Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Collier v. City of Pigeon Forge
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 1980PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENRY, Justice.
This is a suit in the nature of a quo warranto proceeding instituted pursuant to Section 6-310, T.C.A., to contest the validity of a zoning ordinance of the municipality of Pigeon Forge. The Trial Judge upheld the ordinance. We affirm.
I
The City of Pigeon Forge
Pigeon Forge is situated astride U.S. Highway 441 (The Parkway), which is the principal traffic artery from Knoxville into the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Gatlinburg. It is a progeny of the phenomenal growth and development of the “fabulous and fascinating resort” 1 city of Gatlinburg.
As Gatlinburg…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cole v. DychTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- City of Kingsport v. State Ex Rel. Crown Enterprises, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1978
3Cited by22 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Earhart v. City of BristolTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
- First National Bank of Gatlinburg v. Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc. (In Re Just for the Fun of It of Tennessee, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1980
- State Ex Rel. Tipton v. City of KnoxvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
- Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. v. City of JacksonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
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