Legal Opinion

Mayor of Fayetteville v. Wilson

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided May 10, 1963PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dyee

In this opinion Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Fayetteville, a municipal corporation with situs in Lincoln County, Tennessee, will be referred to as Complainant, Zelma M. Wilson and wife Cathy Wilson as Defendants, and G-eorge F. McCanless, Attorney General of Tennessee as such.

On January 15, 1963 Complainant filed their original bill alleging their area has long been predominantly agricultural and due to mechanization there now existed an unemployment problem, and in fact there has been a population loss due to exodus of particularly young people into other areas to obtain employment.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. DAVIDSON COUNTY v. ElrodTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
  2. McConnell v. City of LebanonTennessee Supreme Court · 1958

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Dennis Moore v. Eugene Fowinkle, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Public HealthCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
  2. Smith v. City of Pigeon ForgeTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Brown v. AlexanderDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1981
  4. Porter Freeman v. Robert Ring, County Executive, Jerry Sharber, Mayor, - ConcurringCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
  5. Smith v. City of Pigeon ForgeTennessee Supreme Court · 1980

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