State ex rel. Karl F. Dean v. George L. VanHorn

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE November 4, 2003 Session STATE EX REL. KARL F. DEAN v. GEORGE L. VANHORN ET AL. Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 3237 Steve R. Dozier, Judge No. M2002-01969-COA-R3-CV - Filed August 10, 2005 This appeal involves the courts’ power to require a property owner to post a bond to regain possession of real property on which a public nuisance had been maintained. After the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County filed suit in the Criminal Court for Davidson County seeking to enjoin the operation of a brothel at…