Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Cordova Area Residents for the Environment v. City of Memphis
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 24, 1992PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGHERS, Judge.
This appeal results from the filing of a quo warranto petition in the Chancery Court at Shelby County contesting an annexation ordinance adopted by the Memphis City Council. Plaintiff, a citizens group, proceeded in this matter on relation of the State. The trial court held that plaintiff lacked standing to bring such a suit and thus granted defendant’s motion to dismiss. We affirm.
On October 2, 1990, the Memphis City Council adopted an annexation ordinance concerning a four hundred fifty-five (455) acre tract of land in Shelby County. Plaintiff, Cordova Area Residents for the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Watts v. Putnam CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Commercial Standard Ins. v. HixsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
- Hart v. City of Johnson CityTennessee Supreme Court · 1990
- State Ex Rel. Southerland v. Town of GreenevilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
3Cited by2 opinions
- Herman Vanderheyden, d/b/a Vanderheyden Construction Co. v. Ajay Inc. and Federal Savings Bank - ConcurringCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
- Kenneth Snell v. City of MurfreesboroCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2004