Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. DeSelm v. Owings
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided May 27, 2009No. E2008-02326-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J.,
delivered the opinion of the court,
in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and JOHN W. McCLARTY, J, joined.
The plaintiffs, ten citizens of Knox County, filed suit against John W. Owings, the Knox County Law Director, and Knox County, seeking, among other things, declaratory judgment and a writ of mandamus, pertaining to the plaintiffs’ request that the officers of Knox County who were newly-elected in the August 7, 2008, general election, be sworn in immediately following the certification of the election results by the Knox County Election Commission, rather than…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Trau-Med of America, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2002
- American Civil Liberties Union v. DarnellTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
- Parks v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
- Bennett v. StuttsTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Ragsdale v. City of MemphisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Bob Fannon, Individually and as a City Councilman for the City of LaFollette v. City of LaFollotteTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
- Jensen v. Virgin Islands Water & Power AuthoritySupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2009
- State Ex Rel. DeSelm v. Knox County CommissionCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
- Arlie "Max" Watson v. Larry WatersCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2012
- Moncier v. HaslamDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2014
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