Legal Opinion

East Sevier County Utility District of Sevier County v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided July 24, 1978PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

This action was brought up by a Utility District against some 1600 defendants who owned lots or held mortgages in a real estate subdivision known as English Mountain Resort Community. The original plaintiff, petitioner here, sought judgments for accrued water and sewerage charges and a declaratory judgment with respect to the priority of its asserted liens over liens of deeds of trust on the lots.

Most of the individual lot owners were never served with process and were dismissed. Over 120 individual defendants either paid the charges sued for or held waivers from the…

2Cited by19 opinions

  1. Emory v. Memphis City Schools Board of EducationTennessee Supreme Court · 2017
  2. State Ex Rel. Earhart v. City of BristolTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Harlan v. HardawayCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1990
  4. In re Show Cause Proceeding to Amend the Billing & Collection Tariffs of South Central BellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
  5. SER Discover Financial Services, Inc. v. Hon. David W. Nibert and SER Glaxosmithkline, LLC v. Hon. James H. Young, Jr.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2013

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