Legal Opinion
City of Memphis v. Sherwood Building Corporation
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided January 19, 1961PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
343 S.W.2d 869 (1960)
CITY OF MEMPHIS et al.
v.
SHERWOOD BUILDING CORPORATION et al.
Supreme Court of Tennessee.
January 19, 1961.
Rehearding Denied March 10, 1961.
Frank B. Gianotti, Jr., E. Brady Bartusch, Memphis, for petitioners.
Laughlin, Watson & Creson, Thomas C. Farnsworth, Burch, Porter, Johnson & Brown, Memphis, for respondents.
2Per curiam
The Board of Commissioners for the City of Memphis re-zoned from commercial to residential uses the whole of the 14.9 acre tract described in the pleadings. The owners of the Easternmost 6.2 acres thereof filed in Chancery a petition for common law writ of certiorari…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- Hoover Motor Exp. Co. v. Railroad & Public Utilities CommissionTennessee Supreme Court · 1953
- Board of Equalization v. Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1923
- Putnam County Beer Board v. SpeckTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
- Brooks v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1951
- City of Memphis v. Sherwood Building Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1960
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4Cited by3 opinions
- State v. KirkCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
- Glankler v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1972
- Chadwick v. Beer CommitteeTennessee Supreme Court · 1964