Clements v. Roberts
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Bill in the chancery court of Davidson, county by C. Rnncie Clements and others against A. H. Roberts, Governor, and others, wherein an injunction was granted by Circuit Judge E. F. Langford, .and defendants petitioned Chief Justice Lansden for certiorari and su-persedeas. Complainant moved to have writs of certio-rari and supersedeas quashed, and the petition filed therefor dismissed.
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FROM DAVIDSON. Bill in the chancery court of Davidson, county by C. Rnncie Clements and others against A. H. Roberts, Governor, and others, wherein an injunction was granted by Circuit Judge E. F. Langford, .and defendants petitioned Chief Justice Lansden for certiorari and su-persedeas. Complainant moved to have writs of certio-rari and supersedeas quashed, and the petition filed therefor dismissed. Motion denied, petitions for writs of certiorari and supersedeas sustained, the proceeding of the lower court quashed, and bill dismissed. — Hon. E. F. Largeord, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hall
On August 21, 1920, the complainants, C. Runcie Clements, Rufus E. Fort, Edward Buford, Dudley Gale, James A. Yowell, and A. S. Warren, citizens of Davidson and Robertson counties, filed their original bill in the Second Chancery Court of Davidson county, Tenn.. against A. H. Roberts, governor of the State of Tennessee, Ike B. Stevens, secretary of State of Tennessee, A. L. Todd, speaker of the senate of the general assembly of the State of Tennessee, and Seth M. Walker, speaker of the house of the general assembly of the State of Tennessee, to enjoin them and each of them from taking steps…
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