Legal Opinion
Tipton County v. Scott
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1941PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr.. Justice DeFIaven
delivered tire opinion of the Court.
The hill herein was filed under the Declaratory Judgments Law of Tennessee, Code Sections 8835-8847, to test the validity of Chapter 416, Private Acts 1939, approved March 10, 1939, and applicable, on a population basis, to Tipton County alone. Omitting the caption, the Act is as follows:
“Whereas, the maintaining by any County of a separate penal farm, to which prisoners are committed after conviction operates to deprive the Sheriff of such County of a substantial portion of the compensation of his office by taking away from him the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hunter v. ConnerTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- Roberts v. Roane CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
- Peters v. O'BrienTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- Shanks v. Hawkins CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. Carroll CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
3Cited by4 opinions
- Hobbs v. Lawrence CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1952
- Somerville v. McCormickTennessee Supreme Court · 1945
- City of Nashville v. MarlinTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
- Somerville v. McCormickTennessee Supreme Court · 1945