Badgett v. Rogers

This cause is before this Court on appeal from a judgment of the Chancery Court of Knox County, Part I, sustaining a demurrer and dismissing the case.

The parties will be designated herein as they appeared in the court below; that is, William E. Badgett as complainant, and Leonard R. Rogers and Edward C. Snoddy as defendants. Defendant Rogers is the Mayor of Knoxville, and defendant Snoddy is the Finance Director of Knoxville.

Complainant brought this action as a “citizen and taxpayer of the City of Knoxville, in his own behalf and in behalf of all others in like circumstances who live and own…