Kesterson v. McKee

MATHERNE, Judge.

The appellant Millard Kesterson, Jr., the General Sessions Judge of Henry County, Tennessee, challenges the constitutionality of Chapter 296 of the Private Acts of 1974 which divested the county judge of Henry County, Tennessee, of juvenile jurisdiction and vested that jurisdiction in the Court of General Sessions of Henry County, Tennessee.

The Chancellor held the Private Act valid in all respects, and duly adopted by the County Court of Henry County, Tennessee, as required by Article 11, Section 9 of the Constitution of Tennessee.

The plaintiff on appeal raises several…