Legal Opinion
Durham v. Dismukes
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 1960PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buenett
The Judge of the G-eneral Sessions Court for Sumner County has appealed from the decree of the Chancellor declaring Chapter 203, Private Acts of 1957, null and void by reason of its failure to be approved by the voters of Sumner County as required by Article 11, Section 9, of the Constitution of Tennessee.
The General Sessions Court for Sumner County was created by Chapter 481, Private Acts of 1949, and it was under this Act that the complainant was elected Sessions Judge. This Act was amended by Chapter 203 of the Private Acts of 1957 in various particulars. The question of the increase in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State ex rel. Pitts v. Nashville Baseball ClubTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
- State ex rel. Weldon v. ThomasonTennessee Supreme Court · 1919
- Hancock v. Davidson CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1937
- Colbert v. BondTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
- Shelby County v. HaleTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Franks v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1989
- Lawler v. McCanlessTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
- Stambaugh v. PriceTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- Spurlock v. Sumner CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- State ex rel. Winstead v. MoodyTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
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