Northern v. Barnes

L. D. McKisick, Special J.,

delivered the opinion, of the court.

On the 26th of March, 1879, the Governor approved an act passed by the General Assembly on the 24th, entitled “An act directory as to the sale of lands decreed to be sold by any of the inferior courts in Tennessee, wherein the causes have (been) appealed to the Supreme' Court of the State, and the decree for sale confirmed.”

The first section of the act provides, “That in all cases where land is decreed for sale by any of the inferior courts of the 'State, and such cases are appealed to the Supreme Court, and the decision of the…