Do You Want to Be a County Historian?

Do You Want to Be a County Historian? By Jedidiah McKeehan How would you like to be the resident historian for your county? There might be an opening! Tennessee Code Annotated section 5-18-101 states, “The legislative body of each county shall appoint some person of...

You Cannot Get Married When You Are Drunk

By Jedidiah McKeehan There are many movies and TV shows, perhaps the most famous being, “The Hangover,” when someone wakes up in Las Vegas and finds out they got married the night before while in the midst of a drunken stupor. Yikes! Fortunately, there is a law in...

Suing Someone Because They Forced You to Marry

Suing Someone Because They Forced You to Marry By Jedidiah McKeehan In the US we normally think of arranged marriages as a thing of the past. Likewise, we have all seen enough romantic movies and TV shows that we generally think that people marry each other because...

A Monetary Judgment You Cannot Collect On

A Monetary Judgment You Cannot Collect On By Jedidiah McKeehan “That judgment is not worth the paper it’s written on!” There are certain phrases that all lawyers know and have ready to spout out if the situation is right, and this is one of them. What does this phrase...

How long is a life sentence?

How long is a life sentence? By Jedidiah McKeehan “The Defendant is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.” [Gavel slams down] How many times have you heard something like that on a TV show or a movie? How long exactly is a life sentence,...

Tennessee State Symbols

Tennessee State Symbols By Jedidiah McKeehan If you grew up in Tennessee it is likely you learned about Tennessee’s state flag, flower, and state bird. How do we know these are official state symbols though? Are they written down somewhere? Tennessee Code Annotated...