TAYLOR THEATER v. TOWN OF MOUNTAIN CITY


227 S.W.2d 30 (1950)

TAYLOR THEATER, Inc., et al. v. TOWN OF MOUNTAIN CITY.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

February 10, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.L. Grayson, Mountain City, for complainant (appellee).

Bandy & Bandy, Kingsport, for defendant (appellant).


TOMLINSON, Justice.

By Code Section 11202, being a statute enacted in 1923, it is a misdemeanor to operate on Sunday for private gain any theatrical or motion picture entertainment. This code section was amended by Chapter 87 of the 1935 Public Acts so as to permit the governing legislative body of any municipality of the State to authorize by majority vote the operation of such theaters on Sunday within the boundaries of...

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