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Conflict Of Laws -- 1954 Tennessee Survey, John W. Wade
Conflict Of Laws -- 1954 Tennessee Survey, John W. Wade
Vanderbilt Law Review
There are three Tennessee Supreme Court cases involving Conflict of Laws and an equal number of federal cases arising in Tennessee. One of the state cases raises constitutional questions and the United States Supreme Court may someday disagree with the Tennessee court.
"Stockholders' Liability." This case is Paper Products Co. v. Doggrell. The facts are not complicated, but a rather involved mix-up developed between the state and federal courts.
Doggrell, Konz and Whitaker were sole stockholders in an Arkansas business association entitled Forest City Wood Products, Inc., with principal office located in St. Francis County, Arkansas. Doggrell and Konz were …
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Conflict of Laws--Full Faith and Credit--Characterization of Statute as Penal
Federal Tort Claims Act--Exceptions--Intentional Torts
Federal Tort Claims Act--Indemnity--Employee's Liability to Government
Federal Tort Claims Act--Parties--Impleader and Joinder
Gift Tax--Valuation--Sale or Replacement Value
Life Insurance--War Clause--Korean Conflict
Tennessee Procedure--Right to Jury Trial in Chancery--Purely Equitable Suit
Trade-Marks--Infringement as Unfair Competition--Application of Lanham Act
State Law Versus A Federal Common Law Of Torts, Irvin M. Gottlieb
State Law Versus A Federal Common Law Of Torts, Irvin M. Gottlieb
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Statute, Its Scope and Basic Standard Section 421(k) of the Federal Tort Claims Act excludes from its coverage "any claim arising in a foreign country."' The Foreign Claims Act which was passed by the 77th Congress and amended by the 78th Congress has specific application to foreign countries, including places located therein which are under the temporary or permanent jurisdiction of the United States.
Court test of the territorial scope of the Federal Tort Claims Act arose in a series of cases decided in 1948, culminating in United States v. Spelar, where the issue of possible foreign coverage was …