Sullivan v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM RHEA. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rhea County.— Fhane: L. Lynch, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
The appellant was indicted for permitting his hogs to run at large in Rhea county, in violation of Act of 1903, chapter 177 and the similar Act of 1911, chapter 122.
The first of these acts makes it a misdemeanor for any owner of hogs, sheep, or goats to allow same to run at large in counties having a population by the federal census between fourteen thousand, two hun-dren and fifteen thousand, which margin of population has application to the county of Rhea. The later act refers to the federal census of 1910.
The first contention of appellant is that the acts contravene article 1, section 8,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Grainger County v. State ex rel. MynattTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
- Myar v. MitchellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
- City of Memphis v. State ex rel. RyalsTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- State v. Columbia, Godwin & Santa Fe Turnpike Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1915
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- Stanfield v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1944
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