Legal Opinion

Williams v. Mabry

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 1940PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKinney

By the bill complainants, some of whom are taxpayers and others are solicitors representing the state and county in numerous pending tax suits, attack the constitutionality of Chapter 313, Private Acts of 1939, which we copy herein in full as follows:

“An Act to create the office of County Attorney for counties in the State of Tennessee having a population of not less than 16,200, nor more than 16,230 according to the Federal Census of 1930, or any subsequent Federal Census; to fix the term and -salary of said office, and to prescribe the duties and qualifications thereof.
“Section 1. Be it…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Richardson v. YoungTennessee Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Stocking v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1855
  3. Scott v. Nashville Bridge Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Reelfoot Lake Levee District v. DawsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
  5. House v. CrevelingTennessee Supreme Court · 1922

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Fields v. EuCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Dennis Moore v. Eugene Fowinkle, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Public HealthCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
  3. Waters v. STATE, EX REL., SCHMUTZERTennessee Supreme Court · 1979
  4. State Ex Rel. Jardine v. FordMontana Supreme Court · 1948
  5. Woods v. PhillipsTennessee Supreme Court · 1977

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