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Gilliam v. Adams

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided May 8, 1943PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Me.. Justice Peewitt

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The chancellor sustained a demurrer to complainant’s bill and dismissed his suit on the ground that Chapter 451 of the Private Acts of 1939, applying to Henderson County, was unconstitutional and void. Complainant sued for $447 claimed to be due him as salary as a schoolteacher of the county.

The bill sets out and charges in substance as follows:

1. That complainant held a permanent, professional certificate as an elementary teacher in Tennessee; that in the school year of 1938-1939 he was an elemfintary schoolteacher in Henderson County,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Bales v. Hamilton CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Quinn v. HesterTennessee Supreme Court · 1916
  3. City of Knoxville v. State Ex Rel. HaywardTennessee Supreme Court · 1939
  4. State Ex Rel. Bise v. Knox CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Hamilton County v. BryantTennessee Supreme Court · 1939

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Southern v. Beeler, Atty.-Gen.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Aransas County v. Coleman-Fulton Pasture Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1917
  3. Board of Education v. Shelby CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Board of Ed. of Memphis City Schools v. Shelby CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Davidson County v. City of NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1950

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