Nolen v. Riechman
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
In Equity. Suit by E. P. Nolen against J. A. Riechman, Sheriff of Shelby County, Tenn.; and E. H. Crump, Mayor of City of Memphis, and W. J. Hays, Chief of Police of Memphis, to enjoin the enforcement of a statute.
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM. ,
The purpose of this suit is to have enforcement of a statute of Tennessee enjoined, upon the ground of its alleged unconstitutionality. The controversy relates to passenger transportation in the streets of Memphis, and the suit is designed to be representative in character, within the meaning of equity rule 38; the plaintiff alleging that his own described conditions apply “to more than 300 others in whose behalf he also brings this bilí.” The defendants are the officials whose duties would require them to enforce the statute within the city of Memphis. The issue presented on the…
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