Findlay v. Davis
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swepston
We do not have jurisdiction of this appeal and it should have been taken to the Court of Appeals for the following reasons:
The Conservation Department undertook to confiscate a shotgun belonging to Davis under Section 45, Chapter 115, Public Acts of 1951, on the alleged ground that he was violating Section 42, in that he was hunting-deer with a shotgun that had multiple solid bullets in the shells.
Under the provisions of Section 45 of said Act Davis filed his petition for a hearing and same was granted by the Director, Mr. Findlay. The two Conservation officers testified but neither Davis nor…
2Cited by2 opinions
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- Mayor of Jackson v. ThomasTennessee Supreme Court · 1957