Woods v. State of Tennessee

Plaintiff, Robert T. Woods, filed this action against the Governor of Tennessee and others after his automobile had been repossessed by defendant Joe Schaeffer Motors, Inc. pursuant to a conditional sales contract. Plaintiff contends that a Tennessee statute (T.C.A. § 23-2346), under which the automobile was repossessed, is unconstitutional on its face in that it contravenes the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, and he seeks a declaration to that effect and seeks an injunction against the enforcement of the statute. Plaintiff demanded a three-judge court pursuant to 28 U.S. C.A. §§…