Williams v. Smith

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that Tennessee follows the rule of lex loci contractus, which creates a presumption that a contract is governed by the law of the jurisdiction where it was executed
• Tennessee follows the rule of lex loci contractus, which provides that a contract is governed by the law of the jurisdiction in which it was executed absent a contrary intent

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Sevier Cnty. Schs. Fed. Credit Union v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.
  Sixth Circuit· 2021-03-05· cited 26×
• Troy v. RFD-TV The Theater, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2016-03-18· cited 25×
• Suntrust Bank v. Matthew Robert Ritter
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2018-02-01
• Angie Renee Larsen v. George Giannakoulias
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2018-10-26
• W. Douglas Harris v. Gary McMichael
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2021-11-12
• Charles Youree, Jr. v. Recovery House of East Tennessee, LLC
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2025-01-22

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Bradford Electric Light Co. v. Clapper
  Supreme Court· 1932-05-16· cited 186×
• Bellsouth Advertising & Publishing Co. v. Johnson
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2003-03-12· cited 169×
• Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1973-04-16· cited 99×
• Vantage Technology, LLC v. Cross
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1999-10-19· cited 96×
• Messer Griesheim Industries, Inc. v. Cryotech of Kingsport, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2003-07-10· cited 62×
• Barnes Group, Inc. v. C & C Products, Inc., and Roy E. McGuire
  Fourth Circuit· 1983-08-31· cited 61×
• Baxter International, Inc., Baxter Healthcare Corp., Baxter Diagnostics, Inc. v. Roger J. Morris, Dr.
  Eighth Circuit· 1992-11-16· cited 49×
• Deaton v. Vise
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1948-05-03· cited 49×
• Goodwin Bros. Leasing, Inc. v. H & B INC.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1980-03-24· cited 39×
• Electrical and Magneto Service Co. Inc., a Missouri Corporation v. Ambac International Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 1991-09-17· cited 34×
• Utley v. Tennessee Department of Correction
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2003-05-01· cited 24×
• Nelson v. Aetna Life Insurance Company
  W.D. Missouri· 1973-06-05· cited 16×
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Hanover Insurance
  E.D. North Carolina· 2000-02-17· cited 9×