Legal Opinion
Owens v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARBISON, Justice.
The question to which review was limited in this Court is whether a criminal fine bears interest in the absence of a statute specifically authorizing it. The Court of Appeals held that interest does not accrue on such a fine. We affirm.
In 1983 a criminal fine in the amount of $200,000 was assessed against a corporation for violation of state obscenity statutes, T.C.A. §§ 39-6-1104 et seq.
The alleged sole stockholder of the corporation filed this civil action to exonerate certain assets claimed to be owned by him personally. He sought to prevent execution on these…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pierce v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Carver v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
- McCreary v. First National BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1902
- United States v. West Texas Cottonoil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- People Ex Rel. Warfield v. Sutter Street Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Varnadoe v. McGheeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2004
- Bedwell v. BedwellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
- People v. EkiniciNew York Supreme Court · 2002
- Varnadoe v. McGheeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2004