State of Tennessee Ex Rel. Mark B. Garrett v. City of Norris, Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE June 18, 2014 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE EX REL. MARK B. GARRETT v. CITY OF NORRIS, TENNESSEE Appeal from the Chancery Court for Anderson County No. 11CH3770 William Lantrip, Chancellor No. E2013-02355-COA-R3-CV-FILED-AUGUST 28, 2014 This appeal arises from a challenge to an annexation ordinance. The City of Norris, Tennessee (“Norris”) passed two annexation ordinances on the same day. The second territory to be annexed was contiguous to the city only through bordering the territory annexed earlier that same day. Mark B. Garrett (“Garrett”), a…