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STATE v. SUPERINTENDENT, DAVIDSON COUNTY WORKHOUSE

259 S.W.2d 159 (1953)

STATE ex rel. HAYWOOD v. SUPERINTENDENT, DAVIDSON COUNTY WORKHOUSE.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Z.T. Osborn, Jr., City Atty., Benson Trimble, Asst. City Atty., Nashville, for appellant.

Z. Alexander Looby, Nashville, for appellee.

NEIL, Chief Justice.

The relator filed a petition for the writ of habeas corpus, seeking his discharge from the custody of the Superintendent of the Davidson County Workhouse upon the ground that the order committing and sentencing him to the said penal institution for 11 months and 29 days is void, the penalty being imposed by the Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. It is alleged in the petition that Article 51 of Chapter 246 of the Private Acts of...

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