McCanless v. State Ex Rel. Hamm

This is a mandamus suit brought by the relator to compel the Commissioner of Finance and Taxation to issue to relator a license to do business as a liquor dealer in Nashville. From a judgment in favor of the relator the Commissioner has appealed in error to this Court.

The propriety of the judgment of the trial court is to be tested by the evidence heard in- the case. The relator insists that there is no motion for a new trial nor a bill of exceptions to which this Court can look and accordingly moves for a judgment here affirming the judgment below. We first consider this motion.

The judgment…