Badgett v. Broome

This is an appeal from a decree of the Chancellor dismissing appellant’s bill.

Appellant, complainant below, William E. Badgett, brought this suit in his capacity as a citizen, resident and taxpayer of Knox County against Robert L. Broome, Trustee of Knox County, C. Howard Bozeman, Judge of the County Court of Knox County, and Knox County, Tennessee.

The bill alleged that on August 9, 1965, the Quarterly County Court of Knox County passed a resolution providing for a referendum on whether a one cent sales tax should be adopted by the County and requested the Com missioners of Election for Knox…