Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. City of Chattanooga
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 5, 1944PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chambliss
By the bill in this cause a declaration is sought as to the power of the City of Chattanooga to expend public funds in the purchase of lands for municipal airport purposes located outside of the corporate limits, lying partly in the State of Tennessee and extending over into the State of G-eorgia.
It appears that an urgent need exists for additional airport facilities in the vicinity of and convenient to the City of Chattanooga; and that an ordinance appropriating $200,000 from public funds of the City of Chattanooga has recently been passed for the purpose of acquiring land for an airport.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Georgia v. City of ChattanoogaSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- State ex rel. Ellis v. Tampa Water Works Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1908
- City of Crawfordsville v. BradenIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
- Reams v. Board of Mayor AldermenTennessee Supreme Court · 1927
- Haeussler v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
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3Cited by14 opinions
- People Ex Rel. City of Salem v. McMackinIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
- Wendler v. City of Great BendSupreme Court of Kansas · 1957
- Patterson v. City of ChattanoogaTennessee Supreme Court · 1951
- Birge v. Town of EastonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- City of Knoxville, Tenn. v. Mrs. Edna v. Bailey, Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Mrs. Edna v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
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