Legal Opinion

State v. Cummings

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1916PublishedCited by 1 opinion

PROM HAMILTON. Appeal from the Chancery Court of' Hamilton Connty to tlie Court of Civil Appeals, and by certior-ari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — W. B. Garvin, Chancellor.

1Opinion of the Court

Ms. Chiee Justice Neil

delivered the opinion of the' Court.

This was a hill filed in the chancery court of Hamilton county for mandamus to compel the county *41judge to issue a warrant for costs alleged to be dne the relator. There was a demurrer to the bill, stating several grounds, the substance of which was that the bill showed no merits. The chancellor overruled the demurrer, and his decree was affirmed by the court of civil appeals. The case was then brought to us by the writ of certiorari. "We think that the judgment of the two courts mentioned was correct, and must be affirmed.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. Davidson CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
  2. State v. OdomTennessee Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Working v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1914

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Reagan v. Fentress CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1935

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