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· 8/31/2011

Starr v. Hill

Citations

  • 353 S.W.3d 478
  • 2011 Tenn. LEXIS 767
  • 2011 WL 3835405

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that providing a vehicle as a source of transportation for one family member may provide a benefit to the family unit as a whole
  • analyzing the family purpose doctrine within the context of the trial court‟s grant of summary judgment
  • “Although a presumption of correctness attaches to the trial court’s findings of fact, we are not bound by the trial court’s determination of the legal effect of its factual findings[.]”
  • “Although a presumption of correctness attaches to the trial court’s findings of fact, we are not bound by the trial court’s determination of the legal effect of its factual findings[.]”
  • “Although a presumption of -4- correctness attaches to the trial court’s findings of fact, we are not bound by the trial court’s determination of the legal effect of its factual findings[.]”
  • “Our review of the common law in Tennessee and elsewhere reveals that the identification of a family member as a head of the household is primarily based on his or her family relationship and duty to support the driver rather than place of residency.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Justice Sharon G. Lee

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