Legal Opinion
Davidson County v. Rogers
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1947PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gailor
The bill in this cause was filed by Davidson County the County, to enjoin defendants from operating a stone quarry and stone processing plant on a tract of land owned by the defendants in the 6th Civil District. The prayer for the injunction was supported by the assertion that the operation of a quarry was a violation of a zoning and a number of home owners in the 6th Civil District of regulation passed by the County Court and a nuisance.
In a sworn answer, the defendants assailed the resolution as arbitrary and unreasonable under Art. I, Sec. 8, of the Constitution of Tennessee, and on their…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Motlow v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1911
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- West Bros. Brick Co. v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Phillips v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
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