State v. James Sanford Agency

This action was prosecuted below under Code, section 9316, to enjoin the James Sanford Agency, a Tennessee corporation, from engaging in the practice of law; and also as a quo warranto proceeding to terminate its corporate existence because its method of transacting the business of a collection agency amounted to an unlawful practice of law.

A temporary injunction was issued by the chancellor which, in general terms, restrained the defendant from engaging in the practice of law. This injunction was made perpetual by final decree, from which the defendant appeals. The chancellor’s decree…