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Austin v. Sellors

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1850

Tennessee Supreme Court · decided 1850-09-15

This .was a certiorari to a justice of the peace. The reasoa stated in the petition for not appealing was, that the plaintiff agreed after judgment to arbitrate the matter, and thereby prevented the defendant from appealing. It appeared that the plaintiff was an infant, and it was hence insisted that the agreement was void. The circuit judge held the reason for not appealing insufficient, and dismissed the petition; whereupon the defendant appealed to this court.

Relies on Garrett v. Perryman · Henderson v. Lackey · Stuart v. Hall

Decided 1850-09-15

McKinney, J.:

¶1The agreement of the infant having had the. effect of preventing the other party from taking the appeal, would operate as a fraud upon him, if he were not permitted to avoid the effect of it in this form.

¶2The reason stated for not appealing is sufficient. (1)

¶3Judgment reversed.

¶4 As to what is sufficient cause for certiorari, see Garrett v. Perryman, 2 Tenn. 108; Trigg v. Boyce, 4 Hayw. 100; Perkins v. Hadley, 4 Hayw. 143; Hale v. Landrum, 2 Humph. 32; Smith v. White, 5 Humph. 46; Napier v. Person, 7 Yerg. 300; Belcher v. Belcher, 10 Yerg. 121, 126; Day v. Johnson, 4 Cold, 231; McCormack v. Murfree, 2 Sneed, 46; Allen v. Prim, 2 Swan, 337; Evans v. Evans, 4 Cold. 600; Crouch v. Martin, 4 Sneed, 569; McMurry v. Milan, 2 Swan, 176; Chappell v. Jones, 8 Humph. 107.

¶5Cause for certiorari insufficient, when, see Henderson v. Luckey, 2 Tenn. 110; Stuart v. Hall, 2 Tenn. 179; Crafts v. Stockton, 8 Yerg. 164; O’Sullivan v. Larry, 2 Head, 64; Moss v. Collins, 3 Humph. 148; Porter v. Wheaton, 5 Yerg. 108; Sharp v. Clouston, 4 Yerg. 193; Newman v. Rogers, 9 Humph. 120; Adair v. Davis, 3 Humph. 137;

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