Legal Opinion
Riggins v. Tyler
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1915PublishedCited by 23 opinions
FROM MONTGOMERY. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Montgomery County. — J. W. Stout, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Neil
The validity of chapter 28 of the Acts of 1915 is called in question. The act is as follows:
“An act to authorize counties in this State having a population of not less than 33,500 nor more than 34,000 *579to issue bonds for highway purposes; to provide for the disposition of the fund thus raised; and also for prompt payment of principal and interest when due.
“Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, that the quarterly court of any county in this State having the population mentioned in the caption is hereby authorized when regularly in session to issue bonds for…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Memphis Street Railway Co. v. ByrneTennessee Supreme Court · 1907
- Ashby v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1911
- State ex rel. Astor v. Schlitz Brewing Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1900
- Rutherford v. Greene's HeirsSupreme Court of the United States · 1817
- Weight v. CunninghamTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. StitzleIndiana Supreme Court · 1942
- Roberts v. Roane CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
- Carroll Blake Const. Co. v. BoyleTennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- American Mutual Liability Ins. v. Otis Elevator Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1930
- Turner v. EslickTennessee Supreme Court · 1921
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