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Ray v. Trapp

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 8, 1980PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

Appellees’ motion to dismiss the appeal presents the issue of whether individual members constituting a minority of a public body have standing to appeal where the public body, not the individuals, is the entity sued and aggrieved by the judgment of the trial court.

Appellees, the Anderson County Board of Education and Paul E. Bostic, individually and as Superintendent of Education of Anderson County, brought a declaratory judgment action against the Anderson County Election Commission, the Anderson County Commission, and the Attorney General of Tennessee1 seeking to have…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Smuck v. HobsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  2. Peoples Bank v. BaxterCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1956
  3. Massengill v. MassengillCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1952
  4. In Re Appointment of Special State's AttorneysAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  5. Elterich v. ArndtWashington Supreme Court · 1933

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Manufacturers Consolidation Service, Inc. v. RodellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
  2. Ryan v. Stanger Investment Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
  3. Emma Clark v. Randy PerryCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
  4. Joseph J. Holt v. Trustee of the Willoughby Cumberland Presbyterian Church CemetaryCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2015
  5. Manufacturers Consolidation v. Rick RodellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000

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