Legal Opinion
Fann v. City of Fairview
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 18, 1994PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARMER, Judge.
This appeal is a result of litigation pursued by Appellant, Marjorie Gale Fann (Fann) against the appellees, City of Fairview, Tennessee (City), Eugene Leroy Brailey (Brai-ley), Robert M. Odom (Odom), Bill Shanes (Shanes) and the Franklin Publishing Company, Inc., d/b/a The Review Appeal (Franklin Publishing). Fann has alleged violations of her federal civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as well as state statutory and common law. The underlying facts are as follows: In the summer of 1987, Fann ran for the office of city commissioner for the City of Fairview. During the campaign,…
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