Legal Opinion
Whisnant v. Byrd
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1975PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENRY, Justice.
Appellant, a prisoner confined in the Tennessee State Penitentiary pursuant to a conviction of armed robbery, filed his pro se complaint in the Circuit Court at Huntsville seeking to recover “one (1) colored, 5" x 7" picture of the former Miss Audra Byrd, when she was approximately thirteen (13) years old and in the seventh (7th) grade,” and for the sum of $10,000.00 damages “for intense worry, grief and mental pain, caused by the defendants false dealing”. After various and sundry motions were filed by plaintiff, the trial judge entered an order reciting “that in view…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Bernard H. Tabor v. William H. Hardwick, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Fields v. Metropolitan Life Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1922
- Seybold v. Milwaukee County SheriffDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1967
- In Re MayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
3Cited by39 opinions
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- Logan v. WinsteadTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Craigo v. MarshallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
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