Legal Opinion
Blevins v. Johnson County
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 22, 1988PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DROWOTA, Justice.
This inverse condemnation case was brought by Plaintiff, Richard M. Blevins, against Johnson County, Tennessee, Defendant. The suit arose out of the reconstruction of U.S. Highway 421 in Mountain City. The issues presented by the State of Tennessee, which defended Johnson County, are (1) whether any taking has occurred when the State has exercised its police powers within the boundaries of property already owned by it, and (2) whether Plaintiff is estopped by the recital in the deed from his immediate predecessor-in-title to the State by which the State purchased a…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Texas Co. v. AycockTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
- Teague v. SowderTennessee Supreme Court · 1908
- Illinois Cent. R. v. MoriarityTennessee Supreme Court · 1916
- Moore v. ColeTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
- East Tennessee Natural Gas Co. v. PeltzCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1954
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Walker v. Elam (In Re Fowler)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1996
- Holiday Hospitality Franchising, Inc. v. States Resources, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
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