· 12/23/1996
Black v. Blount
Citations
- 938 S.W.2d 394
- 1996 Tenn. LEXIS 807
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “[u]nder Tennessee law, issues raised for the first time on appeal are waived.”
- holding that “issues raised for the first time on appeal are waived”
- holding that issues raised for the first time on appeal are waived
- noting that the acts for which a trial court may hold a person or entity in contempt are limited by statute
- stating that Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-9-102 was enacted to “limit and define the conduct -7- punishable by contempt” in order to curb potential abuses
- commenting that Code section 29-9-102 limits -2- and defines the “vast and undefined” power of the courts at common law to punish contempts
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Judges: Drowota, Birch, Anderson, Reid
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