City of Nashville v. Mason

This suit was an eminent domain proceeding for the purpose of widening Church Street in the-City of Nashville, in accordance with an ordinance of the city under the terms of its charter, which charter adopted the procedure outlined in Shannon’s Code, sections 1981 to 1984. This condemnation proceeding resulted in the destruction of Mason’s leasehold interest in three rooms in the second story of a building owned by the Luck heirs and used by him for a photograph gallery.

The case was tried by the Circuit Court in 1925 and resulted in a directed verdict for the city, on the theory that a lessee…