Legal Opinion

Van Dyke v. Thompson

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1916PublishedCited by 19 opinions

PROM HAMILTON. Appeal from Hamilton Circuit Court. — T. M. McConnell-, Chancellor.

1Opinion of the Court

Mk. Justice Buchanan

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Buchanan, J. This cause originated upon the filing of complainants’ hill in the chancery, court of Hamilton county.

*140The complainants allege that they are, respectively, regularly elected and qualified officers of the city of Chattanooga, and citizens and taxpayers thereof, and in their bill predicate their right and title as such officers upon the original charter act of the city, which is chapter 4 of the published private acts of the General Assembly of the years 1869 and 1870, and upon sundry acts amendatory of the original act.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. BUTLER v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
  2. Richardson v. YoungTennessee Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Malone v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1907
  4. State v. YardleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Patton v. ChattanoogaTennessee Supreme Court · 1901

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Hunter v. ConnerTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
  2. House v. CrevelingTennessee Supreme Court · 1922
  3. Goetz v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Texas Co. v. FortTennessee Supreme Court · 1935
  5. Haggard v. GallienTennessee Supreme Court · 1928

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