Oak Ridge City Schools v. Anderson County

OPINION

SANDERS, Judge.

The threshold question on this appeal is whether or not a county is required under T.C.A. § 49-3-315 to apportion to a city school system located within its boundaries funds in its school budget received from the Tennessee Valley Authority in lieu of taxes.

*469Plaintiff-Appellant, Oak Ridge City Schools, filed suit in the circuit court against the Defendant-Appellee, Anderson County. The complaint alleged the Plaintiff is a school system located in the Defendant County. For a number of years the Defendant has allocated to its general school fund budget funds received by it…