Legal Opinion

Hopper v. Davidson County

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 11, 1960PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett

This is an action of trespass, or an action upon the facts of the case, to recover damages for the taking of private property for public use. The suit was originally instituted by the plaintiffs in error against Davidson County, its Chairman of the County Highway Commission, McDowell Development Corporation and the City of Nashville, acting through its Electric Power Board, The suit was originally instituted on December 14, 1956. The county demurred to this action and this demurrer was sustained on July 12, 1957, on all grounds of the demurrer. To the action of the court in sustaining this…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. East Tennessee & W. N. C. R. v. GougeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1947
  2. Bruce v. AnzTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
  3. Houser v. HavenTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Walker v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1939
  5. State ex rel. Pennington v. BaileyTennessee Supreme Court · 1954

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Meighan v. U.S. Sprint Communications Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Jefferson v. Pneumo Services Corp.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
  3. Shelby County v. BardenTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Gardiner v. WordTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Zirkle v. City of KingstonTennessee Supreme Court · 1965

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