Legal Opinion

Whedbee v. Godsey

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided February 10, 1950PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Prewitt

The Chancellor sustained a demurrer to the original bill, as amended, and held valid Chapter 176, Private Acts of 1945, creating a Sanitary District of Fountain City in Knox County.

The bill assails the constitutionality of Chapter 176, Private Acts of 1945, as amended by Chapter 143, Private Acts of 1947, and by Chapter 831, Private Acts of 1949.

*143By amendment, the bill also challenges the validity of Chapter 126, Public Acts of 1943, because complainants claim that the first three Acts are in violation of Article 2, Section 17, of the Constitution, as said original Act, as amended, embraces…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gilliam v. AdamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1943

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Fountain City Sanitary District v. Knox County Election CommissionTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Rector v. GriffithTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Fountain City Sanitary District v. Knox County Election CommissionTennessee Supreme Court · 1957

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