Legal Opinion
State v. Word
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1974PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FONES, Justice.
The Knox County Assessor and the Knox County Board of Commissioners (hereinafter appellants) filed a complaint in the Chancery Court of Knox County against the County Judge of said County, members of the Quarterly County Court of said County, in their official capacities, Cole-Layer-Trumble Company, the Knox County Board of Equalization, and the State level defendants named in the style hereof (hereinafter appellees).
Dual theories for relief are advanced, quo warranto and declaratory judgment. The suit is properly brought, as to form, for an action in quo warranto; that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Leeper v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
- Trotter v. City of MaryvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
- Lobelville Special School District v. McCanlessTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Richardson v. ReeseTennessee Supreme Court · 1933
- Biltmore Hotel Court, Inc. v. City of Berry HillTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Hayes v. Gibson CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
- Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Co. v. HuddlestonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Vandergriff v. City of ChattanoogaDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1998
- Claude Ramsey, Mayor of Hamilton County, Tenn. v. Tenn. Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2011
- Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company v. Joe Huddleston, Commissioner of Revenue, State of TennesseeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
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