Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of Memphis, Tennessee

OPINION

W. FRANK CRAWFORD, P.J., W.S.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which DAVID R. FARMER, J. and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., joined.

Telecommunications corporation appeals trial court’s grant of summary judgment to city, alleging that trial court incorrectly determined that city ordinance imposing a charge of five percent of gross revenue of the corporation was not inconsistent with T.C.A. § 65-21-103 or any other provision of Tennessee law. We reverse.

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