Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Rhea County
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 1949PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice G-ailor
The appellants, referred to hereinafter as complainants, filed this action as an Injunction Bill against Bhea County, the County Trustee, and the three members of the Purchasing and Finance Commission, alleging that Chapter 317 of the Private Acts of 1949, by which the Commission was created, was unconstitutional and void. The complainants sued only as property owners and taxpayers, and their rights to make the assault on the Act are limited to their rights as such under well-established rules. Patton v. City of Chattanooga, 108 Tenn. 197, 65 S. W. 414; Richardson v. Young, 122 Tenn. 471,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Richardson v. YoungTennessee Supreme Court · 1909
- Patton v. ChattanoogaTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
- House v. CrevelingTennessee Supreme Court · 1922
- State v. Cumberland ClubTennessee Supreme Court · 1916
- Donathan v. McMinn CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
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3Cited by9 opinions
- McDaniel v. Textile Workers Union of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1952
- Davis v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1957
- Gamble v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1960
- Unicoi County v. FryeTennessee Supreme Court · 1954
- Block Coal & Coke Corp. v. CaseTennessee Supreme Court · 1952
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