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West v. Carr

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided May 10, 1963PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Felts

This suit was brought by Ben West, as Mayor of the City of Nashville and as a voter and taxpayer of Davidson County, under the Declaratory Judgments Act (T.C.A. secs. 23-1101 to 23-1113), seeking a decree declaring Chapter 2, Acts 1962, unconstitutional and enjoining the defendants, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Election Commissioners of Davidson County, from expending any public funds or holding the elections provided for by the Act.

This Act was passed June 7,1962, at the extra session of the Legislature. It is an Act submitting to a vote of the people of Tennessee,…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. United States v. RainesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1931

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Dobbs v. GuentherCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1992
  2. The Ripon Society, Inc. v. National Republican Party the Ripon Society, Inc. v. National Republican PartyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
  3. Livingston v. OgilvieIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Parks v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
  5. Estrin v. MossTennessee Supreme Court · 1968

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