State Ex Rel. Tipton v. City of Knoxville

OPINION

in which CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., and NORMA McGEE OGLE, J., joined.

In this quo warranto action contesting annexation by the City, the Trial Could held landowners were not entitled to a jury trial and they had the burden of proof to contest in the annexation. Following trial, the Court held landowners had carried the burden of proof to invalidate the annexation. On appeal, we affirm the Trial Court’s preliminary rulings, but reverse the invalidation of the annexation.

In this quo warranto action, the Chancellor voided defendant’s ordinance annexing plaintiffs’ real estate, and the…