Legal Opinion

Knierim v. Leatherwood

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided October 18, 1976PublishedCited by 107 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This civil action was instituted by certain adjoining and abutting property owners, and others, seeking to enjoin the obstruction of a roadway and a declaration of its existence as a public right-of-way.

The Chancellor sustained a motion to dismiss and this appeal ensued.

I

It is first necessary that we address the pleadings and the issues they posed in the trial court. Omitting for the time being the allegations of the complaint, we first note that the defendant, Arnwine, answered fully and in great detail, appending to her Answer certain maps and plats. .The defendants,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Sumner County v. Interurban Transp. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1918
  2. State ex rel. Kincaid v. HamiltonTennessee Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Current v. StevensonTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
  4. Boshears v. FosterTennessee Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Moore v. QueenerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1970

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3Cited by107 opinions

  1. Norma Faye Pyles Lynch Family Purpose LLC v. Putnam CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Metropolitan Air Research Testing Authority, Inc. v. Metropolitan Government of NashvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1992
  3. American Civil Liberties Union v. DarnellTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
  4. City of Memphis, Tennessee v. Tre Hargett, Secretary of StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
  5. City of Brentwood v. Metropolitan Board of Zoning AppealsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2004

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