Legal Opinion

Baugh v. Novak

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided May 20, 2011No. M2008-02438-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court,

in which CORNELIA A. CLARK, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, and SHARON G. LEE, JJ, joined.

This appeal raises the issue of whether a contract for the sale of an interest in a corporation and related indemnity agreements are unenforceable because they are contrary to public policy. The sellers of the corporate interest filed suit against the purchasers in the Chancery Court for Williamson County seeking damages for the purchasers’ alleged breach of their indemnity agreement. The purchasers counterclaimed asserting, among…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. v. VoigtSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  2. Colonial Pipeline Co. v. MorganTennessee Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Twin City Pipe Line Co. v. Harding Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
  4. Hartford Fire Insurance v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1899
  5. Simpson v. Frontier Community Credit UnionTennessee Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Tina Marie Hodge v. Chadwick CraigTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee v. Oak Ridge FM, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Lorrie Thompson v. Bank of America, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
  4. In Re BabyTennessee Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Carbon Processing & Reclamation, LLC v. Valero Marketing & Supply Co.District Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2011

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