Legal Opinion
National Cordova Corp. v. City of Memphis
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 1964PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Upon the filing of the summons and the service of process in dne course, the plaintiff in error filed a declaration. The defendants filed a plea in abatement and the plaintiff filed a demurrer thereto. The plea in abatement was sustained and the suit dismissed. Prom this final dismissal an appeal in error has been prosecuted to this Court.
The facts as disclosed by the pleadings are that on October 29, 1957 a fire and explosion occurred at a munitions warehouse in Shelby County belonging to National Cordova Corporation. Certain equipment inside the building was destroyed and it was owned by…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Secor v. . SturgisNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Jordan v. JohnsTennessee Supreme Court · 1935
- Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins. v. ClevelandTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
- Johnston v. Southern Railway Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1927
- Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. v. RoddyTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Potts v. Celotex Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1990
- Wilton E. Heyliger v. State University and Community College System of Tennessee, Allen Spritzer and John SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Travelers Insurance Co. v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- 37 Fair empl.prac.cas. 288, 36 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,072 Roy T. Whitfield, Paris D. Goin, Cross-Appellant v. City of Knoxville, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Shelley v. GipsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
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