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Templeton v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided February 18, 1983PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CONNER, Judge.

This case represents a frontal assault on the validity of state statutes and an ordinance of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro) prohibiting the sale at retail of packaged liquor in its “general services district.” The suit was engendered by and is a natural consequence of the holdings by our supreme court in City of Chattanooga v. Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 525 S.W.2d 470 (Tenn.1975), and Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County v. Shacklett, 554 S.W.2d 601 (Tenn.1977). The ultimate effect of these prior…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Louisville Gas & Electric Co. v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  4. Ziffrin, Inc. v. ReevesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. McCanless, Com'r v. KleinTennessee Supreme Court · 1945

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Coffee County Board of Education v. City of TullahomaTennessee Supreme Court · 2019
  2. First Tennessee Bank National Ass'n v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
  3. Bradley County School System v. The City of Cleveland, TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2019
  4. Blount County Board of Education v. City of Maryville, TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2019
  5. Sullivan County, Tennessee v. The City of Bristol, TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2019

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