Legal Opinion
Ragsdale v. City of Memphis
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 17, 2001PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. FRANK CRAWFORD, P.J., W.S.,
delivered the opinion of the court,
in which DAVID R. FARMER, J. and HOLLY KIRBY LILLARD, J., joined.
Two taxpayers sued the county, city, and a professional basketball franchise seeking a declaratory judgment that the actions of the city and county to procure and provide financing for a new arena and the agreements made in connection therewith, all in an effort to relocate the franchise to Memphis, violates art. II, § 29 of the Tennessee Constitution because it constitutes a giving or lending of credit of the city and county to a private entity and that the…
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- McCallen v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1990
- Doe v. SundquistTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
- Dobbs v. GuentherCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1992
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