The City of White House v. Whitley

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE MIDDLE SECTION AT NASHVILLE FILED THE CITY OF WHITE HOUSE, ) June 18, 1997 ) Plaintiff/Appellee, ) Cecil W. Crowson ) Appellate Court Clerk ) VS. ) Sumner Chancery ) No. 95C-41 ) LAWRENCE RAY WHITLEY, ) Appeal No. District Attorney General for the ) 01A01-9612-CH-00571 Eighteenth Judicial District of the ) State of Tennessee, ) ET AL., ) ) Defendants/Appellants. ) DISSENTING OPINION The sole issue on this appeal is whether Tenn. Const. art. I, § 8 requires municipal court judges to be licensed lawyers if they exercise concurrent jurisdiction with general…