Hopper v. Davidson County

333 S.W.2d 917 (1960)

E.T. HOPPER and Mrs. Arena Anderson, a Partnership, D/B/A Hopper & Anderson Coal Company,

v.

DAVIDSON COUNTY et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

March 11, 1960.

Rehearing Denied April 6, 1960.

H.H. Chitwood and Fyke Farmer, Nashville, for plaintiffs in error.

Shelton Luton, County Atty., Nashville, for defendant in error.

BURNETT, Justice.

This is an action of trespass, or an action upon the facts of the case, to recover damages for the taking of private property for public use. The suit was originally instituted by the plaintiffs in error against Davidson County, its Chairman of…