ANDERSON FISH & OYSTER COMPANY v. OLDS


277 S.W.2d 344 (1955)

ANDERSON FISH & OYSTER COMPANY, Inc., and Marvin Hayes, v. Hayden W. OLDS, Director of Game & Fish Commission of the State of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

March 11, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry C. Foutch and James M. Glasgow, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellant.

Charles L. Cornelius, W. Ovid Collins, Jr., James M. Swiggart, Nashville, Miles & Miles, Union City, for appellees.


BURNETT, Justice.

The question here is, can crappie fish be taken from Reelfoot Lake at all times of the year, excluding April 15th to June 15th, and sold generally or is their sale limited to restaurants?

The two lower courts held that they could be sold generally to anyone and everyone and their sale was not limited to restaurants. The Commissioner has seasonably excepted to this holding and has perfected his...

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