Bill Travis v. Trustees of Lakewood Park v. Coffee County, Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE May 26, 2010 Session BILL TRAVIS, ET AL. v. TRUSTEES OF LAKEWOOD PARK v. COFFEE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Appeal from the Chancery Court for Coffee County No. 04-238 Charles Lee, Judge, by designation No. M2009-01935-COA-R3-CV - Filed September 3, 2010 This appeal concerns sovereign immunity. A subdivision in the defendant county had restrictive covenants that, inter alia, required the payment of an annual assessment by all lot owners to the subdivision trustees. In the wake of delinquent taxes, pursuant to statutes, the county took title to lots in…