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Conflict Of Laws -- 1961 Tennessee Survey, Elliott E. Cheatham
Conflict Of Laws -- 1961 Tennessee Survey, Elliott E. Cheatham
Vanderbilt Law Review
1. Non-Resident Motorists.-The statute subjecting non-residents to suit in Tennessee for injuries inflicted within the state has been extended by interpretation to non-resident parents who join in their minor child's application for a driver's license.
2. Watercraft.-The principle of the non-resident motorists statutes has been applied to watercraft by a statute entitled "Operation of watercraft in state as appointment of agent for process."
III. Support In Thomas v. Thomas a woman had been granted a divorce in Tennessee and custody of the children of the marriage, with a decree of support for the children against the father but with it …
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Bankruptcy--Assets--Trustee's Rights Under 70(c) Ascertained at Date of Bankruptcy Rather than Anterior Point of Time
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Contempt--Publisher Not in Contempt for Newspaper Articles Which He reasonably did not believe would interfere with Trial
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Federal Procedure--Erie Doctrine--Impeachment Evidence not Outcome--Determinative
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Jurisdiction--Federal Death on High Seas Act Grants Exclusive Jurisdiction to Federal Courts
The Objective And Function Of The Complaint: Common Law -- Codes -- Federal Rules, Fleming James, Jr.
The Objective And Function Of The Complaint: Common Law -- Codes -- Federal Rules, Fleming James, Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
Before a court can properly decide a case and enter judgment, certain things must have taken place. The court must have obtained jurisdiction over the parties and over the controversy to be decided.'Limits must be set to the controversy so that the court and the parties may know how to direct their efforts, and so that the court may rule on questions of relevancy. The issues of fact and of law must be framed so that each is allocated to the appropriate tribunal for decision and is presented clearly enough so that the tribunal knows what to decide. The adversary …
Federal Jurisdiction In Personam Of Corporations And Due Process, Thomas F. Green Jr.
Federal Jurisdiction In Personam Of Corporations And Due Process, Thomas F. Green Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
A great deal has been written about the personal jurisdiction of state courts and particularly about the applicable due process requirements.' Much less has been contributed by commentators on the subject of due process requirements applying to in personam jurisdiction of a United States district court. Perhaps the reason is the difficulty of finding a rationale in the pertinent decisions. These fail to distinguish between the conditions necessary for valid service of federal court process as contrasted with those essential to the proper service of state process. They also fail to explain why the constitutional provision brings about the result …