Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Doyle v. Torrence

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided February 6, 1958PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett

The question for our decision is what was meant by the Limited Constitutional Convention of 1953, when it drafted and submitted to the people Amendment No. 6, which amendment was approved by the people. This language now appears in Article 11, Section 9, and in the second paragraph thereof. The question for onr determination is what is meant when it is provided that in this section of onr Constitntion it is provided that all Acts, private or local in form, may he enacted by the Legislature to become effective upon “approval by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the local legislative body of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McCully v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Shelby County v. HaleTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
  3. State v. WilsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Collins v. JaneyTennessee Supreme Court · 1922

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Town of Smithtown v. HowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
  2. Ragsdale v. City of MemphisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
  3. Hawaii Electric Light Co. v. Department of Land & Natural ResourcesHawaii Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Cal. Bldg. Industry Assn. v. State Water ResourcesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
  5. Cal. Bldg. Industry Assn. v. State Water ResourcesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015

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