Legal Opinion
City of Nashville v. Gibson County
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 7, 1956PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swepstoh
The appeal is directly to this Court on a stipulation of facts. The contest is between the counties of the State on the one hand and certain municipalities operating airport facilities on the other hand. The Chancellor in a very comprehensive opinion held in favor of the counties and hence the cities have appealed.
As appears from the stipulation of facts and from the case of Esso Standard Oil Company v. Evans, 194 Tenn. 377, 250 S.W.2d 569, which case was affirmed on May 4, 1953, by the United States' Supreme Court, a sum of about $4,000,000 was collected for the period from January 1944…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Memphis Street Railway Co. v. ByrneTennessee Supreme Court · 1907
- Phillips & Buttorff Mfg. Co. v. CarsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1949
- Davis v. BeelerTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
- Hickman v. WrightTennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- National Life & Accident Ins. v. DempsterTennessee Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by6 opinions
- City of Nashville v. State Board of EqualizationTennessee Supreme Court · 1962
- Business Brokerage Centre v. DixonTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
- Burks v. Elevation Outdoor Advertising, LLCCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
- Beazley v. ArmourDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1976
- City of Nashville v. State Board of EqualizationTennessee Supreme Court · 1962
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