State ex rel. Kessel v. Ashe

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this action contesting an annexation ordinance, the plaintiff Knox County appeals from the Court of Appeals’ judgment reversing the trial court’s denial of the defendant City of Knoxville’s motion to dismiss — which alleged that the County lacked standing to contest the ordinance. This appeal presents a single issue for our determination: whether the County’s interest in certain roadways located within the territory sought to be annexed is sufficient to qualify the County as an “aggrieved owner of property” as required by Tenn.Code Ann. § 6-51-103(a)(2)(A), thereby…