State v. Nashville Baseball Ass'n
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Davidson County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court.— HoN. R. E. Blake, Special Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKinney
The petition filed in this case sought to enjoin the defendant from playing baseball on Sunday, in Tennessee, and to have its charter forfeited.
The circuit judge dismissed the petition, and on appeal the court of civil appeals reversed the lower court and perpetually enjoined the defendant from playing ball on Sunday, in Tennessee, hut declined to decree a forfeiture of its charter.
The case is before us by petition for writ of certio-rari.
The court of civil appeals held that it was unlawful to play baseball in Tennessee on Sunday, and based *458its holding on chapter 47, section 1, of the Acts of…
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