Legal Opinion
Capshaw v. Town of Cookerville
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 1947Published
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gailor
The original bill in this cause was filed in the Chancery Court of Putnam County on April 7, 1945. The complainant sought to enjoin the Town of Cookeville and the County of Putnam from maintaining a sewer over and. *98across certain lands of which, the complainant was a tenant, on the allegation that the manner of maintenance of the sewer constituted a nuisance, a hazard to human health and a danger to raising live stock on the lands involved. Apparently, because of the approval by the Health Department of the State of the Maintenance and operation of the sewer, the State of Tennessee was made a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Conboy v. First Nat. Bank of Jersey CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Boesch v. GraffSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Buffington v. HarveySupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Roemer v. NeumannSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- McClister v. MilliganCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1925
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.