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State Ex Rel. Metropolitan Government v. Spicewood Creek Watershed District

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided February 8, 1993PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

We granted this appeal to determine whether a watershed district (a quasi-governmental corporation) constitutes a public service district within the meaning of the Metropolitan Government Charter Act. The significance of this issue is more understandable when we recognize that the Metropolitan Government Charter Act prohibits a public service district from being created within the boundaries of a metropolitan government, and that a watershed district’s approval may be required for a landfill proposed within its borders by a metropolitan government. In this instance,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. National Gas Distributors, Inc. v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Jenkins v. Loudon CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Neff v. Cherokee Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Metropolitan Government of Nashville v. PoeTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Nance Ex Rel. Nance v. Westside HospitalTennessee Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. GreerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  2. Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. BattsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
  3. Pacific Eastern Corp. v. Gulf Life Holding Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
  4. State Ex Rel. Commissioner of Transportation v. Medicine Bird Black Bear White EagleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
  5. SunTrust Bank, Nashville v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000

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