Tennessee v. Condon
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. This ivas a bill filed in the Chancery Court of K-nox County, Tennessee, under the statute in that behalf, in the name of the State, “ on the Information of ” T. A. Rambo and G. L. Maloney, G. H. Strong, S. L. England, Sam Vance, «T. F. C. Harrell and R. L. Peters against Stephen P. Condon, T. T. McMillan and James Rich, and H. C. Anderson, representing “ that at the January term, 1898, G. H. Strong and T. A. Rambo were…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. This ivas a bill filed in the Chancery Court of K-nox County, Tennessee, under the statute in that behalf, in the name of the State, “ on the Information of ” T. A. Rambo and G. L. Maloney, G. H. Strong, S. L. England, Sam Vance, «T. F. C. Harrell and R. L. Peters against Stephen P. Condon, T. T. McMillan and James Rich, and H. C. Anderson, representing “ that at the January term, 1898, G. H. Strong and T. A. Rambo were duly and legally elected by the County Court of Kjiox County, Tennessee, members of the pike commission of Knox County…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
This was a proceeding under provisions of the Code of Tennessee authorizing a bill in equity tp be filed “ whenever any person unlawfully holds or exercises any public office or franchise within this State.” Shannon’s Tenn. Code, (1896) § 5165, cl. 1; § 5167.
By sections 516.8 and 5169 it is provided that the suit may be brought “ by the attorney general for the district or county, when directed so to do by the. General Assembly, or by the governor and attorney general of the State, concurring; ” or “on the information of any person, upon such person giving security for the costs; ” when the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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