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John Rigney Fights City Hall And Wins!!! In the spring of 1977, John Rigney ,husband of Mary Jean Givens Rigney, found himself a nice patch of poke sallet at the fairgrounds, in Manchester, Tenn.With visions of poke sallet scrambled with eggs into a delightful dish for dinner, he proceeded to pick ,said poke sallet. Intently focused on his poke picking, he was slow to notice a city cruiser pull alongside, until the officer approched him to inquire as to his actions. "Picking poke" was John's reply, only to be informed he was engaged in an illegal action. It is not known , to yours truly, whether the poke was confiscated or not, what is known is that when the city"fathers" had their next meeting , John was present. When all city business was over and the call for "Any further business" was issued, John arose and presented his case. He questioned the council as to whether "Poke Sallet Pickin" was an illegal act. After much head scratching and having no reference or case law upon which to accuse him, the council voted, without a dissenting vote to issue a "Lifetime Poke Sallet Pickin Permit" to one John Rigney, signed, sealed and handed to John by the Mayor of Manchester, Tennessee.
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