State v. Phillips

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that we interpret court orders in the same manner as contracts
• “A trial court’s order and judgments should be construed like any other written instrument.” (citing Gray v. Estate of Gray, 993 S.W.2d 59, 63–64 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998))
• “[ajscertaining the trial court’s intention is the principal goal”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Konvalinka v. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2008-02-13· cited 479×
• McEwen v. Tennessee Department of Safety
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2005-03-22· cited 82×
• Ana R. PADILLA v. TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2010-10-06· cited 24×
• Watson v. Tennessee Department of Safety
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2011-09-30· cited 11×
• In re M.O.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2005-02-25· cited 10×
• Hindman v. Doe
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2007-05-24· cited 8×
• In Re MO
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2005-02-25· cited 3×
• Dan C. Ray v. Sadler Homes, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2012-06-13
• Edward L. Ellis, Jr. v. John W. Bacon, M.D.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2005-11-21
• Teresa McEwen v. Dept. of Safety
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2003-08-11
• Smithfield Estates v. Heirs of Hathaway
  Superior Court of Rhode Island· 2011-08-15
• Town & Country Jewelers, Inc. v. Andrew Timothy Sheriff
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2018-06-13
• Taylor Sherrer Ex Rel Lilly S. v. John B. Cleghorn
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2018-09-20
• Jimmy Wayne Helton v. Earl Lawson
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2019-12-18
• Regions Bank v. Nathan I. Prager - Dissent
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2020-05-11
• Wilson Bank & Trust v. Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford County
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2022-06-10
• Erica Wayne Barton v. Mechelle Scholmer Barton
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2024-01-10
• In Re Azay C.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2024-05-31

Cites

30 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Estate of Walton v. Young
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1997-09-02· cited 428×
• Ganzevoort v. Russell
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1997-08-25· cited 386×
• Realty Shop, Inc. v. RR Westminster Holding, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1999-04-30· cited 383×
• Walker v. Sidney Gilreath & Associates
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2000-07-20· cited 273×
• Johnson v. Johnson
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2001-02-23· cited 251×
• Ivory Scott v. Suncoast Beverage Sales
  Eleventh Circuit· 2002-06-25· cited 134×
• B & G Construction, Inc. v. Polk
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2000-04-18· cited 107×
• Nutt v. Champion International Corp.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1998-12-07· cited 106×
• Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. v. American Mutual Liability Insurance Co.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1992-07-24· cited 88×
• Fell v. Rambo
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2000-05-05· cited 85×
• Browder v. Pettigrew
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1976-08-30· cited 70×
• Gray v. Estate of Gray
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1998-12-16· cited 59×
• Benson v. H.G. Hill Stores, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1985-08-20· cited 59×
• Lettner v. Plummer
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1977-12-27· cited 58×
• Helms v. Tennessee Department of Safety
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1999-01-25· cited 44×
• Bishop v. State
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1956-02-03· cited 40×
• Hamblen County Education Ass'n v. Hamblen County Board of Education
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1994-10-14· cited 36×
• Jones v. Greene
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1996-12-04· cited 35×
• Parks Properties v. Maury County
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2001-09-20· cited 34×
• Placencia v. Placencia
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2000-12-27· cited 31×