Legal Opinion

Bird v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1914PublishedCited by 22 opinions

FROM RUTHERFORD AND CANNON. Appeal from Criminal Court of Rutherford and Cannon Counties. — John Richardson, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green

In the four cases above, indictments were returned against defendants below for unlawfully carrying, transporting, and conveying intoxicating beverages from one county to another in the State of Tennessee.

Appropriate steps were taken by all the defendants in their own behalf, but they were nevertheless all found guilty, and have appealed in error to this court.

In passing on these cases, it becomes necessary to consider and determine the real meaning of two acts of the legislature passed at the second extra session of 1913. Chapter 1 was passed October 16,1913, and approved by the governor on…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Motlow v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Ransom v. Rutherford CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Kirk v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1911
  5. State ex rel. Estes v. PersicaTennessee Supreme Court · 1914

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Life & Casualty Ins. v. KingTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
  2. City of Knoxville v. GervinTennessee Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Davis v. BeelerTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
  4. Hill v. RobertsTennessee Supreme Court · 1919
  5. Smith v. HaireTennessee Supreme Court · 1915

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