State Ex Rel. Allen v. Cook

delivered tire opinion ' of the Court.

Defendant, W. K. Cook, recovered a judgment against relator, James Neely Church, a state employee, and had garnishment served upon the official relators above named. Thereupon the bill herein was filed seeking to enjoin defendant from prosecuting his garnishment proceedings upon the ground that the statute, chapter 134, Public Acts 1933, authorizing the same is unconstitutional and void because it violates article 1, section 17, and article 2, section 17, of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee. The statute in question is as follows:

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