Legal Opinion

State v. Leonard

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 7, 1888PublishedCited by 28 opinions

EROM MARSHALL. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Marshall County. W. S. Bearden, Ch.

1Opinion of the CourtSnodgrass, J.

By an act approved March 30th, 1885, the Legislature created the office of County Judge for Marshall County. Acts 1885, p. 128.

The defendant, Leonard, was duly appointed, commissioned, and qualified to fill said office, and entered upon the discharge of its duties. Subsequently, at the August election, 1886, he was elected to the position by vote of the people of the county for the constitutional term, and was again commissioned and qualified, and continued to perform the duties of the office without objection or interference until the present bill was filed by the State, on relation of I).…

2Cited by28 opinions

  1. Malone v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Scott v. Nashville Bridge Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1919
  3. Gorham v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1936
  4. Ledgerwood v. PittsTennessee Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Waters v. STATE, EX REL., SCHMUTZERTennessee Supreme Court · 1979

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