State v. Parker

The original bill was filed in this cause in the Chancery Court at Hartsville by twenty citizens and taxpayers of Trousdale County, against defendant, E. J. Parker, County Judge, seeking to collect on certain warrants signed by him and payable to certain businesses of which he was financially interested, which transactions were alleged to be void and in violation of Sections 12-401 and 12-402 T.C.A.

There was a demurrer and an amended demurrer filed to the bill and this raises the question that the bill is attempted to be maintained by private citizens without the intervention of the District…