Legal Opinion
Bob Fannon, Individually and as a City Councilman for the City of LaFollette v. City of LaFollotte
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 2010No. E2008-01616-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 40 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · WadeGary R. Wade, J.
in which CORNELIA A. CLARK, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER, and SHARON G. LEE, JJ„ joined. WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., J., filed a separate opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.
An elected council member of the City of LaFollette filed a declaratory judgment action alleging that three other members of the council had violated the terms of the Open Meetings Act in the process of adopting a resolution to increase the pay of various city employees. The trial court, after a hearing, granted a temporary restraining order, restricting implementation of the pay raises until the City…
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