Tucker v. Sierra Builders

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that the TCPA must be “construe[d] liberally to protect consumers in Tennessee and elsewhere”
• noting that “unfairness” “applies to various abusive business practices that are not necessarily deceptive
• “The concept of unfairness is even broader than the concept of deceptiveness, and it applies to various abusive business practices that are not necessarily deceptive.”
• The TCPA requires that “the plaintiff must prove . . . that the defendant’s conduct caused” plaintiff’s loss.
• only authorized builder of modular homes in town not an employee of modular home manufacturer, even where manufacturer employees helped assemble the “basic structure”
• “Control is a key element in the creation of a principal-agent relationship”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Kristen Cox MORRISON v. Paul ALLEN Et Al.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2011-02-16· cited 205×
• Peggy Welshans Williamson, and Vanessa Welshans v. Aetna Life Insurance Company
  Sixth Circuit· 2007-03-22· cited 187×
• Walker v. Sunrise Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2008-02-13· cited 177×
• Fayne v. Vincent
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2009-12-11· cited 133×
• Poole v. Union Planters Bank, N.A.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2010-04-08· cited 73×
• Joseph Davis v. Patrick J. McGuigan - Dissenting
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2010-10-26· cited 72×
• MarketGraphics Research Grp. v. David Berge
  Sixth Circuit· 2020-03-27· cited 46×
• David White v. Empire Express, Inc. and Empire Transportation, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2012-09-27· cited 45×
• Bennett v. Visa U.S.A. Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2006-03-27· cited 37×
• James Heflin v. Iberiabank Corporation
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2018-01-23· cited 32×
• Audio Visual Artistry v. Stephen Tanzer
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2012-12-26· cited 30×
• Johnson v. John Hancock Funds
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2006-06-30· cited 21×
• Cloud Nine, LLC v. Whaley
  E.D. Tennessee· 2009-06-19· cited 21×
• Carbon Processing & Reclamation, LLC v. Valero Marketing & Supply Co.
  W.D. Tennessee· 2011-10-17· cited 20×
• Bridgestone America's, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corp.
  M.D. Tennessee· 2016-03-22· cited 17×
• Christy Gail Bowman v. Mounir Benouttas
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2016-09-09· cited 16×
• Timothy Pagliara v. Johnston Barton Proctor and Rose
  Sixth Circuit· 2013-02-27· cited 15×
• Town of Smyrna v. Municipal Gas Authority
  M.D. Tennessee· 2015-09-10· cited 8×
• Fleming v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  W.D. Tennessee· 2016-05-06· cited 8×
• Riddle v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
  M.D. Tennessee· 2011-07-14· cited 8×

Cites

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

• Win Myint and wife Patti KI. Myint v. Allstate Insurance Company
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1998-06-01· cited 685×
• Stutman v. Chemical Bank
  New York Court of Appeals· 2000-05-18· cited 415×
• Ganzevoort v. Russell
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1997-08-25· cited 386×
• Eagle Properties, Ltd. v. Scharbauer
  Texas Supreme Court· 1991-03-27· cited 367×
• Smith v. Baldwin
  Texas Supreme Court· 1980-12-31· cited 268×
• Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1963-01-14· cited 240×
• Lavie v. Procter & Gamble Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 2003-01-17· cited 215×
• Streber v. Hunter
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-08-04· cited 171×
• Rhino Linings USA, Inc. v. Rocky Mountain Rhino Lining, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 2003-01-13· cited 133×
• Concrete Spaces, Inc. v. Sender
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1999-08-30· cited 132×
• Orkin Exterminating Company, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
  Eleventh Circuit· 1988-07-15· cited 104×
• Lien v. Couch
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1998-12-08· cited 101×
• Electronics Communications Corp. v. Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. And Audiovox Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1997-10-28· cited 89×
• Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. v. American Mutual Liability Insurance Co.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1992-07-24· cited 88×
• Rene Boule, Claude Boule v. Ingrid Hutton, Leonard Hutton Galleries, Inc., Mark Khidekel, Regina Khidekel
  Second Circuit· 2003-04-24· cited 85×
• Heatherly v. Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2000-11-15· cited 82×
• Johnson v. LeBonheur Children's Medical Center
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2002-05-03· cited 73×
• Haverlah v. Memphis Aviation, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1984-02-29· cited 72×
• Tungate v. MacLean-Stevens Studios, Inc.
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1998-06-26· cited 46×
• Fisher Controls International Inc. v. Gibbons
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1995-10-19· cited 45×