De Saussure v. Hall

Dec 7, 1956
Reporters:
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Before:
Swepston

*165On Petition to Rehear

Mr. Justice SwepstoN

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case we ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‍concurred in the result of the opinion of the Court of Appeals hut denied certiorari. We now have this petition to rehear on behalf of Dr. De Saussure in ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‍which it is stated that in view of the fact that this case will have to be retried, there are certain questions of admissibility of evidence which ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‍this Court should decide for guidance on the retrial of the case.

In view of the fact that this Court did not take jurisdiction of the matter, nny ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‍opinion that we might express would be an advisory opinion which we are not authorized to give. Crane Enamelware Co. v. Smith, 168 Tenn. 203, 76 S.W.2d 644; Kendall Oil Co. ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‍v. Payne, 200 Tenn. 600, 293 S.W.2d 43, an opinion of this-Court announced July 20, 1956.