Cummings v. Beeler, 223 S.W.2d 913 (Tenn. 1949)

The attorney general of Tennessee had issued an opinion that a law requiring the expenditure of funds was unconstitutional. The Tennessee Supreme Court did not speak in terms of whether state officials are bound by the attorney general’s opinion. Rather, the Court spoke in terms of duty: “State officials are presumed to do their duty…

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