LYNCH v. FARIS


227 S.W.2d 17 (1950)

LYNCH, County Judge, v. FARIS, Sheriff.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

February 10, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis S. Pope, Nashville, for plaintiff in error, Frank L. Lynch, County Judge.

Frank Hickerson, Winchester, for defendant in error, J.E. Faris, Sheriff, etc.


NEIL, Chief Justice.

This case involves the constitutionality of Chapter 203 of the Public Acts of 1949. The suit originated in the circuit court of Franklin County wherein J.E. Faris, Sheriff of the county, sought to have the court enter a judgment authorizing him to appoint certain deputies pursuant to the provisions of Code Sections 10726, 10727 and Chapter 203 of the Acts of 1949, which purports to amend Section 10743...

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