KNOWLTON v. BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS OF TENNESSEE


513 S.W.2d 788 (1974)

Sam D. KNOWLTON, II, Petitioner, v. The BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS OF the State of TENNESSEE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

August 5, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam D. Knowlton, II, for petitioner.

Milton P. Rice, Atty. Gen., Everett H. Falk, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


OPINION

DYER, Chief Justice.

This case arises on a petition for certiorari to review a decision by the Board of Law Examiners. The Board refused, inter alia, to waive the two-year residency requirement which must be met before lawyers licensed by the State of Mississippi can gain admission to the Tennessee Bar by comity. Following his adverse decision before the Board, the petitioner filed his petition for certiorari in Jackson, but upon motion it was transferred...

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