Legal Opinion
State v. McLemore
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 7, 1931PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Me.. Chief Justice Geeen
delivered the-opinion of the Court.
The principal question presented in this case is the liability of John C. McLemore, a former clerk of the County Court of Shelby County, for interest collected by him from a bank on deposits of state and county funds during his said term of office. Under an arrangement with the bank, this official was allowed interest on daily balances, amounting during his term to some $13,000. He holds this sum intact in bank awaiting the judgment of the court.
There was a decree in favor of the state for interest collected by the clerk on state…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. McFetridgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1893
- State v. TrueTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
- United States v. MosbySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- State v. WalsenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1892
- Adams v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Robertson v. First State Bank of RipleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1935