Legal Opinion
Scott v. Marley
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1911PublishedCited by 20 opinions
FROM LAUDERDALE. - Appeal from the County Court of Lauderdale County. —Geo. W. Young, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buchanan
The primary question involved in this suit is the validity of chapter 183 of the Acts of 1887, which is carried into Shannon’s Code as section 5035. This act is assailed as unconstitutional and void. The act is as follows :■
“An act to regulate the practice in partition cases, and to provide for the expense of the same.
“Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Tennessee that in all partition cases in the courts of this State, the court may in its discretion order the fees of the attorneys for the complainant and defendant to he paid out of the common fund, where the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Commonwealth ex rel. McClain v. LockeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1873
- Knoxville Iron Co. v. HarbisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Condon v. MaloneyTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
- State ex rel. Astor v. Schlitz Brewing Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1900
- State v. YardleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Palmer v. Southern Express Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- In re Dexter-Greenfield Drainage Dist.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1915
- Montgomery v. HoskinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1968
- State Ex Rel. Llewellyn v. Knox CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
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