Legal Opinion

Hickman v. Booth

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1914PublishedCited by 12 opinions

FROM GILES. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Giles County to the Court of Civil Appeals and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — W. B. TurneR, Judge.

1Opinion of the Court

Mb,. Justice Geeen

delivered the opinion of the -Court.

This suit was brought by R. H. Booth, the plaintiff below, against H. C. Hickman, the defendant below, to *33replevin a telephone instrument and certain wires connected therewith. There was a judgment in favor of Booth for. the instrument and wires, from which Hickman appealed. This judgment was affirmed by the court of civil appeals.

The record shows that Booth sold his farm to Hickman, and that there was in the residence a telephone which was connected with an exchange' at a nearby point. The telephone instrument and the wire seemed to have…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Union Bank & Trust Co. v. Fred W. Wolf Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1904

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1940
  2. Memphis Housing Authority v. Memphis Steam Laundry-Cleaners, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Harry J. Whelchel Co. v. KingTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  4. In Re NorthernUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2003
  5. Hyden v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1916

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