Legal Opinion
Dennis Moore v. Eugene Fowinkle, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Public Health
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1975No. 74-1907PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
This appeal involves the constitutionality of a Tennessee statute dealing with the problem of rented premises unfit for human habitation. Chapter 139, Public Acts of 1973, codified at T.C.A. §§ 53— 5501 to 53-5507.
The statute applies only to tenants who pay rent of $50 per week or less. As a prerequisite to obtaining relief, the tenant must have paid to the landlord all sums due and owing and must deposit with the county court clerk one month’s rent. This security deposit is returned to the tenant if the premises are found to be unfit for habitation, but, if the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Village of Belle Terre v. BoraasSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Lindsey v. NormetSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jefferson v. HackneySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Jagdish Rai Chadha v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Julia Garcia v. Wyeth-Ayerst LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Samuel Eubanks, M.D. v. Wallace WilkinsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Hejira Corp. v. MacFarlaneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
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