Legal Opinion
Kidd v. McCanless
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 5, 1956PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swepston
This is an appeal by the Attorney G-eneral from a decree overruling certain grounds of appellants’ demurrer to the original bill, and declaring that the legislation providing for the apportionment of Senators and Representatives in the G-eneral Assembly, the same being Chapter 122 of the Public Acts of 1901, as amended, now codified as Sections 3-101 ét seq. of Tennessee Code Annotated, has expired and is no longer effective.
The ultimate question involved is obviously of great public importance, and we have given the same -the study to which the question is entitled. Examination of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Smiley v. HolmSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. CunningamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- Ekern v. McGovernWisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
- Maryland Theatrical Corp. v. BrennanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1942
- Ridout v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Scott v. GermanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Deane Hill Country Club, Inc. v. City of Knoxville and George F. McCanless Attorney General of TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
- Maryland Committee for Fair Representation v. Tawes, Governor & Board of State CanvassersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
- Brown v. State Election Board of the OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
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