Legal Opinion
Dossett v. City of Kingsport
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 28, 2007No. E2007-00010-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · SwineyD. Michael Swiney, J.
HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and SHARON G. LEE, J., joined.
Thomas D. Dossett (“Plaintiff”) filed suit after the Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen (the “Board”) showed an interest in selling city-owned real estate to private investors. Members of the Board met privately on two occasions with a potential buyer, after which the sale was considered at five public meetings and then approved by the Board. In his lawsuit, Plaintiff alleged that the ordinance by which the city disposes of surplus property is illegal; that the city violated the Open Meetings Act (the “Act”); and that a…
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