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· 10/12/1988

Dixie Savings Stores, Inc. v. Turner

Citations

  • 767 S.W.2d 408
  • 1988 Tenn. App. LEXIS 641

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “if a party makes a general appearance and does not take issue with venue, adequacy of service of process, personal jurisdiction, or other similar matters . . .,” then that party has waived its objections
  • observing that “[p]ersonal jurisdiction is obtained by service of process or by a party’s voluntary appearance in a case”
  • the disclosure of general concepts does not nullify a trade secret claim to specific algorithms
  • “[A]ll appearances are deemed to be general appearances unless the contrary appears.”
  • “[I]f a party makes a general appearance and does not take issue with venue, adequacy of service of process, personal jurisdiction, or other similar matters, the courts customarily find that the party has waived its objections to these matters.”
  • “Thus, if a party makes a general appearance and does not take issue with venue, adequacy of service of process, personal jurisdiction, or other similar matters, the courts customarily find that the party has waived its objections to these matters.”

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Judges: Koch, Todd, Cantrell

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