Town of Smyrna, Tennessee v. Perry Bell

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs April 18, 2011 TOWN OF SMYRNA, TENNESSEE v. PERRY BELL Appeal from the Circuit Court for Rutherford County No. 59935 J. Mark Rogers, Judge No. M2010-01519-COA-R3-CV - Filed October 31, 2011 The Town of Smyrna annexed land in 1991 that included a retail furniture store. The owner of that business kept a number of tractor-trailers parked on his property to store some of his inventory. Several years after the annexation, the town cited the owner in an attempt to enforce a municipal ordinance regulating the parking of…