville. The only question involved is whether or not the Chancery Court in Tennessee has authority to allow punitive damages.
The bill was filed in the Chancery Court of Hamilton County by Bryson against Bramlett and others engaged in the operation of a ‘'loan shark” business. The purpose of the bill was to recover usury paid by the complainant and damages, both actual and punitive, by reason of complainant having been harassed by a multiplicity of garnishments which caused him to lose much time from work and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sartain v. Dixie Coal & Iron Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1924
- Lichter v. FulcherCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938
- Nashville Union Stockyards, Inc. v. GrissimCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1930
- East Tennessee Brewing Co. v. CurrierTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
- Louisville, Nashville & Great Southern Railroad v. GuinanTennessee Supreme Court · 1883
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Tideway Oil Programs, Inc. v. SerioMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. StevensonTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
- Industrial Development Board of Tullahoma v. HancockCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Cathey v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Linda Sue Edwards v. Travelers Insurance of Hartford, Connecticut, P. v. Jackson, III v. Travelers Insurance of Hartford, Connecticut, P. v. Jackson, III v. Travelers Insurance of Hartford, ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
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