City of Athens v. William Straser

10/20/2020 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE July 22, 2020 Session CITY OF ATHENS v. WILLIAM STRASER1 Appeal from the Circuit Court for McMinn County No. 2017-CV-241 Lawrence Howard Puckett, Judge ___________________________________ No. E2019-02298-COA-R3-CV ___________________________________ In a direct appeal from the Athens City Court (“municipal court”), the McMinn County Circuit Court (“trial court”) determined that the defendant, William Straser, was not entitled to a trial by jury in defense of a citation issued by the plaintiff city. Following a bench trial conducted…