Legal Opinion
Tennessee Municipal League v. Thompson
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 1997No. 01S01-9711-CH-00242PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Chief Justice.
We granted this expedited appeal pursuant to Tenn.Code Arm. § 16-3-201(d) to determine a question of unusual public importance—whether 1997 Tenn. Pub. Acts, ch. 98 (“the Act”), which dramatically changed requirements for municipal incorporation, violates the Tennessee Constitution. The Chancery Court held that the Act is constitutional. We conclude, however, that the Act violates Article II, § 17 of the Tennessee Constitution and is, therefore, void because the body of the Act is broader than its restrictive caption. Accordingly, we reverse.
BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Farris v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- Memphis Street Railway Co. v. ByrneTennessee Supreme Court · 1907
- Tennessee Electric Power Co. v. City of ChattanoogaTennessee Supreme Court · 1937
- Ledgerwood v. PittsTennessee Supreme Court · 1909
- Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority v. City of ChattanoogaTennessee Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. WyrickCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- State Ex Rel. Tipton v. City of KnoxvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
- Town of Huntsville v. DuncanCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
- City of Oakland v. McCrawCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2003
- City of Oakland, Tennessee v. Lenita MccrawCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2003
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