State v. Cummins
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM HAMBLEN. Appeal from Chancery Court of Hamblen County. Hugh G-. Kyle, Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlister, J.
This bill was filed in the Chancery Court of Hamblen County, for the purpose of testing the constitutionality of the Workhouse Act of 1891. Complainant is the Sheriff of Hamblen County, and is seeking, by mandamus, to compel the Workhouse Commissioners of said county to reinvest him with the custody of the jail and the county prisoners. The bill alleges that, under the provisions of the Act of 1891, Ch. 123, complainant has been deprived of the custody of the county jail, and that said jail and the prisoners confined therein have been committed, by said Workhouse Commissioners, to the charge…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Warner v. People ex rel. ConnerNew York Supreme Court · 1845
- King v. . HunterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1871
- Commonwealth v. GambleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
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