State ex rel. Estep v. Peters

*162OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

In this direct appeal, we are asked to decide whether a county school superintendent, who knowingly and willfully misapplied public funds without an intent to benefit personally from his actions, may be ousted for misconduct under Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-47-101. The Chancellor’s judgment ousted Dennis Peters from his position as superintendent of schools for Claiborne County for knowingly or willfully misconducting himself in office. The ouster judgment was based, in part, upon findings of fact made by a jury related to actions taken by the defendant in connection with an…