Delevan-Delta Corp. v. Roberts

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “it is improper for the trial court to require counsel to prepare findings”
• noting that the trial court sent plaintiff’s attorney a letter detailing its findings and requested counsel prepare an order to that -13- effect
• noting that the one party volunteered to prepare the proposed order
• “Findings prepared by the trial judge which represent his independent labor are preferable. . . .”
• expressing a preference for findings prepared by a trial judge’s own efforts
• “[I]t is improper for the trial court to require counsel to prepare findings[.]”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Mary C. Smith v. UHS of Lakeside, Inc.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2014-07-15· cited 212×
• Airline Construction, Inc. v. Barr
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1990-12-11· cited 159×
• Madden Phillips Construction, Inc. v. GGAT Development Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2009-09-25· cited 70×
• Kroblin v. RDR Motels, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1984-04-11· cited 62×
• McGarity v. Jerrolds
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2013-08-27· cited 50×
• Strouth v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 1986-10-28· cited 49×
• John Riad v. Erie Insurance Exchange
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2013-10-31· cited 37×
• Maxwell v. Daviess County
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2006-05-09· cited 11×
• Owen v. Summers
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2001-12-28· cited 7×
• Goolsby v. Upper Cumberland Oil, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2000-06-20· cited 2×
• Richard McGarity and Teresa McGarity v. Corbin Jerrolds and Amber Jerrolds
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2013-08-27
• Franda Webb v. First Tennessee Brokerage, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2013-04-23
• Mary C. Smith, as Surviving Widow of James B. Smith v. UHS of Lakeside, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2013-01-18
• Beach Community Bank v. Edward A. Labry, III
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2012-06-15
• Indiana State District Council of Laborers and HOD Carriers Pension Fund v. Gary Brukardt
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2009-02-19
• Ingram v. Beazer Homes
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2002-02-19
• Dorothy Owen v. George Summers
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2001-08-28
• Goolsby v. Upper Cumberland Oil, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2000-05-12
• BVT Lebanon Shopping Center v. Wal-Mart
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1999-04-23
• Stacy Ramsey v. Phillip Ramsey
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2013-10-29

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Price
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1911-12-15· cited 12×
• Foster v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1961-10-04· cited 7×
• Rogers v. Dumas
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1949-03-05· cited 4×
• Dickerson v. Trousdale Manufacturing Co.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1978-08-21· cited 3×