Legal Opinion
Newbern v. McCann
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1900PublishedCited by 5 opinions
FROM DYER. Appeal in error from the Circuit Court of Dyer County. Thos. J. FeippiN, J.
1Opinion of the CourtWilees, J.
This case originated in the Mayor’s Court of the town of Neivbern, and comes' to this Court from the Circuit Court of Dyer County, on the appeal of the Mayor and Aldermen. The defendant was fined by the Mayor of Newbern $25 for the violation of an ordinance of the town. The case, on appeal to the Circuit Court, was tried by the Court without a jury, and that Court found in favor of the defendant, released him from the fine, and taxed the Mayor and Aldermen with the costs of the suit.
Under the Act of 1887, the Mayor and Aider-men of Newbern are authorized to license, tax, and regulate…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Mayor of Baltimore v. RadeckeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1878
- McKinney v. NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
3Cited by5 opinions
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