Legal Opinion
Meighan v. U.S. Sprint Communications Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 7, 1997No. 03S01-9502-CV-00014PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REID, Justice.
The case is before the Court on a petition for writ of mandamus. This is one of three cases 1 in which landowners have filed suit against U.S. Sprint Communications Company (Sprint), asserting claims for inverse condemnation and trespass and seeking certification as a class action. Buhl v. Sprint and the instant ease, Meighan, have been before this Court on appeal. 2 The relief sought is an order directing the trial court in McCum-ber v. Sprint to vacate its order certifying a class action and to defer to the trial court in this case on that issue. The Court, heretofore,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Allied Chemical Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- In Re American Medical Systems, Inc. Pfizer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- In the Matter of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Meighan v. U.S. Sprint Communications Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Lusardi v. LechnerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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